YWG — Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
- IATA code
- YWG
- ICAO code
- CYWG
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 4,274,502
- 2025 · +2.2% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 14
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−6 / UTC−5
- America/Winnipeg
- Elevation
- 239 m
- 784 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 3,353 m
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About YWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is a large airport serving Winnipeg, Canada. It opened in 1925 and is run by Canadian Armed Forces and Transport Canada. 4,274,502 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 14 nonstop routes from YWG.
Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from YWG
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| YWG → MSP | 636 km | 155,601 |
| YWG → ORD | 1,139 km | 64,124 |
| YWG → DEN | 1,260 km | 33,843 |
| YWG → PHX | 2,196 km | 23,813 |
| YWG → ATL | 2,091 km | 21,658 |
| YWG → LAS | 2,109 km | 19,041 |
| YWG → MCO | 2,741 km | 17,732 |
| YWG → PSP | 2,383 km | 10,366 |
| YWG → FLL | 3,026 km | 5,715 |
| YWG → BNA | 1,753 km | 2,885 |
| YWG → GFK | 218 km | 209 |
| YWG → SFO | 2,423 km | 163 |
| YWG → MSY | 2,288 km | 102 |
| YWG → BWI | 2,013 km | 80 |
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. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at YWG on flights to and from the US
- OO SkyWest Airlines · 4,046 flights
- WS Westjet · 850 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YBR | Brandon Municipal Airport | 194 km |
| YQK | Kenora Airport | 207 km |
| YDV | Bloodvein River Airport | 212 km |
| GFK | Grand Forks International Airport | 218 km |
| TVF | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | 219 km |
Distance from YWG to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,353 m | 61 m | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 2,695 m | 61 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · 49.9100, -97.2399
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