AirportsCharlottetown Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Charlottetown, in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYG.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYG
- ICAO code
- CYYG
- City
- Charlottetown
- State or region
- Prince Edward Island
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.2889° N, 63.1252° W
- Elevation
- 49 m (160 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,134 m (7,002 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYG means Charlottetown Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYG. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.2889° N, 63.1252° W. It stands 49 metres (160 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Dartmouth, about 183 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Halifax, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Charlottetown Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,134 metres (7,002 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 43.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,134 m 7,002 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 10/28 | 2,134 m 7,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International AirportMoncton | YQM | 121 km |
| Halifax / Stanfield International AirportHalifax | YHZ | 159 km |
| Îles-de-la-Madeleine AirportLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine | YGR | 163 km |
| Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy AirportSydney | YQY | 237 km |
| Saint John AirportSaint John | YSJ | 240 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,780 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,508 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,943 km | 12 h 30 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,477 km | 5 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,063 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,793 km | 6 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,570 km | 18 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,630 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,824 km | 20 h 45 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.