AirportsResolute Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Resolute Bay, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YRB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YRB
- ICAO code
- CYRB
- City
- Resolute Bay
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 74.7169° N, 94.9694° W
- Elevation
- 66 m (215 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,981 m (6,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YRB means Resolute Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYRB. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 74.7169° N, 94.9694° W. It stands 66 metres (215 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Resolute Bay Airport has 1 runway 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 54.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17T/35T | 1,981 m 6,500 ft | 61 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay | YAB | 360 km |
| Grise Fiord AirportGrise Fiord | YGZ | 383 km |
| Pond Inlet AirportPond Inlet | YIO | 574 km |
| Taloyoak AirportTaloyoak | YYH | 577 km |
| Gjoa Haven AirportGjoa Haven | YHK | 677 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,517 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,549 km | 12 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,697 km | 11 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,684 km | 6 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,940 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,707 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,463 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,126 km | 9 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,326 km | 17 h 45 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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