AirportsMaple Bay Seaplane Base is a seaplane base serving Maple Bay, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAQ
- ICAO code
- not listed
- City
- Maple Bay
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Seaplane base
- Coordinates
- 48.8167° N, 123.6084° W
- Elevation
- not listed
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAQ means Maple Bay Seaplane Base. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.8167° N, 123.6084° W. The nearest large city in our data is Vancouver, about 60 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ganges Seaplane BaseSalt Spring Island | YGG | 9 km |
| Telegraph Harbour Seaplane BaseThetis Island | YBQ | 18 km |
| Montague Harbour Seaplane BaseGaliano Island | YMF | 18 km |
| Mayne Island Seaplane BaseMiners Bay | YAV | 23 km |
| Victoria International AirportVictoria | YYJ | 23 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,169 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,290 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,779 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,631 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,965 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,709 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,812 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,552 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,454 km | 15 h 30 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.
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