AirportsFort St John / North Peace Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fort Saint John, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXJ
- ICAO code
- CYXJ
- City
- Fort Saint John
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 56.2381° N, 120.7400° W
- Elevation
- 695 m (2,280 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,106 m (6,909 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXJ means Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXJ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 56.2381° N, 120.7400° W. It stands 695 metres (2,280 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Dawson Creek, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,106 metres (6,909 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 47.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,106 m 6,909 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 2,042 m 6,698 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie | YQU | 165 km |
| Peace River AirportPeace River | YPE | 204 km |
| Prince George (International) AirportPrince George | YXS | 289 km |
| Fort Nelson AirportFort Nelson | YYE | 309 km |
| High Level AirportHigh Level | YOJ | 341 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,437 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,542 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,947 km | 13 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,848 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,778 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,486 km | 3 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,457 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,323 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,973 km | 16 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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