AirportsKangirsuk Airport is a small airport serving Kangirsuk, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YKG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YKG
- ICAO code
- CYAS
- City
- Kangirsuk
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 60.0272° N, 69.9992° W
- Elevation
- 123 m (403 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,073 m (3,521 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YKG means Kangirsuk Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYAS. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.0272° N, 69.9992° W. It stands 123 metres (403 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kangirsuk Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,073 metres (3,521 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 183.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,073 m 3,521 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aupaluk AirportAupaluk | YPJ | 84 km |
| Quaqtaq AirportQuaqtaq | YQC | 115 km |
| Tasiujaq AirportTasiujaq | YTQ | 151 km |
| Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) AirportKangiqsujuaq | YWB | 203 km |
| Kuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq | YVP | 233 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,716 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,602 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,318 km | 11 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,241 km | 5 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,172 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,519 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,170 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,043 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,870 km | 19 h 35 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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