AirportsRankin Inlet Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Rankin Inlet, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YRT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YRT
- ICAO code
- CYRT
- City
- Rankin Inlet
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 62.8114° N, 92.1158° W
- Elevation
- 29 m (94 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YRT means Rankin Inlet Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYRT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 62.8114° N, 92.1158° W. It stands 29 metres (94 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Rankin Inlet Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,000 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 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13T/31T | 1,829 m 6,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whale Cove AirportWhale Cove | YXN | 68 km |
| Chesterfield Inlet AirportChesterfield Inlet | YCS | 92 km |
| Arviat AirportArviat | YEK | 217 km |
| Baker Lake AirportBaker Lake | YBK | 257 km |
| Churchill AirportChurchill | YYQ | 465 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,810 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,813 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,810 km | 12 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,177 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,747 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,695 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,754 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,148 km | 10 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,660 km | 18 h 10 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.
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