# London International Airport (YXU / CYXU)

**London International Airport** (IATA: YXU, ICAO: CYXU) is a medium airport in London, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,682 m (8,800 ft). It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2022 it handled 229 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YXU / CYXU
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Transport Canada
- Serves: London, Ontario, Canada
- Opened: 1943
- Elevation: 278 m / 912 ft
- Coordinates: 43.0328, -81.1490
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,682 m / 8,800 ft
- Passengers: 229,241 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Toronto
- Website: https://www.flylondon.ca/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_International_Airport (20 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1431928
- Weather station: CYXU · WMO 71623
- Ident: CYXU

## Timeline

- 1943: London International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,682 m / 8,800 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes |
| 09/27 | 1,920 m / 6,300 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 078° / 258° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 458,482 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 466,412 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 456,545 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 478,713 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 477,704 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 514,685 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 513,278 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 533,846 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 683,155 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 202,556 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 103,003 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 229,241 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (1)

- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 2,620 km / 1,628 mi · WestJet

### Seasonal (6)

- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,446 km / 899 mi · WestJet
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,624 km / 1,009 mi · Porter Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,888 km / 1,173 mi · Porter Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 2,503 km / 1,555 mi · WestJet, Porter Airlines, Air Transat
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 2,744 km / 1,705 mi · Porter Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 2,974 km / 1,848 mi · WestJet, Air Transat

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 4 · seasonal
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 4
- TS [Air Transat](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-transat) · 2 · seasonal

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 229K (2022) | #1,479 of 3,974 | #328 in North America | #33 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,682 m / 8,800 ft | =1,953 of 29,858 | =430 in North America | #30 in CA |
| Elevation | 278 m / 912 ft | =19,231 of 43,403 | =8,750 in North America | #779 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =35 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | MF | 119.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.800 |
| CNTR | TORONTO CNTR | 135.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.400 |

## Nearby airports

- [YQS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqs.md) St Thomas Municipal Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [YCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyce.md) Centralia / James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome · 40 km / 25 mi
- [CYFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfd.md) Brantford Municipal Airport · 66 km / 41 mi
- [YKF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cykf.md) Region of Waterloo International Airport · 78 km / 49 mi
- [CYGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cygd.md) Goderich Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [YZR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyzr.md) Chris Hadfield Airport · 94 km / 59 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: “London International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_International_Airport&oldid=1376239296), revision of 22 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/cyxu/data