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FS2004 Scenery--Kuujjuaq (CYVP) in northern Quebec, Canada. Kuujjuaq is in northern Quebec at the southern end of Ungava Bay, 30 miles up the Koksoak River. It is the administrative capital of northern Quebec and has a population of around 2, 400; it was previously called Fort Chimo. Between 1941 and 1945 the airport was a US base, and before that (in 1830!) there was a Hudson Bay trading post established close by, but on the other bank of the river. A nursing station and a school were established in 1948 and the Hudson Bay post moved across the river to the current location. The airport is to the south of the town and, unusally for northern airfields, has two runways. The asphalt runway is 6000 feet long and aligned 07/25. The gravel runway is 5000 feet long and aligned 13/31. 07 has ILS and 25 and 31 have PAPI. There is fuel available, both 100LL and JetA, but the 100LL will be in drums and you are required to have your own pump. Kuujjuaq is 400 miles south of Iqaluit and 900 miles north of Montreal and as a result there are numerous flights; the AI included here has Air Creebec, First Air, Wasaya Airways, and Air Inuit plus private flights by various aircraft. There is also a flight by a Helicopter Transport Services chopper, included with my Carp CYRP post. By Roger Wensley.