AirportsDawson City Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Dawson City, in Yukon, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YDA.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YDA
- ICAO code
- CYDA
- City
- Dawson City
- State or region
- Yukon
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 64.0431° N, 139.1280° W
- Elevation
- 370 m (1,215 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YDA means Dawson City Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYDA. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.0431° N, 139.1280° W. It stands 370 metres (1,215 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Dawson City Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 105.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle AirportEagle, United States | EAA | 127 km |
| Chicken AirportChicken, United States | CKX | 137 km |
| Northway AirportNorthway, United States | ORT | 184 km |
| Tok Junction AirportTok, United States | TKJ | 205 km |
| May Creek AirportMay Creek, United States | MYK | 351 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,243 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,369 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,006 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,682 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,849 km | 6 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,634 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,139 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,082 km | 7 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,464 km | 15 h 30 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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