AirportsPaulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport is a small airport serving Paulatuk, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YPC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YPC
- ICAO code
- CYPC
- City
- Paulatuk
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 69.3608° N, 124.0755° W
- Elevation
- 5 m (15 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YPC means Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYPC. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.3608° N, 124.0755° W. It stands 5 metres (15 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 147.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02T/20T | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy Kochon AirportColville Lake | YCK | 274 km |
| Ulukhaktok Holman AirportUlukhaktok | YHI | 284 km |
| Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) AirportSachs Harbour | YSY | 296 km |
| Inuvik Mike Zubko AirportInuvik | YEV | 395 km |
| Fort Good Hope AirportFort Good Hope | YGH | 396 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,993 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,088 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,495 km | 11 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,824 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,304 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,954 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,378 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,572 km | 8 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,313 km | 16 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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