Airport
Pangnirtung Airport (YXP)
Pangnirtung Airport is a small regional gateway serving the hamlet of Pangnirtung on Baffin Island and the surrounding Cumberland Sound area. Compare transfer options into the community and onward air connections through Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq.
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About Pangnirtung Airport
Pangnirtung Airport serves the hamlet of Pangnirtung, an Inuit community on Baffin Island in Nunavut. It is operated by the Government of Nunavut and provides the community's main year-round air link to Iqaluit, where passengers connect to destinations in southern Canada.
The airport sits close to the community on the shore of Pangnirtung Fiord, making the short transfer into town quick and simple. It has a single gravel runway and a compact terminal used for regional passenger service, with scheduled flights operated primarily by Canadian North.
Travellers use the airport as the gateway to Auyuittuq National Park and the Cumberland Sound region, as well as for local business and community travel. The terminal offers a waiting area and basic services suited to a small northern airport.
Ground access is simple because of the airport's location near the community; taxis, pre-arranged transfers, local vehicle rental and pickups connect passengers with accommodations and local meeting points.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Pangnirtung Airport has a single compact passenger terminal serving regional flights within Nunavut. Scheduled passenger services connect Pangnirtung with Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Pangnirtung Airport
Transfers
Book private transfers from Pangnirtung Airport to accommodations, the community and local meeting points in Pangnirtung.
Hourly Chauffeur
Arrange a local driver by the hour for flexible travel around Pangnirtung, including business visits, events and errands.
Car Rental
Rent a vehicle in Pangnirtung for independent travel around the community and short trips from the airport.
Bus & Group Transfers
Organize minivans or group transport between Pangnirtung Airport, local accommodations, boat landings and community events.
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