AirportsChurchill Falls Airport is a small airport serving Churchill Falls, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is ZUM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- ZUM
- ICAO code
- CZUM
- City
- Churchill Falls
- State or region
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Small airport
- Coordinates
- 53.5619° N, 64.1064° W
- Elevation
- 440 m (1,442 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,676 m (5,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, ZUM means Churchill Falls Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CZUM. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.5619° N, 64.1064° W. It stands 440 metres (1,442 feet) above sea level.
Runways
Churchill Falls Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,676 metres (5,500 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 90.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,676 m 5,500 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wabush AirportWabush | YWK | 197 km |
| Schefferville AirportSchefferville | YKL | 223 km |
| Goose Bay AirportGoose Bay | YYR | 245 km |
| Natuashish AirportNatuashish | YNP | 322 km |
| Hopedale AirportHopedale | YHO | 327 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,148 km | 12 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 10,949 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 9,505 km | 11 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,167 km | 5 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,609 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 4,731 km | 6 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,810 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,842 km | 12 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,498 km | 20 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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