AirportsSt. Anthony Airport is a medium-sized airport serving St. Anthony, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YAY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YAY
- ICAO code
- CYAY
- City
- St. Anthony
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 51.3919° N, 56.0832° W
- Elevation
- 33 m (108 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YAY means St. Anthony Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.3919° N, 56.0832° W. It stands 33 metres (108 feet) above sea level.
Runways
St. Anthony Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 142.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon AirportBlanc-Sablon | YBX | 77 km |
| Mary's Harbour AirportMary's Harbour | YMH | 103 km |
| St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) AirportSt. Lewis | YFX | 113 km |
| Port Hope Simpson AirportPort Hope Simpson | YHA | 127 km |
| Williams Harbour AirportWilliams Harbour | YWM | 132 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,017 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,743 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,197 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,761 km | 5 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,807 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,272 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,857 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,224 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,091 km | 21 h 05 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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