AviatDataResolute Bay Airport YRB / CYRB
Resolute, Nunavut · Canada · Government of Nunavut (Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Nunavut Airports Division)
H24Jet A-1
ICAO / IATACYRB / YRB
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut (Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, Nunavut Airports Division)
Coordinates74.7169°N, 94.9694°W
Elevation222 ft · 68 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYRB — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursAerodrome available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week for day and night VFR and IFR operations; Community Aerodrome Radio Station (CARS, operated by ATS Services) provides mandatory frequency/advisory service during published hours with call-out available outside those hours; no curfew.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building serving scheduled and charter traffic (check-in counter, baggage claim, waiting area); no jet bridges, apron-loading only.
Runways (1)
- 17/35 · 1,982 m / 6,504 ft · 60 m wide · Gravel · ILS ILS/DME RWY 35; RNAV (GNSS) RWY 17 and RWY 35
Airport contact
Resolute Bay Airport serves Qausuittuq (Resolute), an Inuit hamlet on Cornwallis Island created in 1953-55 when Inuit families from Inukjuak and Pond Inlet were relocated here by the federal government as part of the controversial High Arctic exile program to assert Arctic sovereignty. The gravel strip has long been the logistics and refuelling hub for the High Arctic — supporting Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line construction in the 1950s, Natural Resources Canada's Polar Continental Shelf Program, and Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter charters serving Ellesmere Island research stations, Grise Fiord, and North Pole expedition support — while Canadian North provides the only scheduled service (ATR 42, via Arctic Bay from Iqaluit).
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
ATCO Frontec (ATCO Structures & Logistics)
Provides airfield services including aircraft support and offloading at Resolute Bay for operators such as First Air (now Canadian North) and NAV CANADA, plus cargo handling and airport facility/equipment support.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Government of Nunavut - Resolute Bay Airport
Territorial airport operator (Department of Economic Development and Transportation) directly furnishes and maintains the terminal and airfield at Resolute Bay; listed as the Airport Maintainer contact on the Government of Nunavut's official airport page, with operational staff on-site during published hours and after-hours callout available. · Published hours per CFS; after-hours callout available
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Kenn Borek Air
Self-handles its own charter aircraft (Twin Otter/Basler) from its Resolute Bay base using company flight and ground crews; has supported Canadian government scientific research from this location for many years. Self-handling only, not third-party ground handling.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
ATCO Frontec (ATCO Structures & Logistics)
Listed as the official fuel supplier contact for Resolute Bay Airport on the Government of Nunavut's airport contact page; operates the Petroleum Products Division fuel tank farm under contract to the Government of Nunavut and provides Jet A-1 aircraft refueling.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Unconfirmed
ATCO Frontec (ATCO Structures & Logistics)
Confirmed to perform airfield snow and ice control (runway clearing) at Resolute Bay under its operations contract; not confirmed whether this extends to on-aircraft de-icing fluid application, so applicability to aircraft de-icing specifically is unverified.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Unconfirmed
Kenn Borek Air
Company states it offers maintenance assistance and specialty parts support across its network; not independently confirmed as a dedicated repair station specifically at Resolute Bay.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Kenn Borek Air
Provides self-handled charter cargo flights across the Canadian High Arctic from its Resolute Bay base. Self-handling only, not a third-party cargo handling agent.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Polar Continental Shelf Program (Natural Resources Canada)
Loans field equipment and provides freight/logistics support and depository/warehousing to funded research projects operating out of Resolute Bay.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
ATS Services Limited
Listed as the CARS Office contact for Resolute Bay on the Government of Nunavut's official airport page; operates the Community Aerodrome Radio Station under NAV CANADA's CARS program, providing weather and aircraft advisory services on the mandatory frequency 122.6 MHz. · Published hours per CFS; after-hours callout available
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Polar Continental Shelf Program (Natural Resources Canada)
Federal Arctic Logistics Hub (Martin Bergmann Complex) in Resolute Bay coordinates and arranges charter aircraft and fuel as recoverable pass-through costs for approved scientific research expeditions staging through the airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Available · 2 providers
ATCO Frontec (ATCO Structures & Logistics)
Owns and operates the South Camp Inn and the Narwhal/Airport Inn in Resolute Bay (acquired from the original South Camp Enterprises ownership), providing crew and passenger accommodation near the airport with meals and airport shuttle.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Polar Continental Shelf Program (Natural Resources Canada)
Provides overnight lodging, meals, and laboratory space at its Resolute Bay facility for visiting researchers and field teams, limited to eligible PCSP-supported projects.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source