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    "addressCountry": "Canada",
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      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
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  "code": "YPX",
  "connection_tips": "Puvirnituq Airport serves this vital Nunavik transportation hub located 1 nautical mile north of Puvirnituq at 83 feet elevation, featuring a 6,299-foot gravel runway (01/19) supporting regional aircraft operations in challenging subarctic conditions. Flight planning should consider limited alternate airports, discontinuous permafrost effects on runway conditions, and seasonal operational challenges common to Hudson Bay coastal aviation. The facility exemplifies Air Inuit's mission serving Inuit communities through Makivik Corporation ownership, maintaining cultural and economic connections across Nunavik since 1978 operations began with DHC-2 Beaver aircraft. Emergency medical support coordinates with adjacent Inuulitsivik Health Centre for rapid medevac operations and urgent patient transfers throughout the Hudson Coast region.\n\nDuring construction, Air Inuit implements contingency operations using exclusively Twin Otter aircraft with significantly reduced capacity, recommending residents limit travel to essential trips only. Operated by Kativik Regional Government since 1996, the facility connects this community of 2,129 residents to daily Kuujjuaq flights and broader Nunavik network through Air Inuit operations. Terminal facilities coordinate passenger and freight services despite ongoing construction impacts affecting operational capacity throughout the improvement period. Ground services remain basic but essential for community connectivity, supporting government services, medical transport, and supply chain logistics for this remote Arctic community.\n\nWeather planning must account for extreme Arctic conditions including harsh winters, summer insect challenges, and rapidly changing visibility affecting year-round operations. The airport provides 100LL AVGAS on limited basis requiring pilot-supplied pumps, and Jet A-1 fuel through coordinated local arrangements for jet operations. Major infrastructure improvements are underway from mid-June to mid-September 2025, with $25-50 million allocated from Quebec's $90 million Nunavik airports investment for runway, taxiway, and apron resurfacing to address discontinuous permafrost degradation.",
  "country": "Canada",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Check current schedules for transfers through Puvirnituq Airport.",
    "Check your flight status before leaving for the airport.",
    "Allow extra time during peak travel periods at this airport.",
    "Keep important documents easily accessible at this airport.",
    "Download your airline's mobile app for updates at this airport."
  ],
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  "iataCode": "YPX",
  "icao": "CYPX",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 60.050598,
  "layover_planner_info": "Amenities are limited; plan ahead for layovers.",
  "longitude": -77.286903,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 45,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 120,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact airline or airport staff for assistance.",
  "name": "Puvirnituq Airport",
  "region": "North America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "YYZ",
      "name": "Toronto Pearson International"
    },
    {
      "code": "YPH",
      "name": "Inukjuak Airport"
    }
  ],
  "terminal_info": "Puvirnituq Airport serves as the vital Hudson Coast hub for Nunavik, positioned 1 nautical mile north of Puvirnituq at 83 feet elevation where Air Inuit began operations in 1978 with a single DHC-2 Beaver aircraft, evolving into the collectively-owned airline of Nunavik's 14 Inuit communities through Makivik Corporation. This gateway facility underwent a $45-million transformation culminating in a $6.5-million terminal inaugurated in 2013, while current 2025 infrastructure improvements allocate $25-50 million from Quebec's $90-million Nunavik airports investment addressing discontinuous permafrost degradation threatening Arctic runways.\n\nThe airport features a 6,299-foot gravel runway (01/19) supporting essential connections to adjacent Inuulitsivik Health Centre's 25-bed hospital providing clinical services, surgery, dentistry, and perinatal care, with runway extensions enabling Quebec Government Air Service Challenger aircraft medical evacuations to Montreal even in poor weather conditions. Terminal facilities coordinate daily Air Inuit flights to Kuujjuaq hub using specialized cold-weather aircraft adapted for Arctic operations, while construction periods require Twin Otter-only operations with significantly reduced capacity affecting 2,129 residents' essential travel.\n\nOperational characteristics center on maintaining year-round connectivity through extreme Arctic conditions including temperatures below -40\u00b0C, summer insect challenges, and rapidly changing visibility, while supporting the Kativik Regional Government's transportation mandate established under the 1978 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement empowering Inuit self-governance. The facility handles medical evacuations where delays risk patient outcomes in remote communities, cargo operations supplying essential goods unavailable locally, and passenger services connecting families across Nunavik's 443,685 square kilometers north of the 55th parallel.\n\nStrategic importance encompasses serving as the primary gateway to remote Hudson Bay communities accessible only by air, supporting Inuit self-determination through Makivik Corporation's substantial aviation investments ensuring Nunavik remains one of the best-served remote regions for air transportation, facilitating critical healthcare access through coordination with Inuulitsivik Health Centre serving the entire Hudson Coast region, and maintaining sovereignty presence in Canada's Arctic while preserving Inuit cultural connections across traditional territories inhabited since time immemorial along Hudson Bay's harsh but resource-rich shores.",
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}