AirportsLethbridge County Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQL
- ICAO code
- CYQL
- City
- Lethbridge
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 49.6303° N, 112.8000° W
- Elevation
- 929 m (3,048 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQL means Lethbridge County Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.6303° N, 112.8000° W. It stands 929 metres (3,048 feet) above sea level.
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
Lethbridge County Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,981 metres (6,500 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 53.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,981 m 6,500 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,676 m 5,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine Hat Regional AirportMedicine Hat | YXH | 155 km |
| Glacier Park International AirportKalispell, United States | FCA | 181 km |
| Calgary International AirportCalgary | YYC | 186 km |
| Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International AirportCranbrook | YXC | 215 km |
| Havre City County AirportHavre, United States | HVR | 252 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,266 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,353 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,607 km | 14 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,086 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,179 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,804 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,348 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,165 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,210 km | 16 h 25 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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