Airport profile · Canada

Iqaluit Airport

Iqaluit · Nunavut · Canada

CYFBIATA YFB

Airport overview

Iqaluit Airport serves Iqaluit, Canada. The longest reported open paved runway is 2,623 metres (8,605 feet).

ICAO code
CYFB
IATA code
YFB
Local / reference code
CYFB
Location
Iqaluit · Nunavut · Canada
Coordinates
63.756402, -68.555801
Elevation above sea level
34 m / 110 ft
Time zone
America/Iqaluit
Reported access
Not reported
Longest open paved runway
2,623 m / 8,605 ft
Business-aviation facilities
0 FBOs · 0 handling providers
Fuel types
Not reported
Control tower
Not reported
Customs airport designation
Not reported
Landing-rights designation
Not reported

Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.

Runways (1 recorded)

All recorded runways at Iqaluit Airport
RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting / status
16/342,623 m8,605 ft61 m200 ftASPLightedReported open
Runway 16/34 · threshold & approach details
Runway endTrue headingElevationDisplaced thresholdCoordinates
16137°34 m / 110 ftNot reported63.76499, -68.57472
34317°22 m / 71 ftNot reported63.74818, -68.53747

FBOs & handling

No named FBO or handling provider has been matched to this airport in the directory. Contact the airport operator to confirm business-aviation arrangements.

History & management

Wikidata records 1942 as the airport’s inception year.

Inception year
1942
Airport activation date
Not reported
Recorded owner
Not reported
Recorded operator
Not reported
Airport manager
Not reported
Manager telephone
Not reported

An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.

Airport communications

TypeServiceFrequency
APRON ADV122.925 MHz
FSSRDO122.2 MHz
INTL AIRGander Radio126.9 MHz
MFIqalluit Radio, 5nm below 3100ASL122.2 MHz
PALMontreal Control134.55 MHz
RCOArtic Radio, (FISW)123.275 MHz
VDF122.2 MHz

Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.