AirportsWapekeka Airport is a small airport serving Angling Lake, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAX
- ICAO code
- CKB6
- City
- Angling Lake
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 53.8492° N, 89.5794° W
- Elevation
- 217 m (712 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,097 m (3,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAX means Wapekeka Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CKB6. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.8492° N, 89.5794° W. It stands 217 metres (712 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wapekeka Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,097 metres (3,600 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 174.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,097 m 3,600 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Big Trout Lake AirportBig Trout Lake | YTL | 21 km |
| Kasabonika AirportKasabonika | XKS | 71 km |
| Kingfisher Lake AirportKingfisher Lake | KIF | 95 km |
| Bearskin Lake AirportBearskin Lake | XBE | 96 km |
| Wunnumin Lake AirportWunnumin Lake | WNN | 108 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,763 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,732 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,597 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,605 km | 7 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,883 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,159 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,750 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,004 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,859 km | 18 h 25 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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