AviatDataKinngait Airport YTE / CYTE
Kinngait, Nunavut · Canada · Government of Nunavut (Dept. of Economic Development and Transportation)
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATACYTE / YTE
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut (Dept. of Economic Development and Transportation)
Coordinates64.2303°N, 76.5250°W
Elevation158 ft · 48 m
Time zoneET (UTC-5/-4 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYTE — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursAirport accessible 24/7; Community Aerodrome Radio Station (CARS) advisory service (122.1 MHz MF) during published hours, call-out available off-hours. No control tower. Fuel (Jet A-1) available 1500-2200Z Mon-Fri excluding holidays; no scheduled curfew.
TerminalsSmall community terminal building; CARS station on site, APAPI visual approach aids both runway ends
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,216 m / 3,988 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Gravel-strip lifeline for Kinngait (Cape Dorset), a Baffin Island Inuit hamlet renowned as the 'Capital of Inuit Art' since James Houston helped found the West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative and its printmaking/sculpture studios in the late 1950s. Served solely by Canadian North turboprop (ATR-42) connections via Iqaluit; no tower, customs, or scheduled curfew, with fuel and CARS advisory service limited to published hours.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Canadian North
Canadian North is the only scheduled carrier serving Kinngait (Cape Dorset) and self-handles its own ramp, passenger, and baggage operations at this station, with no third-party ground handler identified, typical of small Nunavut communities.
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Aircraft fuel
On request
West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative
West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative is listed as the Fuel Supplier contact on the Government of Nunavut's official Kinngait Airport page; it runs the community's petroleum/POL retail operation, understood to include airport fuel arrangements, though the specific grade (Jet A-1 vs 100LL) is unconfirmed.
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
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
Canadian North
Canadian North self-handles cargo and mail through its combi passenger/cargo ATR 42/72 and Twin Otter service linking Kinngait to Iqaluit roughly 4-5 times weekly.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed