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Kuujjuaq airport to get new Air Inuit cargo warehouse, larger aircraft hangar
February 26, 2024 By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News
Transport Canada will spend $14.5 million to expand Air Inuit’s aircraft hangar and build a new cargo warehouse in Kuujjuaq. (Photo by Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter) Kuujjuaq’s airport will get a new cargo warehouse and an existing hangar bay will be extended for aircraft maintenance under a $14.5-million plan to improve service by Air Inuit announced by Transport Canada.
The new warehouse is expected to increase storage capacity, allowing for better food preservation. And extending the hangar for aircraft maintenance will improve the transportation corridors between Montreal and the whole of Nunavik, according to a Feb. 9 news release.
“We’re investing to reduce food losses caused by delays,” said Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez in the release.
“With stronger supply chains, we’re helping people get the goods they need, when they need them, at a reasonable price.”
A spokesperson for Air Inuit declined to say when work will start or how long it will take.
The project is being carried out through the federal National Trade Corridors Fun, which is focused on transportation and infrastructure projects in Canada’s North.
