AirportsSchefferville Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Schefferville, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YKL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YKL
- ICAO code
- CYKL
- City
- Schefferville
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.8053° N, 66.8053° W
- Elevation
- 521 m (1,709 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YKL means Schefferville Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYKL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.8053° N, 66.8053° W. It stands 521 metres (1,709 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Schefferville Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 108.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wabush AirportWabush | YWK | 209 km |
| Churchill Falls AirportChurchill Falls | ZUM | 223 km |
| Nain AirportNain | YDP | 375 km |
| Natuashish AirportNatuashish | YNP | 376 km |
| Kuujjuaq AirportKuujjuaq | YVP | 379 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,125 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,954 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,555 km | 12 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,274 km | 5 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,657 km | 2 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,573 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,714 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,652 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,282 km | 20 h 05 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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