AirportsCat Lake Airport is a small airport serving Cat Lake, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAC
- ICAO code
- CYAC
- City
- Cat Lake
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 51.7272° N, 91.8244° W
- Elevation
- 410 m (1,344 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,189 m (3,900 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAC means Cat Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAC. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.7272° N, 91.8244° W. It stands 410 metres (1,344 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Cat Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,189 metres (3,900 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 162.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,189 m 3,900 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 |
|---|---|---|
| North Spirit Lake AirportNorth Spirit Lake | YNO | 115 km |
| Pickle Lake AirportPickle Lake | YPL | 116 km |
| Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) AirportRound Lake | ZRJ | 140 km |
| Pikangikum AirportPikangikum | YPM | 148 km |
| Red Lake AirportRed Lake | YRL | 155 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,023 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,001 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,877 km | 13 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,868 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,848 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,904 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,928 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,090 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,699 km | 18 h 15 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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