AirportsWabush Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Wabush, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YWK.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YWK
- ICAO code
- CYWK
- City
- Wabush
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.9219° N, 66.8644° W
- Elevation
- 551 m (1,808 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,829 m (6,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YWK means Wabush Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYWK. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.9219° N, 66.8644° W. It stands 551 metres (1,808 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Wabush Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,829 metres (6,002 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 59.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 1,829 m 6,002 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Churchill Falls AirportChurchill Falls | ZUM | 197 km |
| Schefferville AirportSchefferville | YKL | 209 km |
| Sept-Îles AirportSept-Îles | YZV | 303 km |
| Havre-Saint-Pierre AirportHavre-Saint-Pierre | YGV | 370 km |
| Port-Menier AirportPort-Menier | YPN | 387 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,306 km | 12 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,121 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,692 km | 12 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,364 km | 5 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,462 km | 2 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,541 km | 6 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,920 km | 17 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,845 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,354 km | 20 h 10 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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