AirportsSioux Lookout Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Sioux Lookout, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXL
- ICAO code
- CYXL
- City
- Sioux Lookout
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.1139° N, 91.9053° W
- Elevation
- 383 m (1,258 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,615 m (5,300 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXL means Sioux Lookout Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.1139° N, 91.9053° W. It stands 383 metres (1,258 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Kenora, about 189 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Winnipeg, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Sioux Lookout Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,615 metres (5,300 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 94.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,615 m 5,300 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Red Lake AirportRed Lake | YRL | 170 km |
| Cat Lake AirportCat Lake | YAC | 179 km |
| Kenora AirportKenora | YQK | 180 km |
| Pickle Lake AirportPickle Lake | YPL | 190 km |
| Fort Frances Municipal AirportFort Frances | YAG | 197 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,200 km | 14 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,176 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,035 km | 13 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,986 km | 7 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,757 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,807 km | 3 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,095 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,224 km | 11 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,679 km | 18 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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