Airports / Canada / YFB
Iqaluit Airport
CYFB / YFBIqaluit, CanadaELEV 110 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
332 nm
To the nearest alternate
Puvirnituq Airport (YPX).
Overview
Located in Iqaluit, Canada, Iqaluit Airport (CYFB / YFB) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 110 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YFB for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Puvirnituq Airport (YPX, 332 nm), Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP, 340 nm), and Coral Harbour Airport (YZS, 390 nm).
Charter pricing from YFB depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Frobisher Bay Air Base. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Iqaluit.
Field capability
ICAO
CYFB
IATA
YFB
FAA / Local
CYFB
Elevation
110 ft
Coordinates
63.7564° N · 68.5558° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 110 ft, YFB sits lower than 86% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 332nmYPXPuvirnituq AirportPuvirnituq
- 340nmYVPKuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq
- 390nmYZSCoral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour
- 416nmJHSSisimiut AirportSisimiut
- 428nmYUXHall Beach AirportSanirajak
- 444nmGOHNuuk International AirportNuuk
Location
Open the full mapCYFB · Iqaluit Airport · Iqaluit, Canada