AirportsYanji Chaoyangchuan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Yanji, in Jilin Province, China. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YNJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YNJ
- ICAO code
- ZYYJ
- City
- Yanji
- State or region
- Jilin Province
- Country
- China
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 42.8828° N, 129.4510° E
- Elevation
- 190 m (624 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,600 m (8,530 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YNJ means Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: ZYYJ. ICAO codes that begin with Z belong to China, Mongolia and North Korea. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 42.8828° N, 129.4510° E. It stands 190 metres (624 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Shanghai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,600 metres (8,530 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 256 airports of China on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 184.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,600 m 8,530 ft | 45 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Orang (Chongjin) AirportHoemun-ri, North Korea | RGO | 163 km |
| Changbaishan AirportBaishan | NBS | 177 km |
| Mudanjiang Hailang International AirportMudanjiang | MDG | 183 km |
| Vladivostok International AirportArtyom, Russia | VVO | 226 km |
| Jixi Xingkaihu AirportJixi | JXA | 302 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 4,901 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,877 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 6,875 km | 8 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 8,467 km | 10 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 10,439 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 9,043 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,266 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 1,206 km | 1 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 8,824 km | 11 h 10 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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