AirportsLa Grande Rivière Airport is a medium-sized airport serving La Grande Rivière, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YGL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YGL
- ICAO code
- CYGL
- City
- La Grande Rivière
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.6253° N, 77.7042° W
- Elevation
- 195 m (639 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YGL means La Grande Rivière Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYGL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.6253° N, 77.7042° W. It stands 195 metres (639 feet) above sea level.
Runways
La Grande Rivière Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,500 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 52.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,981 m 6,500 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chisasibi AirportChisasibi | YKU | 82 km |
| Wemindji AirportWemindji | YNC | 101 km |
| Eastmain River AirportEastmain River | ZEM | 165 km |
| Kuujjuarapik AirportKuujjuarapik | YGW | 184 km |
| Nemiscau AirportNemiscau | YNS | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,559 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,452 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,153 km | 12 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,965 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,474 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,854 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,900 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,464 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,638 km | 19 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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