AirportsBurns Lake Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Burns Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YPZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YPZ
- ICAO code
- CYPZ
- City
- Burns Lake
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.3764° N, 125.9510° W
- Elevation
- 714 m (2,343 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YPZ means Burns Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYPZ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.3764° N, 125.9510° W. It stands 714 metres (2,343 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Terrace, about 172 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
Burns Lake 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 114.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smithers AirportSmithers | YYD | 94 km |
| Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-KitimatTerrace | YXT | 170 km |
| Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake | YAA | 218 km |
| Prince George (International) AirportPrince George | YXS | 221 km |
| Bella Coola AirportBella Coola | QBC | 225 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,532 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,651 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,160 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,209 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,095 km | 5 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,347 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,324 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,123 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,587 km | 15 h 40 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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