AirportsWhitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Whitehorse, in Yukon, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YXY.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YXY
- ICAO code
- CYXY
- City
- Whitehorse
- State or region
- Yukon
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 60.7085° N, 135.0657° W
- Elevation
- 706 m (2,317 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,895 m (9,497 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YXY means Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYXY. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 60.7085° N, 135.0657° W. It stands 706 metres (2,317 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Whitehorse, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,895 metres (9,497 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 20.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 2,895 m 9,497 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 2,011 m 6,597 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skagway AirportSkagway, United States | SGY | 139 km |
| Haines AirportHaines, United States | HNS | 165 km |
| Excursion Inlet Seaplane BaseExcursion Inlet, United States | EXI | 255 km |
| Gustavus AirportGustavus, United States | GST | 256 km |
| Juneau International AirportJuneau, United States | JNU | 263 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,669 km | 12 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,795 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,410 km | 13 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,903 km | 8 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,639 km | 6 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,209 km | 4 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,492 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,368 km | 8 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,446 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
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.