Cambridge Bay Airport (YCB) Information

Where is Cambridge Bay Airport?  

Cambridge Bay is the largest stop for research and passenger vessels traversing the Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean. Not far from Cambridge Bay (37 kilometres / 23 miles west) lie the Finlayson Islands, surveyed by Sir Richard Collinson during his search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition.

Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) serves the town of Cambridge Bay, in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut, Canada.

Scheduled air service is provided by Canadian North and First Air. There are also a number of charter flight operators.

Destinations served from Cambridge Bay Airport, by scheduled flights, include Edmonton, Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Resolute, Talaoyak and Yellowknife.

In 2008, an announcement was made that over the next following 3 years the Cambridge Bay Aiport runway would be widened and lengthened, but no word yet on the progress.

Your best bet for a Cambridge Bay Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.

There is also a floatplane base serving the community. The Cambridge Bay Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CJD7) is located just east of town. Landing is only possible when the ice clears (sometime between the middle of June and early August), until about the middle of September.

 

Services at Cambridge Bay Airport include:

• Pay phone
• Cellular coverage

Additional Cambridge Bay Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official YCB Cambridge Bay Airport Website