AirportsCartwright Airport is a small airport serving Cartwright, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YRF.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YRF
- ICAO code
- CYCA
- City
- Cartwright
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 53.6825° N, 57.0423° W
- Elevation
- 12 m (40 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 762 m (2,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YRF means Cartwright Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYCA. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.6825° N, 57.0423° W. It stands 12 metres (40 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Cartwright Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 762 metres (2,500 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 239.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 762 m 2,500 ft | 23 m | Gravel | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Black Tickle AirportBlack Tickle | YBI | 86 km |
| Rigolet AirportRigolet | YRG | 108 km |
| Charlottetown AirportCharlottetown | YHG | 119 km |
| Port Hope Simpson AirportPort Hope Simpson | YHA | 138 km |
| Williams Harbour AirportWilliams Harbour | YWM | 150 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,862 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,617 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,116 km | 11 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,729 km | 5 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,915 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,197 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,649 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,961 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,900 km | 20 h 50 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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