Where is YYT airport?

YYT is a large airport in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, at 47.6186, -52.7519, 141 m above sea level.

What time zone is YYT in?

YYT is in the America/St_Johns time zone, UTC−3:30 / UTC−2:30 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use YYT?

1,398,117 passengers in 2025, according to Statistics Canada.

St. John's International Airport opened in 1941.

AirportMiles

YYT — St. John's International Airport

Flights on Google Skyscanner

Large airport in St. John's, Canada.

IATA code: YYT
ICAO code: CYYT
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,398,117; 2025 · +2.2% on the year before
Nonstop routes: 13; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−3:30 / UTC−2:30; America/St_Johns
Elevation: 141 m; 463 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,591 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with Y

About YYT

St. John's International Airport is a large airport serving St. John's, Canada. It opened in 1941 and is run by Transport Canada. 1,398,117 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 13 nonstop routes from YYT.

Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from YYT

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
YYT → MCO	Orlando, United States	3,257 km	11,054
YYT → TPA	Tampa, United States	3,374 km	1,765
YYT → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	4,039 km	759
YYT → BOS	Boston, United States	1,549 km	607
YYT → CLT	Charlotte, United States	2,708 km	478
YYT → ORD	Chicago, United States	2,825 km	308
YYT → PHX	Phoenix, United States	5,127 km	282
YYT → EWR	New York, United States	1,870 km	277
YYT → RDU	Raleigh, United States	2,510 km	267
YYT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	3,066 km	253
YYT → JFK	New York, United States	1,845 km	236
YYT → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	1,996 km	220
YYT → IAD	Washington, United States	2,212 km	198

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 YYT on flights to and from the US

WS Westjet · 95 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	Serves	Distance
YQX	Gander International Airport	Gander, Canada	199 km
FSP	Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport	Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon	276 km
MQC	Miquelon Airport	Miquelon-Langlade, Saint Pierre and Miquelon	279 km
YDF	Deer Lake Airport	Deer Lake, Canada	386 km
YAY	St. Anthony Airport	St. Anthony, Canada	484 km

Distance from YYT to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
YYT → LHR	London, United Kingdom	3,727 km	—
YYT → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	9,224 km	—
YYT → CDG	Paris, France	4,013 km	—
YYT → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	4,382 km	—
YYT → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	6,220 km	—
YYT → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4,049 km	—
YYT → JFK	New York, United States	1,845 km	236
YYT → ATL	Atlanta, United States	3,066 km	253
YYT → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	5,571 km	—
YYT → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	14,130 km	—
YYT → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,708 km	—
YYT → DOH	Doha, Qatar	8,974 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
10/28	2,591 m	61 m	Asphalt	Yes
16/34	2,135 m	60 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada · 47.6186, -52.7519

Map (OpenStreetMap) Airport website Wikipedia

Questions

St. John's International Airport has the IATA code YYT and the ICAO code CYYT. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

For travel agents: have an Amadeus booking? Read it in plain English with the free PNR converter.