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Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport

Inuvik, Canada

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Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport

Inuvik, Canada

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CYEV

ICAO

224 ft

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Gateway to Canada's western Arctic frontier.

Opened

1960

Location

Inuvik, Canada

Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport (IATA: YEV, ICAO: CYEV) serves the town of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories, Canada, acting as the primary air hub for Canada's western Arctic region. It supports both scheduled passenger services and critical cargo, charter, and medevac flights for remote communities throughout the Mackenzie Delta and surrounding areas. The airport is named in honour of Mike Zubko, a pioneering bush pilot who contributed significantly to aviation development in the Canadian North. Given Inuvik's location above the Arctic Circle, the facility operates year-round under extreme weather conditions, including temperatures that can fall well below -40°C in winter.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building that handles both arriving and departing passengers in a modest, functional layout suited to the region's traffic levels.

Getting to & from

Ground transport into Inuvik is primarily via taxi and private vehicle, as the airport is located a short distance from the town centre.

Airlines here

Canadian North and Air North are among the primary carriers offering scheduled service connecting Inuvik to Yellowknife, Whitehorse, and other northern communities.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.
›Named after pioneering northern bush pilot Mike Zubko.
›Serves as a critical lifeline for remote Arctic and sub-Arctic communities.
›The airport supports medevac and emergency operations for the western Northwest Territories.
›Handles significant cargo volumes due to limited road access to surrounding communities.

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

YEV → YVQ5T · 73M 733

YEV → YHI6L · DHT

YEV → YPC6L · DHT

YEV → YSY6L · DHT

YEV → YUB6L · DHT

YEV → ZFM6L · DHT

YEV → YVQ7F · 73M

YEV → YGHHW · DHT

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter6 routes 73M2 routes Boeing 737-3001 routes

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