AirportsSanikiluaq Airport is a small airport serving Sanikiluaq, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YSK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YSK
- ICAO code
- CYSK
- City
- Sanikiluaq
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 56.5369° N, 79.2502° W
- Elevation
- 32 m (104 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,158 m (3,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YSK means Sanikiluaq Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYSK. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.5369° N, 79.2502° W. It stands 32 metres (104 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Sanikiluaq Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,158 metres (3,800 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 166.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 1,158 m 3,800 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kuujjuarapik AirportKuujjuarapik | YGW | 167 km |
| Umiujaq AirportUmiujaq | YUD | 167 km |
| Inukjuak AirportInukjuak | YPH | 226 km |
| Chisasibi AirportChisasibi | YKU | 304 km |
| La Grande Rivière AirportLa Grande Rivière | YGL | 338 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,293 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,211 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,972 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,892 km | 6 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,812 km | 2 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,877 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,572 km | 16 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,135 km | 11 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,481 km | 19 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.
Links
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