AirportsWhitecourt Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Whitecourt, in Alberta, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YZU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YZU
- ICAO code
- CYZU
- City
- Whitecourt
- State or region
- Alberta
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 54.1439° N, 115.7870° W
- Elevation
- 782 m (2,567 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,768 m (5,800 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YZU means Whitecourt Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYZU. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 54.1439° N, 115.7870° W. It stands 782 metres (2,567 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Edmonton, about 166 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Edmonton, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Whitecourt Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,768 metres (5,800 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 83.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 1,768 m 5,800 ft | 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edmonton International AirportEdmonton | YEG | 172 km |
| Grande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie | YQU | 230 km |
| Peace River AirportPeace River | YPE | 254 km |
| Bonnyville AirportBonnyville | YBY | 328 km |
| Calgary International AirportCalgary | YYC | 357 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,736 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,830 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,146 km | 13 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,833 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,435 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,256 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,846 km | 16 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,712 km | 9 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,185 km | 16 h 25 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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