AirportsBarrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Barrie, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YLK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YLK
- ICAO code
- CYLS
- City
- Barrie
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 44.4851° N, 79.5547° W
- Elevation
- 296 m (972 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YLK means Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYLS. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 44.4851° N, 79.5547° W. It stands 296 metres (972 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vaughan, about 72 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Barrie-Lake Simcoe Regional Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,001 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 60.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 1,829 m 6,001 ft | 45 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Muskoka AirportGravenhurst | YQA | 58 km |
| Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto | YYZ | 90 km |
| Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportToronto | YTZ | 96 km |
| Peterborough Regional AirportPeterborough | YPQ | 99 km |
| Wiarton AirportWiarton | YVV | 126 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,554 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,412 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,011 km | 13 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,647 km | 7 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 637 km | 1 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,508 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,906 km | 18 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,272 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,566 km | 19 h 15 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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