AirportsFort Chipewyan Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Chipewyan, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YPY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YPY
- ICAO code
- CYPY
- City
- Fort Chipewyan
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 58.7672° N, 111.1170° W
- Elevation
- 232 m (761 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YPY means Fort Chipewyan Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYPY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 58.7672° N, 111.1170° W. It stands 232 metres (761 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Fort Chipewyan 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 113.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Smith AirportFort Smith | YSM | 147 km |
| Uranium City AirportUranium City | YBE | 174 km |
| Fond-du-Lac AirportFond-du-Lac | ZFD | 234 km |
| Fort McMurray International AirportFort McMurray | YMM | 235 km |
| Stony Rapids AirportStony Rapids | YSF | 307 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,275 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,350 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,590 km | 13 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,259 km | 8 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,288 km | 4 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,813 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,656 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,667 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,605 km | 16 h 55 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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