AirportsTaloyoak Airport is a small airport serving Taloyoak, in Nunavut, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYH
- ICAO code
- CYYH
- City
- Taloyoak
- State or region
- Nunavut
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 69.5467° N, 93.5767° W
- Elevation
- 28 m (92 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,225 m (4,020 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYH means Taloyoak Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYH. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 69.5467° N, 93.5767° W. It stands 28 metres (92 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Taloyoak Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,225 metres (4,020 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 140.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15T/33T | 1,225 m 4,020 ft | 30 m | Gravel | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gjoa Haven AirportGjoa Haven | YHK | 136 km |
| Kugaaruk AirportKugaaruk | YBB | 187 km |
| Naujaat AirportRepulse Bay | YUT | 454 km |
| Arctic Bay AirportArctic Bay | YAB | 490 km |
| Resolute Bay AirportResolute Bay | YRB | 577 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,080 km | 11 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,101 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,184 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,876 km | 6 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,415 km | 4 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,244 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,022 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,558 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,489 km | 17 h 55 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.
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