YVR — Vancouver International Airport

Large airport in Vancouver, Canada.
IATA code
YVR
ICAO code
CYVR
Size
large
OurAirports class
Passengers
26,013,167
2025 · +2.7% on the year before
Nonstop routes
66
With open traffic data
Time zone
UTC−8 / UTC−7
America/Vancouver
Elevation
4 m
13 ft
Runways
3
Longest 3,505 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with Y

About YVR

Vancouver International Airport is a large airport serving Vancouver, Canada. It opened in 1929. 26,013,167 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 66 nonstop routes from YVR.

Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from YVR

Route Distance Passengers
YVR → SFO1,288 km 763,049
YVR → LAX1,739 km 737,226
YVR → SEA205 km 626,967
YVR → DEN1,792 km 432,412
YVR → FRA8,087 km 378,870
YVR → ICN8,221 km 188,788 (6 mo)
YVR → ORD2,839 km 324,537
YVR → LAS1,596 km 306,778
YVR → HNL4,354 km 277,995
YVR → DFW2,822 km 256,067
YVR → SYD12,484 km 242,637
YVR → EWR3,909 km 226,768
YVR → IAH3,171 km 182,792
YVR → AMS7,731 km 178,810
YVR → PDX403 km 176,497
YVR → DEL11,161 km 174,547
YVR → CDG7,949 km 173,814
YVR → PHX1,980 km 166,279
YVR → BNE11,830 km 166,019
YVR → MSP2,311 km 164,178
YVR → OGG4,301 km 157,056
YVR → PSP1,793 km 124,844
YVR → MUC8,365 km 123,633
YVR → SAN1,895 km 107,438
YVR → SLC1,283 km 106,283
YVR → IST9,612 km 96,431
YVR → JFK3,941 km 94,517
YVR → ATL3,618 km 88,354
YVR → SNA1,779 km 83,573
YVR → KEF5,703 km 56,719
YVR → MIA4,507 km 49,274
YVR → SMF1,173 km 46,532
YVR → DTW3,158 km 38,436
YVR → IAD3,772 km 37,751
YVR → KOA4,384 km 37,340
YVR → BOS4,045 km 32,695
YVR → CLT3,757 km 31,515
YVR → ANC2,141 km 27,025
YVR → AUS3,012 km 25,847
YVR → BNA3,284 km 20,578

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, BITRE (domestic May 2025 – Apr 2026, international Jul 2025 – Jun 2026) for routes in and out of Australia, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at YVR on flights to and from the US

  • AC Air Canada · 10,889 flights
  • QK Jazz Aviation LP · 9,052 flights
  • UA United Air Lines · 8,511 flights
  • OO SkyWest Airlines · 6,102 flights
  • WS Westjet · 5,871 flights
  • QX Horizon Air · 3,830 flights
  • AA American Airlines · 2,714 flights
  • DL Delta Air Lines · 1,482 flights
  • RV Air Canada rouge LP · 1,316 flights
  • 07Q Flair Airlines · 1,000 flights
  • B6 JetBlue Airways · 873 flights
  • AS Alaska Airlines · 172 flights
  • PD Porter Airlines Limited (PACL) · 132 flights
  • SY Sun Country Airlines · 70 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code Airport Distance
YCDNanaimo Airport52 km
WDNWaldron Airstrip55 km
ESDOrcas Island Airport58 km
SSWStuart Island Airpark58 km
YXXAbbotsford International Airport63 km
YYJVictoria International Airport63 km
RCERoche Harbor Airport65 km
BLIBellingham International Airport65 km
BYWBlakely Island Airport73 km
FRDFriday Harbor Airport75 km
LPSLopez Island Airport81 km
DTRDecatur Shores Airport82 km

Distance from YVR to the major hubs

Route Distance Passengers / year
YVR → LHR7,602 km —
YVR → DXB11,758 km —
YVR → CDG7,949 km 173,814
YVR → FRA8,087 km 378,870
YVR → IST9,612 km 96,431
YVR → AMS7,731 km 178,810
YVR → JFK3,941 km 94,517
YVR → ATL3,618 km 88,354
YVR → LAX1,739 km 737,226
YVR → SIN12,822 km —
YVR → HND7,577 km —
YVR → DOH11,740 km —

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
08R/26L3,505 m 61 mAsphalt
08L/26R3,030 m 61 mConcrete
13/312,225 m 61 mConcrete

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · 49.1939, -123.1840

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

Vancouver International Airport has the IATA code YVR and the ICAO code CYVR. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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