AirportsSault Ste Marie Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sault Ste Marie, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAM
- ICAO code
- CYAM
- City
- Sault Ste Marie
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.4832° N, 84.5085° W
- Elevation
- 192 m (630 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAM means Sault Ste Marie Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.4832° N, 84.5085° W. It stands 192 metres (630 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sault Ste Marie Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 61.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County International AirportKincheloe, United States | CIU | 27 km |
| Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston, United States | PLN | 104 km |
| Alpena County Regional AirportAlpena, United States | APN | 173 km |
| Cherry Capital AirportTraverse City, United States | TVC | 211 km |
| Delta County AirportEscanaba, United States | ESC | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,468 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,378 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,076 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,814 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,080 km | 1 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,166 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,632 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,876 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,193 km | 18 h 50 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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