AirportsWekweètì Airport is a small airport serving Wekweètì, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YFJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YFJ
- ICAO code
- CYWE
- City
- Wekweètì
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 64.1908° N, 114.0770° W
- Elevation
- 368 m (1,208 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YFJ means Wekweètì Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYWE. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.1908° N, 114.0770° W. It stands 368 metres (1,208 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Yellowknife, about 194 km away in a straight line.
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
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rae Lakes AirportGamètì | YRA | 157 km |
| Yellowknife International AirportYellowknife | YZF | 193 km |
| Whatì AirportWhatì | YLE | 196 km |
| Lutselk'e AirportLutselk'e | YSG | 260 km |
| Hay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River | YHY | 383 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,656 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,735 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,027 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,943 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,674 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,376 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,092 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,211 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,586 km | 16 h 50 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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