Aklavik Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to
Aklavik
Aklavik (Inuvialuktun: ''Akłarvik'') (from the Inuvialuktun meaning '' barrenground grizzly place'') is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Until 1961, with a population over 1,500, the community serve ...
,
Northwest Territories, Canada on the
Peel Channel of the
Mackenzie River delta.
Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding. In 1959,
Inuvik was purpose built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public
utilidor
A utility tunnel, utility corridor, or utilidor is a passage built underground or above ground to carry utility lines such as electricity, steam, water supply pipes, and sewer pipes. Communications utilities like fiber optics, cable television, ...
system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river. The river is open from the middle of June until September.
See also
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Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
References
Airports in the Arctic
Registered aerodromes in the Inuvik Region
Seaplane bases in the Northwest Territories
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