Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport
IATA: YUBICAO: CYUB
WMO: 71985
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of the Northwest Territories
Location Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W / 69.43333°N 133.02639°W / 69.43333; -133.02639Coordinates: 69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W / 69.43333°N 133.02639°W / 69.43333; -133.02639
Map
CYUB

Location in the Northwest Territories

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 2,356

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (IATA: YUB, ICAO: CYUB) is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. There are regular flights going and arriving into the airport, but they come almost entirely from Inuvik.[1]

The airport is named for James Gruben a local bush pilot/businessman who was killed on the ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk on 13 April 2001.[4] He was the owner of the only 100% Inuvialuit-owned transportation company, E. Gruben's Transport Ltd., that was passed down to him from his father Eddie Gruben and is still in business to this day.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Kenn Borek Air operating as
Aklak Air
Inuvik[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. CBC News article on Gruben's accident
  5. KBA flight schedule


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