Makkovik Airport is a small airport serving Makkovik, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YMN.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YMN
- ICAO code
- CYFT
- City
- Makkovik
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 55.0773° N, 59.1879° W
- Elevation
- 71 m (234 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 762 m (2,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YMN means Makkovik Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYFT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 55.0773° N, 59.1879° W. It stands 71 metres (234 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Makkovik Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 762 metres (2,500 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 238.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 762 m 2,500 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Postville AirportPostville | YSO | 42 km |
| Hopedale AirportHopedale | YHO | 78 km |
| Rigolet AirportRigolet | YRG | 110 km |
| Natuashish AirportNatuashish | YNP | 156 km |
| Cartwright AirportCartwright | YRF | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,826 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,609 km | 13 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,148 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,809 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,931 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,060 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,555 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,777 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,700 km | 20 h 35 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.