AirportsGjoa Haven Airport is a small airport serving Gjoa Haven, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YHK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YHK
- ICAO code
- CYHK
- City
- Gjoa Haven
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 68.6356° N, 95.8497° W
- Elevation
- 46 m (152 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,341 m (4,400 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YHK means Gjoa Haven Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYHK. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 68.6356° N, 95.8497° W. It stands 46 metres (152 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Gjoa Haven Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,341 metres (4,400 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 135.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13T/31T | 1,341 m 4,400 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Taloyoak AirportTaloyoak | YYH | 136 km |
| Kugaaruk AirportKugaaruk | YBB | 246 km |
| Naujaat AirportRepulse Bay | YUT | 470 km |
| Baker Lake AirportBaker Lake | YBK | 482 km |
| Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay | YAB | 624 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,192 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,218 km | 12 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,315 km | 11 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,003 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,378 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,109 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,087 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,564 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,416 km | 17 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.
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