AirportsCampbell River Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Campbell River, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YBL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YBL
- ICAO code
- CYBL
- City
- Campbell River
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.9508° N, 125.2710° W
- Elevation
- 105 m (346 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YBL means Campbell River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYBL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.9508° N, 125.2710° W. It stands 105 metres (346 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vancouver, about 174 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
Campbell River Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,499 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 55.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,981 m 6,499 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell River Seaplane BaseCampbell River | YHH | 11 km |
| Comox Valley International Airport / CFB ComoxComox | YQQ | 38 km |
| Big Bay Seaplane BaseStuart Island | YIG | 50 km |
| Powell Lake Seaplane BasePowell River | WPL | 53 km |
| Powell River AirportPowell River | YPW | 57 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,010 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,133 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,653 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,593 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,072 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,866 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,641 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,386 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,405 km | 15 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.
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