AirportsNorthwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat is a medium-sized airport serving Terrace, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXT
- ICAO code
- CYXT
- City
- Terrace
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.4685° N, 128.5760° W
- Elevation
- 217 m (713 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,285 m (7,497 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXT means Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.4685° N, 128.5760° W. It stands 217 metres (713 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
Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,285 metres (7,497 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 37.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,285 m 7,497 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 03/21 | 1,638 m 5,373 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Smithers AirportSmithers | YYD | 98 km |
| Prince Rupert AirportPrince Rupert | YPR | 123 km |
| Burns Lake AirportBurns Lake | YPZ | 170 km |
| Hyder Seaplane BaseHyder, United States | WHD | 184 km |
| Metlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla, United States | MTM | 206 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,461 km | 13 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,585 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,143 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,294 km | 9 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,264 km | 5 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,416 km | 3 h 25 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,177 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,965 km | 8 h 55 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,441 km | 15 h 30 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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