AirportsCalgary International Airport is a large airport serving Calgary, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYC
- ICAO code
- CYYC
- City
- Calgary
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 51.1188° N, 114.0099° W
- Elevation
- 1,084 m (3,557 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 4,267 m (14,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYC means Calgary International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYC. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 51.1188° N, 114.0099° W. It stands 1,084 metres (3,557 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Calgary International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 4,267 metres (14,000 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 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 4,267 m 14,000 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,863 m 12,675 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 11/29 | 2,438 m 8,000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lethbridge County AirportLethbridge | YQL | 186 km |
| Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International AirportCranbrook | YXC | 210 km |
| Edmonton International AirportEdmonton | YEG | 245 km |
| Medicine Hat Regional AirportMedicine Hat | YXH | 262 km |
| Glacier Park International AirportKalispell, United States | FCA | 313 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,089 km | 13 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,179 km | 15 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,460 km | 14 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,014 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,276 km | 4 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,943 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,169 km | 16 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,999 km | 10 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,186 km | 16 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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