AirportsFort Frances Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Frances, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAG
- ICAO code
- CYAG
- City
- Fort Frances
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 48.6557° N, 93.4435° W
- Elevation
- 343 m (1,125 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,372 m (4,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAG means Fort Frances Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAG. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.6557° N, 93.4435° W. It stands 343 metres (1,125 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Hibbing, about 142 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fort Frances Municipal Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,372 metres (4,500 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 127.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,372 m 4,500 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 792 m 2,600 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Falls International AirportInternational Falls, United States | INL | 10 km |
| Kenora AirportKenora | YQK | 143 km |
| Range Regional AirportHibbing, United States | HIB | 148 km |
| Sioux Lookout AirportSioux Lookout | YXL | 197 km |
| Thief River Falls Regional AirportThief River Falls, United States | TVF | 213 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,378 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,361 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,231 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,175 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,785 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,630 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,206 km | 17 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,275 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,550 km | 18 h 00 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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