AirportsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport is a large airport serving Quebec, in Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQB
- ICAO code
- CYQB
- City
- Quebec
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 46.7911° N, 71.3933° W
- Elevation
- 74 m (244 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,743 m (9,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQB means Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQB. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.7911° N, 71.3933° W. It stands 74 metres (244 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,743 metres (9,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 22.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 1,737 m 5,700 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saguenay-Bagotville AirportSaguenay | YBG | 174 km |
| Roberval AirportRoberval | YRJ | 203 km |
| Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan AirportMontréal | YHU | 211 km |
| Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal | YUL | 233 km |
| Montreal Mirabel International AirportMontréal | YMX | 238 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,059 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,861 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,388 km | 13 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,982 km | 6 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 710 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,161 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,643 km | 18 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,344 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,192 km | 20 h 00 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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