AirportsKuujjuarapik Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kuujjuarapik, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YGW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YGW
- ICAO code
- CYGW
- City
- Kuujjuarapik
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 55.2819° N, 77.7653° W
- Elevation
- 10 m (34 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,540 m (5,052 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YGW means Kuujjuarapik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYGW. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.2819° N, 77.7653° W. It stands 10 metres (34 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kuujjuarapik Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,540 metres (5,052 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 96.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,540 m 5,052 ft | 46 m | Sand | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Umiujaq AirportUmiujaq | YUD | 160 km |
| Sanikiluaq AirportSanikiluaq | YSK | 167 km |
| Chisasibi AirportChisasibi | YKU | 180 km |
| La Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière | YGL | 184 km |
| Wemindji AirportWemindji | YNC | 262 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,390 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,292 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,018 km | 12 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,878 km | 6 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,654 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,910 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,716 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,302 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,600 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.
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