AirportsPangnirtung Airport is a small airport serving Pangnirtung, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXP
- ICAO code
- CYXP
- City
- Pangnirtung
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 66.1449° N, 65.7136° W
- Elevation
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 890 m (2,920 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXP means Pangnirtung Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXP. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 66.1449° N, 65.7136° W. It stands 23 metres (75 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Pangnirtung Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 890 metres (2,920 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 230.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06T/24T | 890 m 2,920 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Qikiqtarjuaq AirportQikiqtarjuaq | YVM | 172 km |
| Iqaluit AirportIqaluit | YFB | 297 km |
| Kimmirut AirportKimmirut | YLC | 417 km |
| Clyde River AirportClyde River | YCY | 496 km |
| Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) AirportKangiqsujuaq | YWB | 590 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,021 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 9,928 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 8,716 km | 11 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,872 km | 5 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,881 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,941 km | 6 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,465 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,498 km | 10 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,698 km | 19 h 25 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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