# Edmonton International Airport (YEG / CYEG)

**Edmonton International Airport** (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is a large airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It opened on 15 Nov 1960. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,353 m (11,000 ft). It is operated by Edmonton Airports. In 2024 it handled 7.5 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YEG / CYEG
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Edmonton Airports
- Owner: Transport Canada
- Serves: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Opened: 15 Nov 1960
- Elevation: 723 m / 2,373 ft
- Coordinates: 53.3097, -113.5800
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,353 m / 11,000 ft
- Passengers: 7,533,466 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Edmonton
- Website: https://flyeia.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmonton_International_Airport (27 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q269588
- Weather station: CYEG · WMO 71123
- Ident: CYEG

## Timeline

- 15 Nov 1960: Edmonton International Airport opens.
- 2 Jan 1973: Pacific Western Airlines Flight 3801. 5 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,353 m / 11,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 034° / 214° | yes |
| 12/30 | 3,109 m / 10,200 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 7,697,995 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 7,634,926 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 7,981,074 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 7,628,507 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 7,807,384 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 8,254,121 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 8,151,532 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 2,628,891 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 2,793,581 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 5,849,674 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 7,499,163 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 7,533,466 | Wikidata |

## Routes

38 destinations in 5 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (22)

- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 245 km / 152 mi · WestJet
- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 547 km / 340 mi · WestJet, Flair Airlines
- [YPY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypy.md) Fort Chipewyan Airport · Canada · 626 km / 389 mi · Air Tindi
- [YSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysm.md) Fort Smith Airport · Canada · 753 km / 468 mi · Air Tindi
- [YXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxx.md) Abbotsford International Airport · Canada · 775 km / 482 mi · Flair Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 809 km / 503 mi · WestJet, Air Canada, Flair Airlines
- [YHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhy.md) Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Canada · 848 km / 527 mi · Air Tindi
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 861 km / 535 mi · WestJet, Flair Airlines
- [YZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyzf.md) Yellowknife International Airport · Canada · 1,019 km / 633 mi · Canadian North, Air Canada, Air Tindi
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,187 km / 738 mi · WestJet
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,744 km / 1,084 mi · WestJet
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · WestJet
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,187 km / 1,359 mi · WestJet
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,213 km / 1,375 mi · WestJet
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,689 km / 1,671 mi · WestJet, Porter Airlines, Air Canada, Flair Airlines
- [YHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhm.md) John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · Canada · 2,703 km / 1,680 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 2,849 km / 1,770 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 2,969 km / 1,845 mi · Porter Airlines, Air Canada
- [YHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhu.md) Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport · Canada · 2,988 km / 1,857 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 3,682 km / 2,288 mi · WestJet
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,697 km / 2,297 mi · WestJet
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 4,246 km / 2,638 mi · WestJet

### Seasonal (21)

- [YQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqq.md) Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox · Canada · 878 km / 546 mi · WestJet
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,187 km / 738 mi · Flair Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,397 km / 868 mi · WestJet
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,919 km / 1,192 mi · Porter Airlines
- [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 2,178 km / 1,353 mi · WestJet
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,213 km / 1,375 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cykf.md) Region of Waterloo International Airport · Canada · 2,654 km / 1,649 mi · Flair Airlines
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 2,849 km / 1,770 mi · WestJet
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 3,369 km / 2,093 mi · WestJet, Porter Airlines
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 3,408 km / 2,118 mi · WestJet
- [YQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqm.md) Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport · Canada · 3,532 km / 2,195 mi · WestJet
- [YYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyg.md) Charlottetown Airport · Canada · 3,624 km / 2,252 mi · WestJet
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,697 km / 2,297 mi · Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 3,815 km / 2,371 mi · WestJet
- [YYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyt.md) St. John's International Airport · Canada · 4,219 km / 2,622 mi · WestJet
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 4,246 km / 2,638 mi · Air Canada Rouge, Flair Airlines
- [HUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmbt.md) Bahías de Huatulco International Airport · Mexico · 4,439 km / 2,758 mi · WestJet
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 4,922 km / 3,058 mi · WestJet
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 4,934 km / 3,066 mi · WestJet, Air Canada Rouge
- [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 5,110 km / 3,175 mi · WestJet
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 5,160 km / 3,206 mi · WestJet

### Cargo (4)

- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 245 km / 152 mi · FedEx Express
- [YZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyzf.md) Yellowknife International Airport · Canada · 1,019 km / 633 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,689 km / 1,671 mi · FedEx Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 2,744 km / 1,705 mi · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YEG, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- F8 [Flair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flair-airlines) · 9
- ALZ [Alta Flights](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alta-flights)

### Passenger (6)

- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 28
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 9
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 4
- 8T [Air Tindi](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tindi) · 4
- RV [Air Canada Rouge](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-rouge) · 2 · seasonal
- 5T [Canadian North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/canadian-north) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3
- J4 [Buffalo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buffalo-airways) · 1

Former hub of [Swoop](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/swoop), [Wardair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wardair).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.5M (2024) | #263 of 3,974 | #62 in North America | #5 in CA |
| Longest runway | 3,353 m / 11,000 ft | =658 of 29,858 | =157 in North America | =8 in CA |
| Elevation | 723 m / 2,373 ft | =7,360 of 43,403 | =3,429 in North America | =203 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1960 | =4,584 of 15,079 | =3,130 in North America | =46 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AAS | TWR VFR ADVSY SVC | 118.300 |
| APP | APP | 118.300 |
| ARR | ARR | 120.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.000 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 124.100 |
| DEP | DEP | 133.650 |
| FSS | RDO | 122.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| INFO | FLT TECH AVN INC | 123.000 |
| INFO | EXEC FLT CTR | 122.950 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [CA-1291](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-1291.md) (Duplicate)YEG · 0.0 km / 0.0 mi
- [CFQ7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cfq7.md) Edmonton / Gartner Airport · 8.8 km / 5.5 mi
- [CMF2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cmf2.md) Edmonton / Calmar (Maplelane Farm) · 17 km / 11 mi
- [CPL6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cpl6.md) Parkland Airport · 24 km / 15 mi
- [CWL3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cwl3.md) Calmar/Wizard Lake Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [CRK2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/crk2.md) Millet/Creekview Airport · 26 km / 16 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Edmonton International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edmonton_International_Airport&oldid=1376721167), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg/data