Rankin Inlet Airport YRT / CYRT
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut · Canada · Government of Nunavut (Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut)
55kpax · 2010
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYRT / YRT
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut (Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut)
Coordinates62.8114°N, 92.1158°W
Elevation106 ft · 32 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr55,000 (2010)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYRT — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursCertified public airport, physically accessible 24/7 with no curfew. FSS 'Rankin Radio' (122.2) staffed during published hours per the Canada Flight Supplement; after-hours services available on call-out. No PPR.
TerminalsNew C$85-million, ~2,650 m2 terminal (capacity ~508 passengers) reached final occupancy and opened in spring/summer 2026, replacing the original smaller building; project funded jointly by the federal National Trade Corridors Fund (~C$63.5M) and the Government of Nunavut (~C$21.5M).
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,829 m / 6,000 ft · 45.7 m wide · Asphalt
Regional hub for Nunavut's Kivalliq region, serving Canadian North and Calm Air scheduled flights plus charter operators (e.g., Nolinor) supporting mining and mineral-exploration traffic; a Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location shares the runway. Rankin Inlet is a predominantly Inuit community, and the airport is the community's sole year-round transportation link given its High Arctic coastal remoteness on Hudson Bay.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
M & T Enterprises Ltd
Provides airline ground support, expediting and ground transportation services for carriers and mine-development/exploration customers operating through Rankin Inlet Airport.
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Calm Air International LP
Scheduled carrier maintains a base at Rankin Inlet (positions posted locally for Assistant Base Manager, Cargo Handler and Inbound Cargo Manager); self-handles its own ground and ramp operations at the station, with no independent third-party ground handler identified.
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Canadian North
Self-handles passenger and ramp ground operations for its scheduled service at YRT as no third-party ground handler is identified for the station.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
M & T Enterprises Ltd
100% Inuit-owned FBO based at No. 1 Airport Road, Rankin Inlet, listed as the airport's fuel handler offering 100LL avgas, Jet A and Jet A+Prist with self-serve and full-serve options; the Government of Nunavut's own published fuel-supplier contact for CYRT lists the same phone number under the email domain sakkuenterprises.net, reflecting Sakku Investments Corporation's part-ownership of M&T since 2008.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Government of Nunavut - Rankin Inlet Airport (Petroleum Products Division / Dept. of Economic Development and Transportation)
Petroleum Products Division owns and operates the community bulk fuel storage compound at Rankin Inlet (jet fuel, diesel, mogas and avgas, the latter in limited quantities) that supplies the airport; local handling and delivery to aircraft is contracted out to a local fuel handler.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Keewatin Air LP (Kivalliq Air / Nunavut Lifeline)
Transport Canada-approved Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO #418-91, holding airframe, avionics and structural ratings under CARs) operating from two heated hangars at its Rankin Inlet base, continuously staffed since 1971; supports its own King Air 200 medevac fleet and other operators in the region. The company lists Rankin Inlet among eight maintenance locations territory-wide, but does not publicly break out which specific checks are performed at each base.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
On request · 2 providers
EPLS Group of Companies (Katimavik Suites - Rankin Inlet)
Katimavik Suites property offers catering services available upon request in Rankin Inlet.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Kissarvik Co-operative Association Ltd (Siniktarvik Hotel & Conference Centre)
Offers on-site and off-site catering and banquet services, including northern-style menus, for events and groups.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 3 providers
M & T Enterprises Ltd
Handles cargo offloading and on-loading plus freight delivery at the airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Calm Air International LP
Self-handles inbound and outbound cargo at its Rankin Inlet base using its own locally based cargo staff.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Canadian North
Operates a dedicated cargo facility at 1 Airport Rd, Rankin Inlet; self-handles its own cargo at the station with no independent third-party handler identified. · Opens 2 hrs before first flight, closes 1 hr after last flight (schedule-dependent, not fixed daily hours)
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available
EPLS Group of Companies (Katimavik Suites - Rankin Inlet)
Provides a complimentary airport shuttle for hotel guests in Rankin Inlet.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available
NAV CANADA
Operates the Flight Services Station at CYRT, providing weather briefings and aircraft advisory services for VFR/IFR operations; the airfield itself is available around the clock per the airport operator, though FSS staffing follows published hours with call-out available outside those times.
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Hotel & travel
Available · 2 providers
EPLS Group of Companies (Katimavik Suites - Rankin Inlet)
27-room Katimavik Suites hotel in Rankin Inlet, a short drive from the airport, with studio rooms, executive suites and kitchenette suites.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Kissarvik Co-operative Association Ltd (Siniktarvik Hotel & Conference Centre)
50-room Siniktarvik Hotel & Conference Centre located about 0.5 miles from Rankin Inlet Airport, part of the Inns North cooperative network.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
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