Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport is a large airport serving Yuncheng (Yanhu), in Shaanxi Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YCU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YCU
- ICAO code
- ZBYC
- City
- Yuncheng (Yanhu)
- State or region
- Shaanxi Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 35.1178° N, 111.0340° E
- Elevation
- 379 m (1,242 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YCU means Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBYC. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 35.1178° N, 111.0340° E. It stands 379 metres (1,242 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yuncheng Yanhu International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 78.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Linfen Yaodu AirportLinfen (Yaodu) | LFQ | 125 km |
| Luoyang Beijiao AirportLuoyang (Laocheng) | LYA | 130 km |
| Yan'an Nanniwan AirportYan'an (Baota) | ENY | 207 km |
| Xi'an Xianyang International AirportXi'an | XIY | 221 km |
| Changzhi Wangcun AirportChangzhi | CIH | 227 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,271 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,143 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,392 km | 7 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,310 km | 10 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,577 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 10,774 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,825 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,599 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,741 km | 11 h 00 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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