Pangnirtung Airport

Pangnirtung Airport
File:Pangnirtung-airport-terminal.jpg
IATA: YXP – ICAO: CYXP – WMO: 71826
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates
Map
CYXP Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 2,920 890 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 2,049
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada.

Pangnirtung Airport (IATA: YXP, ICAO: CYXP) is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq
First Air	Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq

Gallery

Pangnirtung Airport

Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006 Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006  Douglas Super DC-3, taking off from Pangnirtung Airport Douglas Super DC-3, taking off from Pangnirtung Airport  Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal, April 2006 Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal, April 2006  Abeam the Pangnirtung Airport Abeam the Pangnirtung Airport  The town and airport snuggled in beside the mountains The town and airport snuggled in beside the mountains  Air Labrador on short final for runway 24 Air Labrador on short final for runway 24

External links

• Polar Pilots Info Page
• COPA Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Pangnirtung Airport from Nav Canada as available.