AirportsUlukhaktok Holman Airport is a small airport serving Ulukhaktok, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YHI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YHI
- ICAO code
- CYHI
- City
- Ulukhaktok
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 70.7628° N, 117.8060° W
- Elevation
- 36 m (117 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,311 m (4,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YHI means Ulukhaktok Holman Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYHI. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 70.7628° N, 117.8060° W. It stands 36 metres (117 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Ulukhaktok Holman Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,311 metres (4,300 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 136.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06T/24T | 1,311 m 4,300 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) AirportPaulatuk | YPC | 284 km |
| Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) AirportSachs Harbour | YSY | 297 km |
| Kugluktuk AirportKugluktuk | YCO | 344 km |
| Tommy Kochon AirportColville Lake | YCK | 532 km |
| Déline AirportDéline | YWJ | 660 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,908 km | 11 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,990 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,325 km | 11 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,547 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,156 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,094 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,442 km | 14 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,735 km | 8 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,582 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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