- Kimmirut Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Kimmirut Airport
IATA = YLC
ICAO = CYLC
type = Public
owner =
operator = Government of Nunavut
city-served =
location =Kimmirut, Nunavut
elevation-f = 175
elevation-m = 53
coordinates = coord|62|51|00|N|069|53|00|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 17/35
r1-length-f = 1,900
r1-length-m = 579
r1-surface =Gravel
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 697
footnotes = Source:Canada Flight Supplement CFS]
Movements fromStatistics Canada . [http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/tp577/vol2/51-210-XIE2008001.pdf Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers (TP 577)] ]Kimmirut Airport Airport codes|YLC|CYLC is located at Kimmirut,
Nunavut ,Canada , and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Unlike mostairport s in Nunavut, it uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings. Kimmirut, Iqaluit, and Sanikiluaq are the only Nunavut airports in Southern Domestic Airspace, where runway headings are given in degrees magnetic. All other Nunavut airports are in Northern Domestic Airspace, where runway headings are given in degrees True.The Kimmirut airstrip is one of the shortest in Nunavut. At convert|1900|ft|abbr=on|0, the only shorter strip is Arctic Bay, which uses the nearby and longer
Nanisivik Airport for commercial flights.The Grise Fiord airstrip is just slightly longer than Kimmirut at convert|1950|ft|abbr=on|0. The length of the runway and challenging terrain at both Kimmirut and Grise Fiord limit the type of aircraft that can service those communities. Currently, both are served by airlines operating Twin Otter aircraft.
Airlines and destinations
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First Air (Iqaluit) [ [http://www.firstair.ca/weather/index.html First Air interactive weather/route map] ]References
* [http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/publications/tp14371/menu.htm Aeronautical Information Manual]
Transport Canada publication TP 14371E
* [http://ess.nrcan.gc.ca/aero/pub/dah_e.php Designated Airspace Handbook, Transport Canada]External links
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