# Iqaluit Airport (YFB)

> Iqaluit, CA · IATA: YFB · ICAO: CYFB · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YFB` |
| ICAO | `CYFB` |
| City | Iqaluit |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 34 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 63.75640, -68.55580 |

## Description

Canadian North runs Iqaluit (IATA: YFB, ICAO: CYFB) as one of its core cargo staging points, with cold storage and a truck-to-air network feeding communities across the eastern Arctic, none of which are reachable by road. The Nunavut capital on Baffin Island has a runway of more than 2,600 metres, long enough to serve as a transatlantic diversion field and unusual for the region. A large share of the territory's imports arrives by air because the sealift season runs only from late June to October, leaving the flight path as the year-round option for fresh food, medicine and time-critical freight; combi aircraft carrying passengers and cargo together do much of the work. Demand has at times pushed the airport's cargo facility to capacity, prompting Canadian North to impose temporary acceptance restrictions that were later lifted. Customs clearance is handled by the Canada Border Services Agency, and southern feeder points are Ottawa (YOW) and Montréal (YUL), with Yellowknife (YZF) and Edmonton (YEG) covering the western Arctic. For forwarders serving Nunavut, YFB is a distribution base rather than a passenger stopover.

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