AirportsDéline Airport is a small airport serving Déline, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YWJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YWJ
- ICAO code
- CYWJ
- City
- Déline
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 65.2111° N, 123.4360° W
- Elevation
- 214 m (703 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,199 m (3,933 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YWJ means Déline Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYWJ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 65.2111° N, 123.4360° W. It stands 214 metres (703 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Déline Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,199 metres (3,933 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 158.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,199 m 3,933 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulita AirportTulita | ZFN | 106 km |
| Norman Wells AirportNorman Wells | YVQ | 157 km |
| Tommy Kochon AirportColville Lake | YCK | 235 km |
| Rae Lakes AirportGamètì | YRA | 316 km |
| Whatì AirportWhatì | YLE | 378 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,439 km | 11 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,539 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,956 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,159 km | 7 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,129 km | 5 h 30 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,493 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,698 km | 14 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,763 km | 8 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,190 km | 16 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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