AirportsGoose Bay Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Goose Bay, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYR
- ICAO code
- CYYR
- City
- Goose Bay
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.3192° N, 60.4258° W
- Elevation
- 49 m (160 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,367 m (11,046 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYR means Goose Bay Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYR. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.3192° N, 60.4258° W. It stands 49 metres (160 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Goose Bay Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,367 metres (11,046 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 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,367 m 11,046 ft | 64 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15/33 | 2,920 m 9,580 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rigolet AirportRigolet | YRG | 161 km |
| Postville AirportPostville | YSO | 182 km |
| Makkovik AirportMakkovik | YMN | 211 km |
| Cartwright AirportCartwright | YRF | 227 km |
| Hopedale AirportHopedale | YHO | 237 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,031 km | 12 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,805 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,325 km | 11 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,953 km | 5 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,730 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,973 km | 6 h 30 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,766 km | 17 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,943 km | 12 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,729 km | 20 h 40 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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