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Cambridge Bay Airport

Cambridge Bay, Canada · North America

North America America/Edmonton

5direct destinations

1airlines

1runway

1,524 mLongest runway

Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) is located 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) southwest of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

Location

69.108°N, 105.138°O · 27 m s. n. m. (90 ft)

General data

CountryCanada

CityCambridge Bay

IATA codeYCB

ICAO codeCYCB

Coordinates69.108°N, 105.138°O

Elevation27 m s. n. m. (90 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Edmonton

Runways1

Longest runway1,524 m

Direct destinations5

Runways · 1

13T/31T

Length1,524 m5,000 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceGravel

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Area control (center)

126.700ARTIC RDO

Flight information

122.100ARPT RDO · CTAF

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $18 million to pave the runway.

On 14 May 2008 a press release from the then Premier of Nunavut, Paul Okalik, and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Keith Peterson, indicated that over the next three years the runway would be widened and lengthened.

On 6 May 2023, Canadian North operated its last flight into Cambridge Bay Airport with a Boeing 737-200 jet, a combi aircraft equipped for gravel runway operations, as this specific jetliner type was then retired from its fleet with the airline continuing to serve the airport, as of 2023, with ATR 42 turboprop aircraft.

Airlines operating here · 1

Other airlines with direct routes

Canadian North

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

Photo: User:CambridgeBayWeather · Public domain · view original

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB

MLA

“Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Vuelopedia. “Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB.

Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB (Accessed: 16 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_ycb,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YCB}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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