Arctic Bay Airport (CYAB), Nunavut
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Arctic Bay Airport (CYAB) serves the community of Arctic Bay in Nunavut with a single gravel runway. Traffic is light and seasonal, and the nearest neighboring airports are Pond Inlet, about 127 nm away, and Resolute Bay, roughly 195 nm distant.
Runways
Arctic Bay Airport has one unpaved runway, 13/31, 3,935 ft long and 98 ft wide, with a gravel surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Business aviation traffic
Arctic Bay Airport recorded 160 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at Arctic Bay Airport is concentrated in certain months, with November seeing the highest volume and October the lowest.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 33 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Alternates
Arctic Bay Airport has two alternates within 195 NM. The nearest alternate is Pond Inlet Airport (CYIO), 126.67 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYAB
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at CYAB.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What is the runway surface at CYAB?
Arctic Bay Airport (CYAB) has a single gravel runway, 13/31, measuring 3,935 feet long and 98 feet wide. There is no paved runway at this airport, so operators should plan for gravel-runway performance and aircraft suitability.
How much bizav traffic does Arctic Bay Airport see?
Arctic Bay Airport recorded 160 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 812 total operations, per FAA TFMSC data. Monthly volumes vary widely, from as low as 2 in October to 33 in November.
Is fuel available at CYAB?
No fuel type information is available for CYAB in current data. Operators should confirm fuel availability directly before planning a stop at Arctic Bay Airport.