Tanquary Fiord Airfield

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Tanquary Fiord Airport
Tanquary Fiord 15 1997-08-05.jpg
Characteristics
IATA code CJQ6
Coordinates

81 ° 24 '34 "  N , 76 ° 52' 54"  W Coordinates: 81 ° 24 '34 "  N , 76 ° 52' 54"  W.

Height above MSL 4 m (13  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 1 km northwest of Tanquary Camp
Basic data
opening unknown
operator Parks Canada
Start-and runway
03/21 1127 m × 40 m gravel



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The runway of the airfield on the headland can be seen in the center of the picture

The airfield Tanquary Fiord is an airfield in the Canadian province of Nunavut . It is located at the end of the Tanquary Fiord in Quttinirpaaq National Park and is operated by Parks Canada . The airfield serves as access to the Quttinirpaaq National Park, which can only be reached from the air due to its remoteness for visitors.

The airfield Tanquary Fiord is characterized by its extreme simplicity: It consists only of a gravel runway and an unlit windsock .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. charterjets.com: Tanquary Fiord Airport Jet Charter Service - CJQ6. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; Retrieved July 18, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.charterjets.com
  2. airportnavfinder.com: TANQUARY FIORD (CJQ6). Retrieved July 18, 2011 .