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Cambridge Bay’s runway to be paved
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NEWS OCT 30, 2026 – 1:30 PM EDT Cambridge Bay’s runway to be paved Department of National Defence committing $3.5M to design and planning phase, says Nunavut transportation minister Planning work is starting for a runway paving project in Cambridge Bay, says Nunavut Transportation Minister George Hickes.
Almost $3.5 million towards planning and design of the project will come from the Department of National Defence’s capital assistance program, George Hickes told Nunatsiaq News Friday in an interview.
The design is expected to be complete by fall 2027, Hickes said in an interview Friday.
Its gravel runway is a little more than 5,000 feet long and 150 feet wide.
The airport can accomodate Buffalo Air’s Lockheed Electra and 737-200 aircraft, which burn about 20 per cent more fuel and haul about 10,000 pounds less that the airline’s Boeing 737-300 twin engine jetliner.
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NEWS OCT 30, 2026 – 1:30 PM EDT
Cambridge Bay’s runway to be paved
Department of National Defence committing $3.5M to design and planning phase, says Nunavut transportation minister
Planning work is starting for a runway paving project in Cambridge Bay, says Nunavut Transportation Minister George Hickes. (File photo courtesy of Madalyn Howitt)
By Daron Letts
Cambridge Bay’s gravel airport runway is one step closer to being paved, says Nunavut’s transportation minister.…
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