AirportsKangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport is a small airport serving Kangiqsujuaq, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YWB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YWB
- ICAO code
- CYKG
- City
- Kangiqsujuaq
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 61.5886° N, 71.9294° W
- Elevation
- 153 m (501 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,070 m (3,511 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YWB means Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYKG. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 61.5886° N, 71.9294° W. It stands 153 metres (501 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,070 metres (3,511 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 192.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,070 m 3,511 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quaqtaq AirportQuaqtaq | YQC | 137 km |
| Kimmirut AirportKimmirut | YLC | 176 km |
| Kangirsuk AirportKangirsuk | YKG | 203 km |
| Salluit AirportSalluit | YZG | 207 km |
| Aupaluk AirportAupaluk | YPJ | 285 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,612 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,516 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,277 km | 11 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,285 km | 5 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,333 km | 3 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,479 km | 5 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,008 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,841 km | 11 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,701 km | 19 h 25 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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