AirportsChesterfield Inlet Airport is a small airport serving Chesterfield Inlet, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YCS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YCS
- ICAO code
- CYCS
- City
- Chesterfield Inlet
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 63.3469° N, 90.7311° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (32 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,097 m (3,600 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YCS means Chesterfield Inlet Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYCS. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 63.3469° N, 90.7311° W. It stands 10 metres (32 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Chesterfield Inlet 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 175.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12T/30T | 1,097 m 3,600 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rankin Inlet AirportRankin Inlet | YRT | 92 km |
| Whale Cove AirportWhale Cove | YXN | 155 km |
| Baker Lake AirportBaker Lake | YBK | 283 km |
| Arviat AirportArviat | YEK | 304 km |
| Coral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour | YZS | 374 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,740 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,738 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,724 km | 12 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,087 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,759 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,786 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,718 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,149 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,722 km | 18 h 15 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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