Akulivik Airport is a small airport serving Akulivik, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is AKV.
Key facts
- IATA code
- AKV
- ICAO code
- CYKO
- City
- Akulivik
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.8186° N, 78.1486° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,510 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, AKV means Akulivik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYKO. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.8186° N, 78.1486° W. It stands 23 metres (75 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Akulivik Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,070 metres (3,510 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 193.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,070 m 3,510 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Puvirnituq AirportPuvirnituq | YPX | 98 km |
| Ivujivik AirportIvujivik | YIK | 178 km |
| Salluit AirportSalluit | YZG | 201 km |
| Inukjuak AirportInukjuak | YPH | 261 km |
| Cape Dorset AirportKinngait | YTE | 388 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,826 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,758 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,569 km | 12 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,626 km | 6 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,264 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,140 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,100 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,759 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,422 km | 19 h 05 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.