AirportsWinnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is a large airport serving Winnipeg, in Manitoba, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YWG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YWG
- ICAO code
- CYWG
- City
- Winnipeg
- State or region
- Manitoba
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 49.9100° N, 97.2399° W
- Elevation
- 239 m (783 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YWG means Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYWG. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.9100° N, 97.2399° W. It stands 239 metres (783 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Winnipeg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 9.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,695 m 8,841 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Municipal AirportBrandon | YBR | 194 km |
| Kenora AirportKenora | YQK | 207 km |
| Bloodvein River AirportBloodvein River | YDV | 212 km |
| Grand Forks International AirportGrand Forks, United States | GFK | 218 km |
| Thief River Falls Regional AirportThief River Falls, United States | TVF | 219 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,272 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,281 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,231 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,289 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,093 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,477 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,966 km | 17 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,986 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,298 km | 17 h 45 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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