Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
	IATA: LAK; ICAO: CYKD;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of the Northwest Territories
Location	Aklavik, NT
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	68°13′24″N 135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W
Map
	CYKD Location in the Northwest Territories CYKD CYKD (Canada)
Runways
Statistics (2016-2018)
Aircraft movements (annual avg.)
Aircraft movements (annual avg.)	1,243
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Movements from Statistics Canada

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (IATA: LAK, ICAO: CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.

In 1959, Inuvik was purposely built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
North-Wright Airways	Seasonal: Inuvik^[3]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Statistics Canada (2018), Table 23-10-0032-01 Aircraft movements, by class of operation and type of operation, airports without air traffic control towers, annual, Statistics Canada, doi:10.25318/2310003201-eng
^ North-Wright Airways schedule

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Aklavik Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[move-2] Statistics Canada (2018), Table 23-10-0032-01 Aircraft movements, by class of operation and type of operation, airports without air traffic control towers, annual, Statistics Canada, doi:10.25318/2310003201-eng

[3] North-Wright Airways schedule

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