AirportsWhatì Airport is a small airport serving Whatì, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YLE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YLE
- ICAO code
- CEM3
- City
- Whatì
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 63.1317° N, 117.2460° W
- Elevation
- 269 m (882 ft)
- Runways
- not listed
- Longest runway
- not listed
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YLE means Whatì Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CEM3. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 63.1317° N, 117.2460° W. It stands 269 metres (882 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Yellowknife, about 164 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
The open data has no runway details for this airport.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Rae Lakes AirportGamètì | YRA | 110 km |
| Yellowknife International AirportYellowknife | YZF | 161 km |
| Wekweètì AirportWekweètì | YFJ | 196 km |
| Fort Simpson AirportFort Simpson | YFS | 256 km |
| Hay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River | YHY | 266 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,741 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,830 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,166 km | 12 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,136 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,771 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,247 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,074 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,132 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,406 km | 16 h 40 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.