The Dempster Highway begins 40 km east of Dawson City in Yukon and stretches north, 742 km to Tuktoyaktuk on the Arctic Ocean. It was built during the 60’s and 70’s to provide a supply route for northern towns and villages. Up until that time, all supplies, food, etc. had to be flown in.
The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk. The site was chosen against the advice of local Inuvialuit, who warned that the site was prone to high water under certain conditions. The airstrip later had to be raised to prevent flooding. The airport was turned over to Transport Canada in 1973, bringing an end to military management and opening it up for regular civilian use.
The airport is named for James Gruben, a local bush pilot/businessman who was killed on the ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk on 13 April 2001. He was the owner of the only 100% Inuvialuit-owned transportation company, E. Gruben's Transport Ltd., which was passed down to him from his father Eddie Gruben and is still in business to this day.
There are no scheduled flights into Tuktoyaktuk today, however several northern airlines do handle special charters and cargo flights, including:
Kenn Borek Air operated by Aklak Air
Air North
Canadian North
Dimensions: 4600 x 100 ft. / 1400 x 30 m
Surface: Treated gravel
Runway 10 / 28
Installation
Copy the airport folder inside of the zip file into your MSFS Community folder.
Many thanks to the creators of the Required and Recommended libraries. If you have not previously installed these libraries in your Community folder, some objects may not be visible in your sim. Remember, you only have to install these one time. Also, go to the sim marketplace and download the free UK2000 Scenery Common Library. All Microsoft World Updates should be installed also.
Easter Egg is installed.