AirportsPrince George (International) Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Prince George, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXS
- ICAO code
- CYXS
- City
- Prince George
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.8843° N, 122.6666° W
- Elevation
- 691 m (2,267 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,490 m (11,450 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXS means Prince George (International) Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXS. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.8843° N, 122.6666° W. It stands 691 metres (2,267 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Prince George (International) Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,490 metres (11,450 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 4.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,490 m 11,450 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06/24 | 1,714 m 5,624 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 01/19 | 1,149 m 3,769 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quesnel AirportQuesnel | YQZ | 96 km |
| Williams Lake AirportWilliams Lake | YWL | 194 km |
| Burns Lake AirportBurns Lake | YPZ | 221 km |
| Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake | YAA | 237 km |
| Grande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie | YQU | 283 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,653 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,766 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,214 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,131 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,880 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,243 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,528 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,339 km | 9 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,757 km | 15 h 50 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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