AirportsWaskaganish Airport is a small airport serving Waskaganish, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YKQ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YKQ
- ICAO code
- CYKQ
- City
- Waskaganish
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 51.4733° N, 78.7583° W
- Elevation
- 24 m (80 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,511 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YKQ means Waskaganish Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYKQ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.4733° N, 78.7583° W. It stands 24 metres (80 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Waskaganish Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,070 metres (3,511 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 190.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,070 m 3,511 ft | 30 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Eastmain River AirportEastmain River | ZEM | 85 km |
| Moosonee AirportMoosonee | YMO | 130 km |
| Wemindji AirportWemindji | YNC | 171 km |
| Nemiscau AirportNemiscau | YNS | 183 km |
| Fort Albany AirportFort Albany | YFA | 217 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,808 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,697 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,381 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,150 km | 6 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,264 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,716 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,136 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,635 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,601 km | 19 h 20 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.
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