AirportsPond Inlet Airport is a small airport serving Pond Inlet, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YIO.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YIO
- ICAO code
- CYIO
- City
- Pond Inlet
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 72.6895° N, 77.9689° W
- Elevation
- 55 m (181 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YIO means Pond Inlet Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYIO. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 72.6895° N, 77.9689° W. It stands 55 metres (181 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Pond Inlet Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 144.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02T/20T | 1,219 m 4,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay | YAB | 235 km |
| Igloolik AirportIgloolik | YGT | 395 km |
| Clyde River AirportClyde River | YCY | 412 km |
| Grise Fiord AirportGrise Fiord | YGZ | 440 km |
| Hall Beach AirportSanirajak | YUX | 451 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,598 km | 10 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,582 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,578 km | 10 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,236 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,571 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,878 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,781 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,636 km | 9 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,899 km | 18 h 25 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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