AirportsSaint John Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Saint John, in New Brunswick, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YSJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YSJ
- ICAO code
- CYSJ
- City
- Saint John
- State or region
- New Brunswick
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 45.3161° N, 65.8903° W
- Elevation
- 109 m (357 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YSJ means Saint John Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYSJ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 45.3161° N, 65.8903° W. It stands 109 metres (357 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Dartmouth, about 196 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Moncton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Saint John Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 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 44.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14/32 | 1,554 m 5,100 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fredericton International AirportFredericton | YFC | 79 km |
| Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International AirportMoncton | YQM | 129 km |
| Halifax / Stanfield International AirportHalifax | YHZ | 193 km |
| Hancock County-Bar Harbor AirportBar Harbor, United States | BHB | 217 km |
| Presque Isle International AirportPresque Isle, United States | PQI | 226 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,988 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,731 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,178 km | 12 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,716 km | 6 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 825 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,585 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,731 km | 18 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,660 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,635 km | 20 h 30 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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