AirportsCape Dorset Airport is a small airport serving Kinngait, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YTE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YTE
- ICAO code
- CYTE
- City
- Kinngait
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 64.2300° N, 76.5267° W
- Elevation
- 50 m (164 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,219 m (4,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YTE means Cape Dorset Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYTE. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 64.2300° N, 76.5267° W. It stands 50 metres (164 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Cape Dorset Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,219 metres (4,000 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 149.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13T/31T | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ivujivik AirportIvujivik | YIK | 213 km |
| Salluit AirportSalluit | YZG | 232 km |
| Coral Harbour AirportCoral Harbour | YZS | 330 km |
| Kimmirut AirportKimmirut | YLC | 363 km |
| Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) AirportKangiqsujuaq | YWB | 375 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,444 km | 11 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,384 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,231 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,411 km | 5 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,629 km | 3 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,395 km | 5 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,723 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,473 km | 10 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,368 km | 19 h 00 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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