# Calgary International Airport (YYC / CYYC)

**Calgary International Airport** (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC) is a large airport in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It opened in 1939. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,267 m (14,000 ft). It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2024 it handled 18.5 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YYC / CYYC
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Transport Canada
- Serves: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Opened: 1939
- Elevation: 1,084 m / 3,557 ft
- Coordinates: 51.1188, -114.0099
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 4,267 m / 14,000 ft
- Passengers: 18,488,330 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Edmonton
- Website: https://www.yyc.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_International_Airport (36 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1160343
- Weather station: CYYC · WMO 71877
- Ident: CYYC

## Timeline

- 1939: Calgary International Airport opens.
- 22 Mar 1984: Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 4,267 m / 14,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 180° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 3,863 m / 12,675 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 11/29 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 14,316,074 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 15,261,108 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 15,475,759 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 15,680,616 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 16,275,862 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 17,343,402 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 17,957,780 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 5,675,483 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 6,326,406 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 14,452,059 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 18,034,090 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 18,488,330 | Wikidata |

## Routes

34 destinations in 4 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (26)

- [YXC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxc.md) Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Canada · 210 km / 130 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 245 km / 152 mi · WestJet Encore, Air North
- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 401 km / 249 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyf.md) Penticton Airport · Canada · 438 km / 272 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YKA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyka.md) Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport · Canada · 454 km / 282 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxe.md) Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Canada · 517 km / 321 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqu.md) Grande Prairie Airport · Canada · 556 km / 345 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxx.md) Abbotsford International Airport · Canada · 639 km / 397 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cymm.md) Fort McMurray International Airport · Canada · 642 km / 399 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YQR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqr.md) Regina International Airport · Canada · 661 km / 411 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YXS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxs.md) Prince George (International) Airport · Canada · 661 km / 411 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YXJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxj.md) Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport · Canada · 721 km / 448 mi · WestJet Encore
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 727 km / 452 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 728 km / 452 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YCD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycd.md) Nanaimo Airport · Canada · 739 km / 459 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybr.md) Brandon Municipal Airport · Canada · 1,001 km / 622 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YXT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxt.md) Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat · Canada · 1,045 km / 649 mi · WestJet Encore
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,445 km / 898 mi · United Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 1,639 km / 1,018 mi · United Airlines
- [YXY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxy.md) Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport · Canada · 1,678 km / 1,043 mi · Air North
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,688 km / 1,049 mi · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,224 km / 1,382 mi · United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 2,451 km / 1,523 mi · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 2,813 km / 1,748 mi · United Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 7,167 km / 4,453 mi · KLM
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 11,540 km / 7,171 mi · Etihad Airways

### Seasonal (9)

- [YQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqq.md) Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox · Canada · 786 km / 488 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybl.md) Campbell River Airport · Canada · 806 km / 501 mi · WestJet Encore
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 883 km / 549 mi · WestJet Encore
- [YZF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyzf.md) Yellowknife International Airport · Canada · 1,262 km / 784 mi · WestJet Encore
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 2,224 km / 1,382 mi · American Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 3,133 km / 1,947 mi · United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 3,171 km / 1,970 mi · American Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 3,261 km / 2,026 mi · American Airlines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 3,276 km / 2,036 mi · American Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (7)

- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 21
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada)
- QK [Jazz Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazz-aviation)
- 4K [Kenn Borek Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenn-borek-air)
- ENJ [Lynx Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lynx-air)
- CNK [Sunwest Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sunwest-aviation)
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet)

### Passenger (6)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 5
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- 4N [Air North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-north) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1

Former hub of [Canadian Airlines International](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/canadian-airlines-international), [R1 Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/r1-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 18.5M (2024) | #124 of 3,974 | #36 in North America | #4 in CA |
| Longest runway | 4,267 m / 14,000 ft | #48 of 29,858 | #15 in North America | #1 in CA |
| Elevation | 1,084 m / 3,557 ft | #4,260 of 43,403 | #2,233 in North America | #36 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1939 | =1,029 of 15,079 | =343 in North America | =18 in CA |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =4 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | Calgary Arrivals (E) | 125.900 |
| CLD | Calgary Clearance | 120.825 |
| PAL | Edmonton Centre | 133.300 |
| DEP | Calgary Departures | 119.800 |
| GND | South Ground | 121.900 |
| VFR ADV | VFR Advisories | 119.400 |
| RCO | Edmonton Radio (FISE) | 123.375 |
| RMP | Apron I, 12-07Z | 121.300 |
| TWR | Calgary Tower, (W) | 118.400 |
| GND | North Ground | 125.350 |
| ATIS | Automatic Terminal Information System | 128.225 |
| PAL | Edmonton Centre | 124.525 |
| RMP | Apron II, 12-08Z | 129.700 |
| TWR | Calgary Tower, (E) | 236.600 |
| TWR | Calgary Tower, (E) | 118.875 |
| ARR | Calgary Arrivals (W) | 123.850 |
| ARR | Calgary Arrivals | 126.525 |

## Nearby airports

- [CEF4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cef4.md) Airdrie Aerodrome · 17 km / 11 mi
- [CFX8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cfx8.md) Chestermere (Kirkby Field) Airport · 20 km / 12 mi
- [CYBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybw.md) Calgary / Springbank Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [TIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cfq4.md) Cheadle Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [CFY4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cfy4.md) Winters Aire Park Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [CDJ5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cdj5.md) Strathmore (D.J. Murray) Airport · 31 km / 20 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #48

## 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: “Calgary International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Calgary_International_Airport&oldid=1376698850), 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/cyyc/data