Rankin Inlet Airport
| Rankin Inlet Airport | |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | CYRT |
| IATA code | YRT |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 29 m (95 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 1 km west of Rankin Inlet |
| Start-and runway | |
| 13T / 31T | 1829 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Rankin Inlet Airport is an airport in Rankin Inlet , Nunavut ( Canada ). It is run by the Nunavut government.
Location and dates
The airport with a 46 m wide and 1,800 m long asphalt runway is located about 25 km southeast of Peter Lake on the northwestern edge of Hudson Bay directly on Nipissak Lake.
Airlines
The airport is approached by the airlines:
Incidents
- On January 8, 1957, an Avro York C.1 of Transair (Canada) ( aircraft registration CF-HIQ ) had to make an emergency landing on the banks of Hudson Bay 33 kilometers south of Rankin Inlet Airport ( Northwest Territories ). All three crew members of the cargo flight survived. The machine was a total write-off.
Web links
Commons : Rankin Inlet Airport - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ^ Accident report Avro York CF-HIQ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 5, 2020.