AirportsNain Airport is a small airport serving Nain, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YDP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YDP
- ICAO code
- CYDP
- City
- Nain
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.5508° N, 61.6822° W
- Elevation
- 7 m (22 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 610 m (2,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YDP means Nain Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYDP. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.5508° N, 61.6822° W. It stands 7 metres (22 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nain Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 610 metres (2,000 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 244.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 610 m 2,000 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Natuashish AirportNatuashish | YNP | 77 km |
| Hopedale AirportHopedale | YHO | 152 km |
| Postville AirportPostville | YSO | 218 km |
| Makkovik AirportMakkovik | YMN | 226 km |
| Rigolet AirportRigolet | YRG | 333 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,787 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,598 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,182 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,904 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,974 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,916 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,449 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,575 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,481 km | 20 h 20 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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