Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) serves the community of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, acting as a key transportation hub for the Kivalliq region of the territory. The airport provides essential connectivity to remote communities across the central Arctic, where air travel is often the only practical means of transport. Operated under the jurisdiction of Transport Canada and managed locally, the airport handles scheduled passenger services as well as cargo and charter flights critical to supplying northern communities. It serves a relatively small but vital role in Nunavut's overall aviation network, connecting residents to larger centres such as Winnipeg. Given its Arctic location, the airport is designed and operated to function in extreme cold-weather conditions, with facilities adapted to the unique challenges of northern aviation operations.