# Resolute Bay Airport (YRB)

> Resolute Bay, CA · IATA: YRB · ICAO: CYRB · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YRB` |
| ICAO | `CYRB` |
| City | Resolute Bay |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 66 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 74.71690, -94.96940 |

## Description

At latitude 74° north, with a single 1,983-metre gravel runway (17/35), Resolute Bay Airport (YRB) ranks among Canada's most northerly airfields. Canadian North links it to Iqaluit by ATR 42 turboprop via Arctic Bay, and Kenn Borek Air keeps a polar-flying base here with Twin Otter and Basler BT-67 aircraft. The field works as a staging point for the High Arctic: community resupply, the science logistics of the Polar Continental Shelf Program, and military exercises such as Operation Nanook. With only an annual summer sealift as an alternative, almost everything arrives by air, so cargo is a matter of survival rather than commerce. For forwarders, YRB is a real but small, weather-dependent freight point — specialised Arctic logistics, not bulk throughput.

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