AirportsArctic Bay Airport is a small airport serving Arctic Bay, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAB
- ICAO code
- CYAB
- City
- Arctic Bay
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 73.0061° N, 85.0462° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,199 m (3,935 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAB means Arctic Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAB. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 73.0061° N, 85.0462° W. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Arctic Bay Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,199 metres (3,935 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 155.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,199 m 3,935 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pond Inlet AirportPond Inlet | YIO | 235 km |
| Resolute Bay AirportResolute Bay | YRB | 360 km |
| Grise Fiord AirportGrise Fiord | YGZ | 385 km |
| Igloolik AirportIgloolik | YGT | 421 km |
| Taloyoak AirportTaloyoak | YYH | 490 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,641 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,645 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,697 km | 11 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,455 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,650 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,733 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,723 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,473 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,675 km | 18 h 10 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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