# Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE / CYXE)

**Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport** (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE) is a large airport in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It opened on 1 Jun 1929. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,530 m (8,300 ft). It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2025 it handled 1.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YXE / CYXE
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Transport Canada
- Serves: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Opened: 1 Jun 1929
- Elevation: 504 m / 1,653 ft
- Coordinates: 52.1707, -106.7008
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,530 m / 8,300 ft
- Passengers: 1,516,840 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6 · America/Regina
- Website: https://skyxe.ca/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_John_G._Diefenbaker_International_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1430711
- Weather station: CYXE · WMO 71866
- Ident: CYXE

## Timeline

- 1 Jun 1929: Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,530 m / 8,300 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° | yes |
| 15/33 | 1,890 m / 6,200 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,482,615 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,443,446 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,452,349 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 1,462,751 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 1,518,980 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 1,488,810 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 462,580 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 439,927 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 952,051 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 1,277,077 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 1,469,224 | Wikidata |
| 2025 | 1,516,840 | Wikidata |

## Routes

19 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (13)

- [YPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypa.md) Prince Albert Glass Field · Canada · 135 km / 84 mi · Transwest Air
- [YVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvc.md) La Ronge Airport · Canada · 345 km / 214 mi · Transwest Air
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 480 km / 298 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 517 km / 321 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore
- [ZWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czwl.md) Wollaston Lake Airport · Canada · 697 km / 433 mi · Transwest Air
- [YNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cynl.md) Points North Landing Airport · Canada · 699 km / 434 mi · Transwest Air
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 707 km / 439 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YSF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysf.md) Stony Rapids Airport · Canada · 789 km / 490 mi · Transwest Air
- [ZFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czfd.md) Fond-du-Lac Airport · Canada · 797 km / 495 mi · Transwest Air
- [YBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybe.md) Uranium City Airport · Canada · 829 km / 515 mi · Transwest Air
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,205 km / 749 mi · WestJet, Air Canada
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,278 km / 794 mi · WestJet
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 2,210 km / 1,373 mi · WestJet, Porter Airlines, Air Canada

### Seasonal (5)

- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 918 km / 570 mi · WestJet Encore
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 2,126 km / 1,321 mi · WestJet
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 3,231 km / 2,008 mi · WestJet
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 3,504 km / 2,177 mi · WestJet
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 3,859 km / 2,398 mi · WestJet

### Cargo (2)

- [YQR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqr.md) Regina International Airport · Canada · 240 km / 149 mi · Cargojet, SkyLink Express
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 707 km / 439 mi · Cargojet, SkyLink Express

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (1)

- WEW [West Wind Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/west-wind-aviation)

### Passenger (5)

- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 8
- 9T [Transwest Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/transwest-air) · 7
- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 4
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 2
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 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 | 1.5M (2025) | #678 of 3,974 | #165 in North America | #13 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,530 m / 8,300 ft | =2,235 of 29,858 | #497 in North America | #35 in CA |
| Elevation | 504 m / 1,653 ft | =10,854 of 43,403 | =4,746 in North America | =453 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1929 | =369 of 15,079 | =78 in North America | =6 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.900 |
| A/G | MF SASKATOON RDO | 118.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 |
| CNTR | WINNIPEG CNTR | 134.325 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RCO | EDMONTON RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |

## Nearby airports

- [CRF5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/crf5.md) Saskatoon/Richter Field Airport · 12 km / 7.6 mi
- [CJN5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cjn5.md) Corman Air Park · 25 km / 16 mi
- [CA-0940](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-0940.md) Asquith Aerodrome · 36 km / 23 mi
- [CEW2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cew2.md) Combine World Field · 44 km / 27 mi
- [CJL9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cjl9.md) Radisson Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [CAN5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/can5.md) Allan Airport · 63 km / 39 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: “Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saskatoon_John_G._Diefenbaker_International_Airport&oldid=1368768450), revision of 11 Aug 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/cyxe/data