AirportsFort Mcpherson Airport is a small airport serving Fort Mcpherson, in Northwest Territories, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZFM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZFM
- ICAO code
- CZFM
- City
- Fort Mcpherson
- State or region
- Northwest Territories
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 67.4070° N, 134.8602° W
- Elevation
- 35 m (116 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,067 m (3,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZFM means Fort Mcpherson Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CZFM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 67.4070° N, 134.8602° W. It stands 35 metres (116 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Fort Mcpherson Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,067 metres (3,500 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 217.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 1,067 m 3,500 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael AirportAklavik | LAK | 91 km |
| Inuvik Mike Zubko AirportInuvik | YEV | 115 km |
| Old Crow AirportOld Crow | YOC | 213 km |
| Fort Good Hope AirportFort Good Hope | YGH | 301 km |
| Tommy Kochon AirportColville Lake | YCK | 378 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 9,016 km | 11 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,131 km | 12 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,677 km | 12 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,260 km | 8 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 4,678 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,869 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 11,141 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 6,204 km | 8 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,822 km | 15 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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