AirportsYichang Sanxia Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yichang (Xiaoting), in Hubei Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YIH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YIH
- ICAO code
- ZHYC
- City
- Yichang (Xiaoting)
- State or region
- Hubei Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 30.5541° N, 111.4826° E
- Elevation
- 205 m (673 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,200 m (10,499 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YIH means Yichang Sanxia Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZHYC. 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 30.5541° N, 111.4826° E. It stands 205 metres (673 feet) above sea level.
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
Yichang Sanxia Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,200 metres (10,499 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 79.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,200 m 10,499 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jingzhou Shashi AirportJingzhou (Shashi) | SHS | 97 km |
| Shennongjia Hongping AirportShennongjia (Hongping) | HPG | 161 km |
| Chongqing Wushan AirportWushan | WSK | 179 km |
| Changde Taohuayuan AirportChangde (Dingcheng) | CGD | 182 km |
| Zhangjiajie Hehua International AirportZhangjiajie (Yongding) | DYG | 190 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 3,321 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 4,077 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 5,490 km | 7 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,743 km | 11 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,080 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 11,137 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,342 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 2,686 km | 3 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,293 km | 10 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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