# Goose Bay Airport (YYR / CYYR)

**Goose Bay Airport** (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR) is a medium airport in Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,367 m (11,046 ft). It is operated by NATO. In 2019 it handled 182 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YYR / CYYR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: NATO
- Serves: Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 49 m / 160 ft
- Coordinates: 53.3192, -60.4258
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,367 m / 11,046 ft
- Passengers: 182,158 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC-4/-3 · America/Goose_Bay
- Website: http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/5w-5e/index-eng.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Goose_Bay (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1032124
- Weather station: CYYR · WMO 71816
- Ident: CYYR

## Timeline

- 1941: Goose Bay Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 3,367 m / 11,046 ft | 64 m / 209 ft | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |
| 15/33 | 2,920 m / 9,580 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 133° / 313° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 91,466 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 72,761 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 103,455 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 116,484 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 129,042 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 142,169 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 176,170 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 190,442 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 217,833 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 198,851 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 186,723 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 182,158 | Wikidata |

## Routes

12 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (12)

- [YSO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ccd4.md) Postville Airport · Canada · 182 km / 113 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyft.md) Makkovik Airport · Canada · 211 km / 131 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YHO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyho.md) Hopedale Airport · Canada · 237 km / 147 mi · PAL Airlines
- [ZUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czum.md) Churchill Falls Airport · Canada · 245 km / 152 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cnh2.md) Natuashish Airport · Canada · 293 km / 182 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YBX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybx.md) Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport · Canada · 303 km / 188 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YAY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyay.md) St. Anthony Airport · Canada · 364 km / 226 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cydp.md) Nain Airport · Canada · 368 km / 229 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YWK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywk.md) Wabush Airport · Canada · 432 km / 268 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cydf.md) Deer Lake Airport · Canada · 503 km / 313 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YQX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqx.md) Gander International Airport · Canada · 636 km / 395 mi · PAL Airlines
- [YYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyt.md) St. John's International Airport · Canada · 834 km / 518 mi · PAL Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- PB [PAL Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pal-airlines) · 12

Former hub of [Air Labrador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-labrador).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 182K (2019) | #1,575 of 3,974 | #350 in North America | #36 in CA |
| Longest runway | 3,367 m / 11,046 ft | #635 of 29,858 | #145 in North America | #7 in CA |
| Elevation | 49 m / 160 ft | =35,011 of 43,403 | =15,936 in North America | =1,247 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =26 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TML | Goose Bay Terminal | 119.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.100 |
| CNTR | GANDER CNTR | 120.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MIL | Ranger Base | 129.300 |
| OPS | WING OPS | 129.850 |
| PMSV | PMSV | 344.600 |
| RCO | Halifax Radio (FISE) | 123.475 |
| RDR | PAR | 119.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.100 |
| FBO | Wooward Aviation (Esso) | 122.900 |
| PAL | Gander Centre | 120.400 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 150 km / 93 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: “CFB Goose Bay”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CFB_Goose_Bay&oldid=1370695966), revision of 22 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/cyyr/data