Located in the capital city of Nunavut, the new Iqaluit International Airport will replace the original 1940 Frobisher Bay Air Force airport and will continue to play a strategic technical support role for both military and civilian aviation. The project—one of the largest pieces of public infrastructure ever built in Iqaluit—will include the construction of a new airport building, expanded aprons for planes to park, new lighting systems, an upgraded runway, and a new combinedservices building that will house the fire-fighting vehicles, support equipment, and heavy runway and apron maintenance equipment.
Once completed in 2017, it will address a host of safety and efficiency issues at the existing airport while also offering Nunavummiut, businesses, and visitors access to an array of improved conveniences in their air travels to and from the region.
