AirportsArxan Yi'ershi Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Arxan, in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YIE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YIE
- ICAO code
- ZBES
- City
- Arxan
- State or region
- Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 47.3106° N, 119.9117° E
- Elevation
- 892 m (2,925 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,400 m (7,874 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YIE means Arxan Yi'ershi Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZBES. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.3106° N, 119.9117° E. It stands 892 metres (2,925 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Wenquan, about 15 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Arxan Yi'ershi Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,400 metres (7,874 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 232.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,400 m 7,874 ft | not listed | not listed | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ulanhot Yilelite AirportUlanhot | HLH | 202 km |
| Holingol Huolinhe AirportHolingol | HUO | 206 km |
| Hulunbuir Hailar AirportHailar | HLD | 211 km |
| Zhalantun Genghis Khan AirportZhalantun | NZL | 223 km |
| Qiqihar Sanjiazi AirportQiqihar | NDG | 302 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,223 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,270 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,088 km | 7 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,651 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,142 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,273 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,337 km | 6 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,100 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,559 km | 12 h 00 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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