Anahim Lake Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Anahim Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAA
- ICAO code
- CAJ4
- City
- Anahim Lake
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.4515° N, 125.3038° W
- Elevation
- 1,108 m (3,635 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,198 m (3,930 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAA means Anahim Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CAJ4. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.4515° N, 125.3038° W. It stands 1,108 metres (3,635 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Anahim Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,198 metres (3,930 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 159.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,198 m 3,930 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Coola AirportBella Coola | QBC | 88 km |
| Bella Bella (Campbell Island) AirportBella Bella | ZEL | 196 km |
| Quesnel AirportQuesnel | YQZ | 199 km |
| Sullivan Bay Seaplane BaseSullivan Bay | YTG | 204 km |
| Greenway Sound Seaplane BaseBroughton Island | YGN | 206 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,748 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,868 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,375 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,363 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,056 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,130 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,482 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,256 km | 9 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,530 km | 15 h 35 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.