Airports / Canada / YPX
Puvirnituq Airport
CYPX / YPXPuvirnituq, CanadaELEV 74 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
287 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW).
Overview
Located in Puvirnituq, Canada, Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX / YPX) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 74 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YPX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW, 287 nm), Kuujjuaq Airport (YVP, 297 nm), and Coral Harbour Airport (YZS, 301 nm).
Trip costs from YPX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YPX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPX
IATA
YPX
FAA / Local
CYPX
Elevation
74 ft
Coordinates
60.0506° N · 77.2869° 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 74 ft, YPX sits lower than 92% 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.
- 287nmYGWKuujjuarapik AirportKuujjuarapik
- 297nmYVPKuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq
- 301nmYZSCoral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour
- 332nmYFBIqaluit AirportIqaluit
- 386nmYGLLa Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière
- 396nmYAHLa Grande-4 AirportLa Grande-4
Location
Open the full mapCYPX · Puvirnituq Airport · Puvirnituq, Canada