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Sanikiluaq Airport (IATA: YSK, ICAO: CYSK) is located at Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is one of the few airports in Nunavut that uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.
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Sanikiluaq Airport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Government of Nunavut |
| Location |
Sanikiluaq, Nunavut |
| Time zone |
EST (UTC−05:00) |
| • Summer (DST) |
EDT (UTC−04:00) |
| Elevation AMSL |
110 ft / 34 m |
| Coordinates |
56°32′13″N
079°15′00″W |
| Map |
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Location in Nunavut
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
09/27 |
3,807 |
1,160 |
Gravel |
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| Statistics (2010) |
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement
Movements from Statistics Canada. |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Air Inuit |
Akulivik, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kuujjuarapik, Montreal, Puvirnituq, Salluit, Umiujaq |
| Calm Air |
Winnipeg |
Accidents and incidents
- On December 22, 2012, a Fairchild Metro III twin-engine turboprop aircraft belonging to Perimeter Aviation but chartered by Kivalliq Air crashed near the end of the runway at Sanikiluaq Airport, killing a 6-month-old baby and injuring the 8 other people on board. The cause was not immediately known.
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