AIR MAIL?

The code for the Rankin Inlet Airport is YRT. The town code in air mail language is a very difficult word. “XO CO GO” although Canada Post would prefer you to write it as X0C 0G0. (Just don’t send the Lemon Meringue Pie…and frozen Daiquiris are not welcome at this time of the year either). Cash transfers are however allowed…I just don’t know how YET!

Rankin Inlet, or Kangiqtiniq (“deep bay/inlet” in Inuktitut) is the business and transportation hub of the Kivalliq region. At this time of the year the port depth remains a mystery as the ice is covering. I have yet to find a webcam live feed from the area…perhaps the lens gets iced.

That being the case, the weather forecast for the next few days is quite pleasant….sunny(from 9:44 to 14:34). The moon rises at 18:22 and sets at 11:32. There is now a link available on this blog for the current weather forecast. The wind and temperatures are something else indeed.

Getting there:
Flights to Rankin Inlet are operated by First Air and Canadian North on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. It is possible to reach Rankin Inlet in one day from either Ottawa/Montreal--via Iqaluit, or Edmonton/Calgary--via Yellowknife. Kivalliq Air operates flights every day of the week except Saturday from Winnipeg to Rankin Inlet, with a stop in Churchill; Calm Air flies to Rankin Inlet from Monday to Saturday, with stops in Churchill and Arviat. First Air flies directly from Winnipeg to Rankin Inlet on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday.
As you can see "Getting there is half the fun".

Did You Know?

• The smallest commercial aircraft flying out of Rankin Inlet, NU is a PL2 with 9 seats.
  


• Rankin Inlet, NU has 54 flights departing per week for short haul destinations.
  


• Rankin Inlet, NU has 2 medium sized aircraft departing each week.
  


• The largest aircraft flying out of Rankin Inlet, NU is a 737 with 122 seats.