CYVM – Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island) Nunavut Canada v1.0

CYVM Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island), Nunavut, Canada – This airstrip was missing in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.
Scenery includes: * 3800 x 100 feet gravel airstrip at 21 feet elevation – Medium intensity runway lighting – Threshold end lighting – Runway end identification lights – Windsocks at each end of the runway – Apron – Refueler – Beacon Tower – Air terminal building * Vehicles at various locations on the roads around the island. * Removal of most trees from the area. (There are none on the island in reality).
Improvements to come: * Improved runway markings and approach markers. * Adding shipping in the area. * Changing textures to better represent the high arctic tundra vegetation of the area. * removal of more trees on the surround landscape. * addition of Points of Interest (POIs) identifying nearby features. * addition of buildings on the summit to the south of the island.
Location details of the airstrip: * ICAO: CYVM * IATA: YVM * Airstrip location: 67-32-48 N, 64-01-54 W (67.546667, -64.031667)
History: Qikiqtarjuaq is located on Broughton Island off the eastern coast of Baffin Island. It is an Inuit community of around 600 people north of a former Distant Early Warning (DEW) line radar station known as FOX-5 built in 1956-57. It was also known as Site 39. The DEW Line site was closed in 1991 when the North Warning System (NWS) Short Range Radar site became operational.
Installation: Place the folder in your community folder and enjoy – the airstrip is starred and located off the eastern coast of Baffin Island I hope you enjoy the updated area!
GPS Coordinates: 67.546667, -64.031667
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