Leg 160 CYKL - Scherfferville (Canada) to CYVP - Kuujjuaq (Canada)
CYKL - Airport Info
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ICAO code: CYKL
Airport name: Schefferville Airport
Location: Schefferville
Useful information
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Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Schefferville Info
Schefferville as been name after Mgr Scheffer is located in the heart of the Labrador peninsula at 320 miles nort of Sept-Iles in the province of Quebec.
Contruction of the city start in 1953 but it was during the spring of 1954 that the major work start with the arrival of the first railway.
The plan of the city were build by the Iron Ore Company of Canada and the Mining Ministry of Quebec.
In 1976, Schefferville was the host of the Artic Winter Games. Over 1000 athletes of Yukon, Alaska, North West Territory and north of Quebec were present.
CYVP - Airport Info
ICAO code: CYVP
Airport name: Kuujjuaq Airport
Location: Kujjuaq
Useful information
Airport elevation: '
Time zone: UTC-
Lighted runways : Yes
Maximum runway length: '
Runway surface : Asphalt
Instrument approach (ILS, LOC, LDA, and SDF):
Kuujjuaq Info
At this, the beginning of the 21st century, the Inuit village of Kuujjuaq unites two supposedly divergent ways of life: Its inhabitants continue to practice traditional subsistence activities in harmony with the tides of the mighty Koksoak River and the rhythm of the passing seasons. At the same time, they have adopted the frantic pace of the modern world, where local businesses vie for market-share and high-speed telecommunications are becoming the norm.
Kuujjuaq boasts a state-of-the-art, 500 seat conference center, two three-star hotels, several eating places, a bar with dance floor, as well as several stores and shops. A branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce offers a full range of banking services and the Tulattavik Ungava Hospital is equipped with modern health and dental care facilities. Visitors will be pleasantly surprised to find a wide range of services in such a remote and relatively small community.
Whether visiting Kuujjuaq for leisure or business, you are sure to discover a village humming with modern activity, but founded on the traditional Inuit way of life.