AirportsSydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sydney, in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQY
- ICAO code
- CYQY
- City
- Sydney
- State or region
- Nova Scotia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.1611° N, 60.0498° W
- Elevation
- 62 m (203 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,155 m (7,070 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQY means Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.1611° N, 60.0498° W. It stands 62 metres (203 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Glace Bay, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,155 metres (7,070 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 40.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,155 m 7,070 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 18/36 | 1,828 m 5,997 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine AirportLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine | YGR | 193 km |
| Charlottetown AirportCharlottetown | YYG | 237 km |
| Miquelon AirportMiquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | MQC | 299 km |
| Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | FSP | 304 km |
| Halifax / Stanfield International AirportHalifax | YHZ | 305 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,653 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,354 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,761 km | 12 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,281 km | 5 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,265 km | 2 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,030 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,505 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,714 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,057 km | 21 h 05 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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