AirportsLondon International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving London, in Ontario, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXU
- ICAO code
- CYXU
- City
- London
- State or region
- Ontario
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 43.0328° N, 81.1490° W
- Elevation
- 278 m (912 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,682 m (8,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXU means London International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXU. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 43.0328° N, 81.1490° W. It stands 278 metres (912 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
London International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,682 metres (8,800 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 25.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,682 m 8,800 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,920 m 6,300 ft | 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Region of Waterloo International AirportBreslau | YKF | 78 km |
| John C. Munro Hamilton International AirportHamilton | YHM | 100 km |
| Erie International Tom Ridge FieldErie, United States | ERI | 132 km |
| Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto | YYZ | 142 km |
| Billy Bishop Toronto City AirportToronto | YTZ | 157 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,750 km | 14 h 40 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,614 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,217 km | 14 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,848 km | 7 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 666 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,366 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,053 km | 18 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,342 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,427 km | 19 h 05 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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