Explore Nunavut - Getting to Nunavut - Explore Canada's arctic!
Getting here is part of the adventure!
2. have a flexible attitude because severe weather conditions can play a role in delaying air travel in the North.
Iqaluit Airport recieves flights directly from central/eastern Canada. From Ottawa or Montreal, your flight will be about 6 hours.
Most flights go through the hub of Rankin Inlet.
Getting to the Western Arctic, most passengers travel from Yellowknife.
Nunavut is probably even farther North than you had imagined. Just to give you an example, leaving from Vancouver BC would likely be a 24-hour travel day including lay-overs, first flying to Edmonton, then to Yellowknife, to Rankin Inlet and then to a destination in the Kivalliq. Not to mention the possibility of weather delays, as well as the scheduling obstacles (some communities only have flights in/out a few days a week).
Keep a few things in mind when making travel plans to Nunavut. -Book in advance whenever possible, to get the best prices.
-Be prepared for weather delays almost anytime of the year, although less so from late June to early August.
-Don't book yourself any transfers without a decent amount of time between flights.
Keep in mind what might cause a price increase or sold-out booking- for example, the autumn polar bear migration draws thousands of spectators to Churchill, Manitoba every year. Keep this in mind when making travel plans through Winnipeg and Churchill in September and October.