Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Pond Inlet to Iqaluit. While takeoff offers dramatic fjord scenery, the landing approach over Frobisher Bay and the approach to Iqaluit provides more sustained visual interest and a clearer sense of arrival geography. Left seats capture the bay's scale and the settlement's coastal setting.

During takeoff from Pond Inlet (YIO), sit on the Right side for the best views. Right-side seats offer views of Baffin Island's eastern coastline and the Arctic archipelago as the aircraft climbs southward. You'll see the jagged fjord systems and ice-carved terrain that define this region. Notable sights include: Pond Inlet itself (settlement on coast), Eclipse Sound (major inlet to the east), Bylot Island (visible across the water to the north), coastal fjord network with glacial valleys.

When landing at Iqaluit (YFB), sit on the Left side for the best views. Left-side seats provide views of Frobisher Bay and the approach to Iqaluit over the bay's eastern shore. You'll see the settlement's location on the peninsula and the surrounding tundra landscape during descent. Notable sights include: Frobisher Bay (major water body), Iqaluit settlement on Koojesse Inlet peninsula, Meta Incognita Peninsula (to the south), tundra plateau with scattered lakes.

The flight from Pond Inlet (YIO) to Iqaluit (YFB) takes Approximately 2 hours 15 minutes.

The flight path crosses the Foxe Basin region, passing over open water and scattered islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Notable features include the transition from Baffin Island's eastern fjords to the broader Foxe Basin, with views of Resolution Island and the numerous small islands dotting the basin. The terrain gradually becomes lower and more open as you move south toward Iqaluit, with the tundra plateau becoming more visible. Ice conditions and open water vary seasonally, but the basin's scale and the sparse island distribution are consistently visible.