Flight information
Contact the air carrier for information on destinations served and flight schedules or to book tickets.
Air carriers
Calm Air
- Telephone: 1-800-839-2256
- Website: Calm Air
Keewatin Air (Medical and Charter Services)
- Telephone: 204-888-0100 or 1-877-879-8477 (Reception)
- Telephone: 1-800-913-4393 (Medevac division)
- Website: Keewatin Air
Nolinor Aviation (Charter Services)
- Telephone: 1-888-505-7025 (Reservations)
- Telephone: 1-450-476-0018 (Reception)
- Website: Nolinor Aviation
Helicopters
Custom Helicopters
- Telephone: 204-338-7953 or 1-800-782-0780
- Website: Custom Helicopters
Hudson Bay Helicopters
- Telephone: 204-675-2576
- Website: Hudson Bay Helicopters
Luggage Allowance
The baggage allowance, as well as how much you can carry on the aircraft, may differ from one airline to another. Contact your airline directly for this information.
Lost/Damaged Luggage
If your luggage does not arrive or is damaged, please contact your airline directly.
Ground transportation and parking
Ground transportation
The following companies can help you with transportation in Churchill.
Car rental
Tamarack Rentals Ltd.
- Telephone: 204-675-2192
- Website: Tamarack Rentals Ltd.
Taxi
North Coast Taxi Company
- Telephone: 204-675-2345
Parking
The airport provides free parking, except for the parking spaces that are equipped with electrical outlets during the winter season.
Parking rates (for spaces equipped with electrical outlets)
- Daily: $5.00
Electric vehicles
The airport does not currently have electric vehicle (EV) charging stations available for use.
About the airport
Churchill Airport is located in northern Manitoba, on the west shore of Hudson Bay, approximately 110 kilometres (68 miles) from the Manitoba–Nunavut border. The airport serves the town of Churchill and the surrounding Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.
In 1942, the United States Air Force – with approval from the Government of Canada, built the airport and supporting infrastructure, which became Fort Churchill. Fort Churchill closed in 1980 but the airport remained operational and continues to this day to be owned and operated by Transport Canada. The airport is designated as a remote airport under the National Airports Policy.
Location: 58° 44' 21" N / 94° 03' 59" W
IATA: YYQ / ICAO: CYYQ
Hours of operations
Terminal building (7 days a week): 8:00 am to 4:30 pm (subject to change pending flight times)
Administration Office (Monday to Friday except statutory holidays): 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Accessibility
The airport has accessible signage and amenities including wheelchair service in the terminal, drop off/loading zone in front of the terminal, automatic doors, accessible parking stalls and accessible universal washrooms with change tables.
Transport Canada aims to remove accessibility barriers within its infrastructure so persons with disabilities have equal access to the federal transportation network. Refer to Transport Canada's Accessibility Plan for full details and commitments. If you have experienced a barrier to accessibility or would like to help improve and advance our accessible services related to this airport, submit your feedback directly to Transport Canada.
If you experienced a barrier to accessibility or have a suggestion to improve accessible services while interacting with a service provider that operates out of this airport, you must reach out to them directly.
Food
There are no food services available. A vending machine is available inside the terminal.
Weather forecast information for Churchill
Advertising and business opportunities
The airport leases land to businesses for the construction of facilities that support aviation-related activities. All lease agreements take the form of an occupancy agreement that is unique to the airport and aligned with Government of Canada real property management practices.
Please contact us for more information on advertising or leasing opportunities.
The airport will often post a tender on the CanadaBuys to seek goods or services (including construction). If you own or operate a business and are interested in selling your goods or services to the federal government, consult the CanadaBuys website.
Contact information
1 Airport Road
PO Box 1059
Churchill, MB
R0B 0E0
Phone:
204-675-2090 during normal hours of operation
204-675-0057 after hours or emergency
E-mail: TBD
In Case of Emergency:
Call 9-1-1
Non-Emergency Numbers:
Police: 204-675-2551
Ambulance: 204-675-8300
Pilot information
General information
Consult the Canada Flight Supplement for charts, flight procedures and additional aeronautical information.
The airport has the following facilities:
- air terminal building
- two runways
- the longest is paved (9195 feet by 160 feet)
- the shortest is gravel (4000 feet by 100 feet)
- NAV Canada Flight Service Station
- refueling service
Useful links
- NAV Canada
- NAV Canada – Aviation Weather Web Site (AWWS) – Forecasts and Observations
- NAV Canada – Collaborative Flight Planning Services
Aeronautical fees
The following aeronautical fees are charged at the airport in accordance with the Air Services Charges Regulations:
- landing fees
- general terminal charges
- aircraft parking charges
- charges for Emergency Response Services (ERS) Outside Normal Operating Hours for ERS
Search the Transport Canada Service Fees for information that applies to the airport. Fees are subject to change in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) set by Statistics Canada.
Drones and airspace safety
The airport is a no-fly zone for drones and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) unless you have authorization through a Transport Canada issued Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC).