AirportsMedicine Hat Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Medicine Hat, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXH
- ICAO code
- CYXH
- City
- Medicine Hat
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.0189° N, 110.7210° W
- Elevation
- 717 m (2,352 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXH means Medicine Hat Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXH. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.0189° N, 110.7210° W. It stands 717 metres (2,352 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lethbridge, about 154 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Medicine Hat Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 117.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 860 m 2,820 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lethbridge County AirportLethbridge | YQL | 155 km |
| Havre City County AirportHavre, United States | HVR | 178 km |
| Calgary International AirportCalgary | YYC | 262 km |
| Great Falls International AirportGreat Falls, United States | GTF | 286 km |
| Glacier Park International AirportKalispell, United States | FCA | 320 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,244 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,323 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,534 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,956 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,034 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,895 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,417 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,259 km | 10 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,366 km | 16 h 35 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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