AirportsSaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is a large airport serving Saskatoon, in Saskatchewan, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXE.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXE
- ICAO code
- CYXE
- City
- Saskatoon
- State or region
- Saskatchewan
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W
- Elevation
- 504 m (1,653 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,530 m (8,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXE means Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXE. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W. It stands 504 metres (1,653 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Regina, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,530 metres (8,300 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 29.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,530 m 8,300 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 1,890 m 6,200 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert Glass FieldPrince Albert | YPA | 135 km |
| Regina International AirportRegina | YQR | 240 km |
| Lloydminster AirportLloydminster | YLL | 260 km |
| La Ronge AirportLa Ronge | YVC | 345 km |
| Bonnyville AirportBonnyville | YBY | 359 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,031 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,091 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,231 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,590 km | 8 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,798 km | 3 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,232 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,407 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,331 km | 10 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,702 km | 17 h 00 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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