AirportsQikiqtarjuaq Airport is a small airport serving Qikiqtarjuaq, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YVM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YVM
- ICAO code
- CYVM
- City
- Qikiqtarjuaq
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 67.5466° N, 64.0314° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,158 m (3,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YVM means Qikiqtarjuaq Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYVM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 67.5466° N, 64.0314° W. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Qikiqtarjuaq 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 167.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03T/21T | 1,158 m 3,800 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pangnirtung AirportPangnirtung | YXP | 172 km |
| Clyde River AirportClyde River | YCY | 372 km |
| Iqaluit AirportIqaluit | YFB | 469 km |
| Kimmirut AirportKimmirut | YLC | 589 km |
| Upernavik AirportUpernavik, Greenland | JUV | 654 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 8,851 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,761 km | 12 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,564 km | 10 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,782 km | 5 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,050 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,062 km | 6 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,297 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,378 km | 10 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,656 km | 19 h 20 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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