Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
IATA: LAK – ICAO: CYKD
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of the Northwest Territories
Location	Aklavik, NT
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	68°13′24″N 135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°WCoordinates: 68°13′24″N 135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W
Map
CYKD Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 3,002 915 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft Movements 1,370
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2]

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (IATA: LAK, ICAO: CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.

In 1959, Inuvik was purposely built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidoor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
North-Wright Airways	Seasonal: Inuvik[3]

See also

• Aklavik Water Aerodrome

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
3. North-Wright Airways schedule

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Aklavik Airport from Nav Canada as available.