Resolute Bay Airport

Canada / Nunavut / Oqsuqtooq /
Is it civil purpose?; if so, it's one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute_Bay_Airport
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Coordinates:   74°43'4"N   94°58'35"W

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  • This is the Resolute Bay or Qausuittuq Airfield (CYRB). The main activity is scientific research, such as weather observations. It was established in 1947 in the Joint Arctic Weather Stations (JAWS) program, which involved cooperation between Canada and the United States.
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