AirportsEdmonton International Airport is a large airport serving Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YEG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YEG
- ICAO code
- CYEG
- City
- Edmonton
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W
- Elevation
- 723 m (2,373 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YEG means Edmonton International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYEG. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W. It stands 723 metres (2,373 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Edmonton International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 7.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 3,109 m 10,200 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whitecourt AirportWhitecourt | YZU | 172 km |
| Bonnyville AirportBonnyville | YBY | 217 km |
| Lloydminster AirportLloydminster | YLL | 233 km |
| Calgary International AirportCalgary | YYC | 245 km |
| Fort McMurray International AirportFort McMurray | YMM | 401 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,854 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,941 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,215 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,809 km | 8 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,277 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,187 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,014 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,885 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,293 km | 16 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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