two 737-200 Combis and a Lockheed 382 Hercules. Facilities 2 hangar/cargo terminals (Canadian North) - hangar was terminal building until 1986 1 two-storey terminal building c. 1986 1 main runway three aprons 1 FBO (Frobisher Bay Touchdown Services) administration and control tower (former terminal) Iqaluit International Airport Fire Department operates one crash tender for local fire suppression and has support from Iqaluit Fire Department when needed. Terminal The main terminal was constructed c.1986 and had become outdated as a result of increased traffic, limited post-security waiting area and subsiding taxiway, the Nunavut government planned an overhaul of the airport that was expected to cost $250–300 million. The project was a public–private partnership with the GN borrowing their half of the cost. Nunavut Airport Services will operate the airport for 30 years. Upgrades included: new terminal building constructed by Bouygues retrofitting the current terminal which will become solely an administration building and control tower expanding parking lots new combined services building to house all airport and safety vehicles a second taxiway apron and repaving the runway. The construction began in 2014 and was completed on August 8, 2017, with flight service beginning the following day. On September 5, 2015, during construction, a large fire caused major damage to the roof of the new terminal, costing an estimated $1 million. Aside from the fire, other challenges encountered in the construction include thawing permafrost, electricity demands, housing for construction workers, extreme cold temperatures and short daylight hours in winter, and advanced planning to take advantage of summer sea lifts to lower the delivery cost of construction materials. Other information Over the years several international flights have been diverted to Iqaluit due to technical reasons, air rage or on-board medical emergencies with no deaths being reported. On 31 May 1996, Virgin Atlantic flight 7 from London to Los Angeles made an emergency landing at Iqaluit after a passenger had a heart attack. The landing was executed safely - the first Boeing 747 ever to attempt to land at Iqaluit - but one of the 747's engines hit a fuel pump on the ramp as it was taxiing, causing serious damage to the aircraft and a potentially dangerous fuel spill. The 397 stranded passengers, including singer Gary Barlow, were flown out after Virgin Atlantic chartered two jets. The passengers, after spending 16 hours in a local curling rink, were taken to New York to catch