AirportsWemindji Airport is a small airport serving Wemindji, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YNC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YNC
- ICAO code
- CYNC
- City
- Wemindji
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 53.0106° N, 78.8311° W
- Elevation
- 20 m (66 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,511 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YNC means Wemindji Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYNC. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.0106° N, 78.8311° W. It stands 20 metres (66 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wemindji 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 191.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chisasibi AirportChisasibi | YKU | 89 km |
| Eastmain River AirportEastmain River | ZEM | 90 km |
| La Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière | YGL | 101 km |
| Waskaganish AirportWaskaganish | YKQ | 171 km |
| Kashechewan AirportKashechewan | ZKE | 208 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,650 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,548 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,254 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,064 km | 6 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,427 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,762 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,965 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,485 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,575 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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