AirportsThunder Bay International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Thunder Bay, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQT
- ICAO code
- CYQT
- City
- Thunder Bay
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 48.3719° N, 89.3239° W
- Elevation
- 199 m (653 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,231 m (7,318 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQT means Thunder Bay International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 48.3719° N, 89.3239° W. It stands 199 metres (653 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
Thunder Bay International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,231 metres (7,318 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 39.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,231 m 7,318 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,615 m 5,297 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton County Memorial AirportHancock, United States | CMX | 148 km |
| Gogebic Iron County AirportIronwood, United States | IWD | 214 km |
| Marquette Sawyer Regional AirportGwinn, United States | MQT | 267 km |
| Sioux Lookout AirportSioux Lookout | YXL | 269 km |
| Duluth International AirportDuluth, United States | DLH | 275 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,355 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,308 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,105 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,964 km | 7 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,498 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,889 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,339 km | 17 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,492 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,848 km | 18 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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