Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport

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

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationTuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W
Map
CYUB
Location in the Northwest Territories
CYUB
CYUB (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,600 1,402 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements2,356
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

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
operated by Aklak Air 		Inuvik[5]

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 30 January 2020 to 0901Z 26 March 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. CBC News article on Gruben's accident
  5. KBA flight schedule



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