# Regina International Airport (YQR / CYQR) **Regina International Airport** (IATA: YQR, ICAO: CYQR) is a medium airport in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It opened in 1928. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,408 m (7,900 ft). It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2022 it handled 764 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqr ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: YQR / CYQR - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Transport Canada - Serves: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada - Opened: 1928 - Elevation: 577 m / 1,894 ft - Coordinates: 50.4319, -104.6609 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 2,408 m / 7,900 ft - Passengers: 764,128 (2022) - Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Regina - Website: https://www.yqr.ca/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regina_International_Airport (17 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1571015 - Weather station: CYQR · WMO 71863 - Ident: CYQR ## Timeline - 1928: Regina International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 2,408 m / 7,900 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes | | 08/26 | 1,890 m / 6,200 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2011 | 1,141,177 | Wikidata | | 2012 | 1,185,715 | Wikidata | | 2013 | 1,238,358 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 1,262,577 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 1,255,957 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 1,262,899 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 1,219,311 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 1,238,239 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 1,168,390 | Wikidata | | 2020 | 362,709 | Wikidata | | 2021 | 357,694 | Wikidata | | 2022 | 764,128 | Wikidata | ## Routes 14 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (7) - [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 531 km / 330 mi · WestJet Encore - [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 661 km / 411 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore - [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 690 km / 429 mi · WestJet Encore - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,054 km / 655 mi · WestJet Encore - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,176 km / 731 mi · United Express - [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,333 km / 828 mi · Air Canada - [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,028 km / 1,260 mi · WestJet, Air Canada ### Seasonal (7) - [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 1,047 km / 651 mi · WestJet Encore - [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,333 km / 828 mi · WestJet - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,983 km / 1,232 mi · WestJet - [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 3,065 km / 1,905 mi · WestJet - [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 3,102 km / 1,927 mi · WestJet - [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,309 km / 2,056 mi · WestJet - [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 3,620 km / 2,249 mi · WestJet ### Cargo (2) - [YXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxe.md) Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Canada · 240 km / 149 mi · Cargojet, SkyLink Express - [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 531 km / 330 mi · Cargojet, SkyLink Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YQR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 8 - WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 5 - AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ### Cargo (2) - W8 [Cargojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargojet) · 2 - SLQ [SkyLink Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skylink-express) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 764K (2022) | #931 of 3,974 | #227 in North America | #17 in CA | | Longest runway | 2,408 m / 7,900 ft | =2,818 of 29,858 | #613 in North America | #41 in CA | | Elevation | 577 m / 1,894 ft | =9,428 of 43,403 | =4,256 in North America | #372 in CA | | Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =3 in CA | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/G | MF REGINA RDO | 118.600 | | ARR | ARR | 120.100 | | ATIS | ATIS | 127.000 | | CNTR | WINNIPEG | 123.800 | | DEP | DEP | 120.100 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RCO | EDMONTON RDO | 122.500 | | TWR | TWR | 118.600 | ## Nearby airports - [CPB5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cpb5.md) Pilot Butte Airport · 17 km / 10 mi - [CA-0432](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-0432.md) Regina / Aerogate Airport · 19 km / 12 mi - [CWC1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cwc1.md) White City (Radomsky) Airport · 25 km / 16 mi - [CKH8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckh8.md) Lumsden (Colhoun) Airport · 28 km / 17 mi - [CA-0427](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-0427.md) Disley Airport · 35 km / 22 mi - [CKL9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckl9.md) Regina Beach Airport · 42 km / 26 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: “Regina International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Regina_International_Airport&oldid=1365249819), revision of 21 Jul 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/cyqr/data