# Baker Lake Airport (YBK)

> Baker Lake, CA · IATA: YBK · ICAO: CYBK · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YBK` |
| ICAO | `CYBK` |
| City | Baker Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 18 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 64.29890, -96.07780 |

## Description

For a community with no road in or out, the airport is the supply line: Baker Lake (YBK), the only inland settlement in Nunavut, sits on the Kivalliq region's tundra and depends on air for perishable and time-critical freight. Calm Air and Canadian North serve the community, with Calm Air also operating freighter aircraft across the region. Heavy bulk cargo and fuel instead arrive on the annual Hudson Bay sealift. Nearby, Agnico Eagle runs the Meadowbank gold mine, whose workforce flies in by Calm Air charter. The wider air-freight gateway is Winnipeg, while heavy goods move by sealift. Baker Lake therefore has a genuine, if modest, cargo role.

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