AirportsDease Lake Airport is a small airport serving Dease Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YDL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YDL
- ICAO code
- CYDL
- City
- Dease Lake
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 58.4222° N, 130.0320° W
- Elevation
- 792 m (2,600 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YDL means Dease Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYDL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.4222° N, 130.0320° W. It stands 792 metres (2,600 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Dease Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 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 63.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 1,829 m 6,000 ft | 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Lake AirportWatson Lake | YQH | 201 km |
| Petersburg James A Johnson AirportPetersburg, United States | PSG | 250 km |
| Wrangell AirportWrangell, United States | WRG | 257 km |
| Juneau International AirportJuneau, United States | JNU | 265 km |
| Hyder Seaplane BaseHyder, United States | WHD | 280 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,021 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,143 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,698 km | 13 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,972 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,352 km | 5 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,856 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,865 km | 14 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,716 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,569 km | 15 h 40 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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