AirportsDeer Lake Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Deer Lake, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YDF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YDF
- ICAO code
- CYDF
- City
- Deer Lake
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.2082° N, 57.3961° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (72 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,440 m (8,005 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YDF means Deer Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYDF. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.2082° N, 57.3961° W. It stands 22 metres (72 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Corner Brook, about 50 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Johns, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Deer Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,440 metres (8,005 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 30.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,440 m 8,005 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gander International AirportGander | YQX | 208 km |
| La Tabatière AirportLa Tabatière | ZLT | 213 km |
| Chevery AirportChevery | YHR | 213 km |
| Tête-à-la-Baleine AirportTête-à-la-Baleine | ZTB | 216 km |
| St Augustin AirportSt-Augustin | YIF | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,264 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,976 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,406 km | 11 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,946 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,598 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,197 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,116 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,439 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,123 km | 21 h 10 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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