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    "addressCountry": "Canada",
    "addressLocality": "Rigolet"
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      "name": "Domestic to Domestic Connection Time",
      "value": "45 minutes"
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      "name": "Domestic to International Connection Time",
      "value": "90 minutes"
    },
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      "name": "International to Domestic Connection Time",
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  "code": "YRG",
  "connection_tips": "Rigolet Airport serves the historically significant community of Rigolet, recognized as the southernmost officially designated Inuit community in the world and the oldest permanent settlement in Labrador, established in 1735 by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel. Located within the Nunatsiavut Inuit self-government region along Labrador's spectacular coastline, this remote airport provides essential connectivity for approximately 327 residents, 92% of whom identify as Inuit according to recent statistics. The airport operates as a crucial transportation hub in an area completely isolated from road networks, where residents depend entirely on aviation, seasonal coastal ferry service via the MV Kamutik W from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, or challenging snowmobile trails across frozen terrain.\n\nPAL Airlines operates the primary scheduled service, typically using small turboprop aircraft for the 40-minute flight covering approximately 250 kilometers from Happy Valley-Goose Bay Airport, the region's main aviation gateway. Air Labrador and Provincial Airlines also provide connections to other isolated coastal Labrador communities including Makkovik, Postville, and extending north to Arctic destinations like Kuujjuaq. The facility faces significant operational challenges from Labrador's harsh subarctic maritime climate, where dense Atlantic fog, sudden coastal storms, and extreme winter conditions with temperatures below -35\u00b0C can ground flights for extended periods.\n\nThe airport infrastructure remains basic yet vital, designed to handle small regional aircraft capable of operating on shorter runways under challenging weather conditions. Traditional Inuit culture remains strong in Rigolet, with residents maintaining subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering practices alongside modern life, making reliable air service essential for medical emergencies, supply deliveries, and cultural connections. Ground transportation consists mainly of ATVs, snowmobiles, and boats depending on the season, reflecting the community's adaptation to its pristine but challenging coastal environment where aviation represents the lifeline to the outside world.",
  "country": "Canada",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Check current schedules for transfers through Rigolet 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": "YRG",
  "icao": "ZYRG",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 54.1796989440918,
  "layover_planner_info": "Amenities are limited; plan ahead for layovers.",
  "longitude": -58.45750045776367,
  "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": "Rigolet Airport",
  "region": "North America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "YYZ",
      "name": "Toronto Pearson International"
    },
    {
      "code": "YRF",
      "name": "Cartwright Airport"
    },
    {
      "code": "YYR",
      "name": "Goose Bay Airport"
    }
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  "terminal_info": "Rigolet Airport serves the world's southernmost officially recognized Inuit community, established in 1735 by French-Canadian trader Louis Fornel at the strategic entrance to Hamilton Inlet where salt water meets the fresh waters of Lake Melville. This remote facility provides the primary year-round access to 327 residents (95% Inuit) living in Tikig\u00e2ksuagusik\u2014the Inuttitut name for this ancient settlement where coniferous forest dramatically transitions to sub-arctic tundra just kilometers northeast along the inlet.\n\nThe airport features basic infrastructure supporting Twin Otter and smaller aircraft operations essential for this roadless community accessible only by air, seasonal ferry (MV Kamutik W from Happy Valley-Goose Bay), or winter snowmobile trails across frozen wilderness. Terminal facilities remain minimal, reflecting the community's isolation yet serving as the vital link for medical evacuations, supply deliveries, and connections through PAL Airlines and Air Labrador to other Nunatsiavut communities including Nain, Hopedale, Makkovik, and Postville under the Labrador Inuit Land Claims governance structure.\n\nOperational characteristics center on navigating Hamilton Inlet's challenging weather where Atlantic storms, persistent fog, and extreme winter conditions with temperatures below -35\u00b0C frequently ground aircraft, while unique geographical positioning allows rare winter navigation when most Labrador ports freeze solid. The facility supports the community that boasts North America's longest boardwalk stretching 8 kilometers from Rigolet to Double Mer Point, serving both practical transportation and tourist attraction purposes along this spectacular coastline where Louis Fornel's 1743 exploratory voyage aboard the Exp\u00e9rience opened trade in Baie des Esquimaux.\n\nStrategic importance encompasses maintaining aviation access to this historically significant settlement where French, British, and Inuit cultures merged over three centuries, supporting the Nunatsiavut government's southernmost Inuit Community Government led by an Angajuk\u0138\u00e2k (mayor who must be Inuk), preserving connections for residents who maintain traditional hunting and fishing practices alongside modern life, and facilitating research into climate change impacts at this critical ecological transition zone where boreal forest meets Arctic tundra at the entrance to one of Labrador's most important waterways.",
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}