Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport is located east of

Inuvik Inuvik (''place of man'') is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in what is sometimes called the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as its administrative and service cen ...

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the

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(CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle

general aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. It is also used as a

forward operating base A forward operating base (FOB) is any secured forward Operational level of war, operational level military position, commonly a military base, that is used to support strategic goals and tactical objectives. A FOB may or may not contain an airfi ...

for

CF-18 Hornet The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. In 1980, the F/A-18 was selected as the winner of the New ...

military jets operated by the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

. In 1995, the airport was named for Mike Zubko (1923–1991), a famous local aviator.Mike Zubko, Honour Roll, 1923-1991
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Airlines and destinations

Canadian North check-in counter in Inuvik (Quintin Soloviev)

Mike Zubko International Airport - Inuvik - Northwest Territories - Canada

Inuvik has scheduled jet airline service provided by Canadian North using Boeing 737-200 and 737-300 jetliners.

Accidents and incidents

*On 4 November 2010, a hangar fire destroyed three aircraft owned by Kenn Borek Air and operated by

Aklak Air Aklak Air is an Inuvialuit owned airline based in Inuvik in Northwest Territories in Canada. It operates year-round and seasonal scheduled services, as well as charter flights throughout the western Arctic. Its main base is Inuvik (Mike Zubko ...

. They were

de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter The de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada, which produced the aircraft from 1965 to 1988; Viking Air purchased the type certificate, then restarted ...

C-GZVH,

Beechcraft King Air The Beechcraft King Air is a line of American utility aircraft produced by Beechcraft. The King Air line comprises a number of twin-turboprop models that have been divided into two families. The Model 90 and 100 series developed in the 1960s ...

C-GHOC and Beechcraft 99 C-GKKB.

References

External links

Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory {{List of airports in Canada Airports in the Arctic Certified airports in the Inuvik Region Inuvik

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

External links