AirportsWilliams Lake Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Williams Lake, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YWL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YWL
- ICAO code
- CYWL
- City
- Williams Lake
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 52.1831° N, 122.0540° W
- Elevation
- 940 m (3,085 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YWL means Williams Lake Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYWL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.1831° N, 122.0540° W. It stands 940 metres (3,085 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Prince George, about 198 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Williams Lake Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,000 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 45.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,134 m 7,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Quesnel AirportQuesnel | YQZ | 99 km |
| Prince George (International) AirportPrince George | YXS | 194 km |
| Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional AirportKamloops | YKA | 199 km |
| Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake | YAA | 223 km |
| Whistler/Green Lake Water AerodromeWhistler | YWS | 235 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,845 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,959 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,401 km | 14 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,261 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,836 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,049 km | 3 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,677 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,465 km | 9 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,716 km | 15 h 50 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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