Port Hardy Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Port Hardy, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YZT.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YZT
- ICAO code
- CYZT
- City
- Port Hardy
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 50.6806° N, 127.3670° W
- Elevation
- 22 m (71 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YZT means Port Hardy Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYZT. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 50.6806° N, 127.3670° W. It stands 22 metres (71 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Campbell River, about 168 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Port Hardy Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 1,524 metres (5,000 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 121.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08/26 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 16/34 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Port McNeill AirportPort McNeill | YMP | 27 km |
| Alert Bay AirportAlert Bay | YAL | 34 km |
| Sullivan Bay Seaplane BaseSullivan Bay | YTG | 44 km |
| Greenway Sound Seaplane BaseBroughton Island | YGN | 45 km |
| Big Bay Seaplane BaseStuart Island | YIG | 161 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,882 km | 13 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,008 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,568 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,605 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,212 km | 5 h 35 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,998 km | 2 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,472 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,217 km | 9 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,312 km | 15 h 20 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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