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Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK) serves the Inuit community of Sanikiluaq on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay, Nunavut, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is a remote, single-runway Arctic aerodrome supporting scheduled and charter air services to the community, and is notable for using magnetic rather than true headings for its runway.
Sanikiluaq Airport is a small public-use aerodrome operated by the Government of Nunavut, serving the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay. It is a remote northern airfield with a single runway and no instrument landing system, of interest to sim pilots seeking an authentic Arctic bush-flying environment where weather and terrain awareness are paramount. The field is unusual among Nunavut airports in that its runway is designated using magnetic rather than true headings.
The airport lies at the community of Sanikiluaq on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay, Nunavut, roughly a kilometre from the Hamlet itself. As a remote Arctic aerodrome it sits well away from other airports and controlled traffic, with the surrounding area characterised by open water, islands and tundra typical of the region.
Sanikiluaq Airport has a single physical runway, 09/27, with a hard, lit surface measuring approximately 4,116 feet in the 09 direction and 4,115 feet in the 27 direction. There is no ILS available at the field. Field elevation is 105 feet above mean sea level.
The airport uses a Mandatory Frequency and Air Traffic Frequency of 122.1 MHz. Aerodrome weather and aircraft advisory services are provided by a Community Aerodrome Radio Station (CARS), which is managed by Nav Canada.
Pilots operating in and out of Sanikiluaq should use the Mandatory Frequency of 122.1 MHz for all calls, coordinating with the CARS operator for weather and traffic advisories. No published circuit heights or noise abatement procedures are given in the available sources; pilots should note that the runway is identified by magnetic rather than true heading, which is unusual for the region.
Sanikiluaq Airport is operated by the Government of Nunavut and serves the Inuit community of Sanikiluaq. It is notable as one of the few airports in Nunavut where runway designations follow magnetic headings rather than true headings. On 22 December 2012, a Fairchild Metro III twin-engine turboprop operated by Perimeter Aviation under charter to Kivalliq Air crashed near the end of the runway, killing a six-month-old infant and injuring the eight other occupants; the subsequent Transportation Safety Board investigation attributed the accident to an unstable tailwind approach followed by a go-around with insufficient climb performance.
The airport continues to serve as the small public-use aerodrome for the Hamlet of Sanikiluaq, with operational staff on-site during regular published hours. Weather and aircraft advisory services are provided through a Community Aerodrome Radio Station managed by Nav Canada. The field supports scheduled air services connecting the community with destinations such as Kuujjuarapik, Umiujaq and Winnipeg, as well as charter operations.
