AirportsSt. John's International Airport is a large airport serving St. John's, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YYT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YYT
- ICAO code
- CYYT
- City
- St. John's
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 47.6186° N, 52.7519° W
- Elevation
- 141 m (461 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,591 m (8,502 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YYT means St. John's International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYYT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.6186° N, 52.7519° W. It stands 141 metres (461 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/St Johns, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
St. John's International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,591 metres (8,502 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 28.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 2,591 m 8,502 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 2,135 m 7,005 ft | 60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gander International AirportGander | YQX | 199 km |
| Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | FSP | 276 km |
| Miquelon AirportMiquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | MQC | 279 km |
| Deer Lake AirportDeer Lake | YDF | 386 km |
| St. Anthony AirportSt. Anthony | YAY | 484 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,175 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,834 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,206 km | 11 h 35 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 3,716 km | 5 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,841 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 5,558 km | 7 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,121 km | 17 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,683 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 17,509 km | 21 h 35 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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