Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of the Northwest Territories
Location Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates 69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W / 69.43333°N 133.02639°W / 69.43333; -133.02639Coordinates: 69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W / 69.43333°N 133.02639°W / 69.43333; -133.02639
Map
CYUB
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 2,356

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (IATA: YUB, ICAO: CYUB) is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. There are regular flights going and arriving into the airport, but they come almost entirely from Inuvik.[1]

The airport is named for James Gruben a local bush pilot/businessman who was killed on the ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk on 13 April 2001.[4] He was the owner of the only 100% Inuvialuit-owned transportation company, E. Gruben's Transport Ltd., that was passed down to him from his father Eddie Gruben and is still in business to this day.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Kenn Borek Air operating as
Aklak Air 		Inuvik[5]

References


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