AirportsFort McMurray International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort McMurray, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YMM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YMM
- ICAO code
- CYMM
- City
- Fort McMurray
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.6533° N, 111.2220° W
- Elevation
- 369 m (1,211 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,287 m (7,503 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YMM means Fort McMurray International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYMM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.6533° N, 111.2220° W. It stands 369 metres (1,211 feet) above sea level.
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
Fort McMurray International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,287 metres (7,503 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 35.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,287 m 7,503 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Chipewyan AirportFort Chipewyan | YPY | 235 km |
| Bonnyville AirportBonnyville | YBY | 263 km |
| Uranium City AirportUranium City | YBE | 361 km |
| Fort Smith AirportFort Smith | YSM | 377 km |
| Lloydminster AirportLloydminster | YLL | 379 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,508 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,584 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,821 km | 13 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,433 km | 8 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,216 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,584 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,834 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,796 km | 9 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,542 km | 16 h 50 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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