Home › Entities › airport › Iqaluit Airport

Iqaluit Airport

regional airport serving Iqaluit, Canada
Place airport Q2415100
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Iqaluit Airport

Summary

Iqaluit Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iqaluit Airport is located in Nunavut[3].
  • Iqaluit Airport is in the country of Canada[4].
  • Iqaluit Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Iqaluit Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Iqaluit Airport's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Iqaluit is named after Iqaluit Airport[8].
  • Iqaluit Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as YFB[9].
  • Iqaluit Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as CYFB[10].
  • Iqaluit Airport is used for forward operating base[11].
  • Iqaluit Airport is used for alternate airport[12].
  • Iqaluit Airport is used for general aviation[13].
  • Iqaluit Airport's Commons category is recorded as Iqaluit Airport[14].
  • Iqaluit Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Edmonton International Airport[15].
  • Iqaluit Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport[16].
  • Iqaluit Airport's runway is recorded as 16/34[17].
  • January 1, 1942 marks the founding of Iqaluit Airport[18].
  • Iqaluit Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 63.7567, 'longitude': -68.5561}[19].
  • Iqaluit Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 63.7558, 'longitude': -68.5397}[20].
  • Iqaluit Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Iqaluit[21].
  • Iqaluit Airport's has characteristic is recorded as airport of entry[22].
  • Iqaluit Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1942[23].
  • Iqaluit Airport's native label is recorded as ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ[24].
  • Iqaluit Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+110'}[25].
  • Iqaluit Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'latitude': 63.7564, 'longitude': -68.5558}[26].
  • Iqaluit Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+140331'}[27].

Body

Geography

Iqaluit Airport is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in Nunavut[3].

Physical Characteristics

Iqaluit Airport sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+110'}[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5], commercial traffic aerodrome[6], and air base[7].

History and Context

January 1, 1942 marks the founding of Iqaluit Airport[18]. Iqaluit is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Iqaluit Airport ranks in the top 1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,388 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bradley Air Services Canada Iqaluit

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Iqaluit Airport. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iqaluit-airport
MLA “Iqaluit Airport.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iqaluit-airport.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iqaluit-airport_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Iqaluit Airport}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iqaluit-airport}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Iqaluit Airport — https://4ort.xyz/entity/iqaluit-airport (retrieved 2026-10-08)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/iqaluit-airport · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Scheduled service destination → Edmonton International Airport, Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
    Elevation above sea level → {'amount': '+110'}
    Named after → Iqaluit
    Patronage → {'amount': '+140331'}, {'amount': '+128544'}, {'amount': '+156641'} +2
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/55346|batch #55346]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.