AirportsNemiscau Airport is a small airport serving Nemiscau, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YNS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YNS
- ICAO code
- CYHH
- City
- Nemiscau
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 51.6911° N, 76.1356° W
- Elevation
- 244 m (802 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YNS means Nemiscau Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYHH. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.6911° N, 76.1356° W. It stands 244 metres (802 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Nemiscau Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 109.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eastmain River AirportEastmain River | ZEM | 174 km |
| Waskaganish AirportWaskaganish | YKQ | 183 km |
| Wemindji AirportWemindji | YNC | 235 km |
| La Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière | YGL | 240 km |
| Chapais AirportChibougamau | YMT | 242 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,717 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,588 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,242 km | 12 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,983 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,242 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,897 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,117 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,703 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,778 km | 19 h 30 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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