AirportsPeace River Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Peace River, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YPE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YPE
- ICAO code
- CYPE
- City
- Peace River
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.2269° N, 117.4470° W
- Elevation
- 571 m (1,873 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YPE means Peace River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYPE. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.2269° N, 117.4470° W. It stands 571 metres (1,873 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Grande Prairie, about 145 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Peace River 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 112.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie | YQU | 147 km |
| Fort St John / North Peace Regional AirportFort Saint John | YXJ | 204 km |
| Whitecourt AirportWhitecourt | YZU | 254 km |
| High Level AirportHigh Level | YOJ | 267 km |
| Fort McMurray International AirportFort McMurray | YMM | 385 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,488 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,585 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,930 km | 13 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,722 km | 8 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,577 km | 4 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,479 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,609 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,501 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,163 km | 16 h 20 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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