AirportsIgloolik Airport is a small airport serving Igloolik, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YGT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YGT
- ICAO code
- CYGT
- City
- Igloolik
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 69.3647° N, 81.8161° W
- Elevation
- 53 m (174 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,248 m (4,095 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YGT means Igloolik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYGT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.3647° N, 81.8161° W. It stands 53 metres (174 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Igloolik Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,248 metres (4,095 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 139.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15T/33T | 1,248 m 4,095 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Beach AirportSanirajak | YUX | 69 km |
| Kugaaruk AirportKugaaruk | YBB | 332 km |
| Naujaat AirportRepulse Bay | YUT | 366 km |
| Pond Inlet AirportPond Inlet | YIO | 395 km |
| Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay | YAB | 421 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,993 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,976 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,949 km | 11 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,457 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,229 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,534 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,140 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,867 km | 10 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,935 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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