Progress continues on Inuvik airport runway extension under Canada’s Arctic defence push

The C$230 million ($165 million) project will lengthen the Northwest Territories airstrip by over 900 metres (3,000ft). The Canadian federal government is moving ahead with plans to extend the length of a dual-use airfield above the Arctic Circle as part of the country’s Arctic defence strategy. Ottawa says work is progressing on a C$230 million… T...

• Published date: 28-08-2026 07:20 PM