AirportsFort Severn Airport is a small airport serving Fort Severn, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YER.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YER
- ICAO code
- CYER
- City
- Fort Severn
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.0189° N, 87.6761° W
- Elevation
- 15 m (48 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,067 m (3,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YER means Fort Severn Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYER. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.0189° N, 87.6761° W. It stands 15 metres (48 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Fort Severn Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,067 metres (3,500 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 205.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 1,067 m 3,500 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peawanuck AirportPeawanuck | YPO | 181 km |
| Wapekeka AirportAngling Lake | YAX | 270 km |
| Big Trout Lake AirportBig Trout Lake | YTL | 283 km |
| Kasabonika AirportKasabonika | XKS | 284 km |
| Bearskin Lake AirportBearskin Lake | XBE | 313 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,501 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,465 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,328 km | 12 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,368 km | 7 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,987 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,392 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,549 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,889 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,973 km | 18 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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