AirportsClyde River Airport is a small airport serving Clyde River, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YCY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YCY
- ICAO code
- CYCY
- City
- Clyde River
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 70.4861° N, 68.5167° W
- Elevation
- 27 m (87 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,067 m (3,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YCY means Clyde River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYCY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 70.4861° N, 68.5167° W. It stands 27 metres (87 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Clyde River Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,067 metres (3,500 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 204.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02T/20T | 1,067 m 3,500 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qikiqtarjuaq AirportQikiqtarjuaq | YVM | 372 km |
| Pond Inlet AirportPond Inlet | YIO | 412 km |
| Pangnirtung AirportPangnirtung | YXP | 496 km |
| Savissivik HeliportSavissivik, Greenland | SVR | 624 km |
| Iqaluit AirportIqaluit | YFB | 748 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,670 km | 10 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,615 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,505 km | 10 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,936 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,332 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,024 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,008 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,008 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,311 km | 18 h 55 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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