AirportsPowell River Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Powell River, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YPW.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YPW
- ICAO code
- CYPW
- City
- Powell River
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.8342° N, 124.5000° W
- Elevation
- 130 m (425 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,106 m (3,627 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YPW means Powell River Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYPW. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.8342° N, 124.5000° W. It stands 130 metres (425 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Vancouver, about 119 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Powell River Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,106 metres (3,627 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 172.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,106 m 3,627 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Powell Lake Seaplane BasePowell River | WPL | 6 km |
| Comox Valley International Airport / CFB ComoxComox | YQQ | 31 km |
| Qualicum Beach AirportQualicum Beach | XQU | 56 km |
| Campbell River AirportCampbell River | YBL | 57 km |
| Campbell River Seaplane BaseCampbell River | YHH | 59 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,041 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,163 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,666 km | 14 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,573 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,019 km | 5 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,836 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,694 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,441 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,448 km | 15 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.
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