AirportsKangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport is a small airport serving Kangiqsualujjuaq, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is XGR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- XGR
- ICAO code
- CYLU
- City
- Kangiqsualujjuaq
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 58.7114° N, 65.9928° W
- Elevation
- 66 m (215 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,073 m (3,521 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, XGR means Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYLU. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.7114° N, 65.9928° W. It stands 66 metres (215 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,073 metres (3,521 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 181.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,073 m 3,521 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq | YVP | 157 km |
| Aupaluk AirportAupaluk | YPJ | 217 km |
| Tasiujaq AirportTasiujaq | YTQ | 229 km |
| Kangirsuk AirportKangirsuk | YKG | 270 km |
| Quaqtaq AirportQuaqtaq | YQC | 329 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,729 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,583 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,241 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,073 km | 5 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,083 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,701 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,279 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,265 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,138 km | 19 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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