# Chesterfield Inlet Airport (YCS)

> Chesterfield Inlet, CA · IATA: YCS · ICAO: CYCS · Small Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YCS` |
| ICAO | `CYCS` |
| City | Chesterfield Inlet |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Small Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 63.34690, -90.73110 |

## Description

Chesterfield Inlet (IATA: YCS, ICAO: CYCS) serves the Inuit community of Igluligaarjuk on the west coast of Hudson Bay in Nunavut's Kivalliq region — a settlement with no road access, for which the airport is the only year-round link. Regional carriers fly the gravel strip from Rankin Inlet (YRT), bringing mail, food, medicines and urgent parts as belly load, but there is no cargo terminal, no cold storage and no customs post. Heavy equipment, fuel and building materials arrive by sealift during the short ice-free months. The transhipment points for air freight are Rankin Inlet (YRT) and Winnipeg (YWG).

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