Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., is a community on the shores of the Beaufort Sea and home to about 120 people.
Every single one of those years, he says, the airline has had to switch to flying a Twin Otter to Sachs Harbour in the spring and fall because the gravel runway is too soft for other aircraft.
The warm weather and heavy rain is also affecting the Arctic community of about 120 beyond the runway. "Normally we'd be driving our Ski-Doos and hunting, but we're still driving the boats around because it hasn't frozen up yet," said Elanik.Aklak Air usually flies Beech 1900D aircraft for scheduled flights three times a week and a King Air 200 for emergency medical flights, or medevacs.
If the aircraft is used throughout the day, it could also mean a delay when a medevac is needed — either because it's already on another flight or the crew is on required rest. Charles Elanik said parts of the landscape near Sachs Harbour have sunk due to the extremely wet ground.
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