# Yellowknife International Airport (YZF / CYZF)

**Yellowknife International Airport** (IATA: YZF, ICAO: CYZF) is a medium airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. It opened in 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,286 m (7,500 ft). In 2024 it handled 493 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YZF / CYZF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Opened: 1944
- Elevation: 206 m / 675 ft
- Coordinates: 62.4628, -114.4400
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,286 m / 7,500 ft
- Passengers: 492,510 (2024)
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Edmonton
- Website: https://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/Airports/Yellowknife
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowknife_Airport (21 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2724008
- Weather station: CYZF · WMO 71936
- Ident: CYZF

## Timeline

- 1944: Yellowknife International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,286 m / 7,500 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes |
| 10/28 | 1,524 m / 5,000 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 116° / 294° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | 356,227 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 358,699 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 393,779 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 438,684 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 434,282 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 451,852 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 492,607 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 216,529 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 163,346 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 344,761 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 411,852 | Wikidata |
| 2024 | 492,510 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (23)

- [YFJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywe.md) Wekweètì Airport · Canada · 193 km / 120 mi · Air Tindi
- [YSG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylk.md) Lutselk'e Airport · Canada · 193 km / 120 mi · Air Tindi
- [YHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhy.md) Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Canada · 194 km / 121 mi · Canadian North, Air Tindi
- [YRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyra.md) Rae Lakes Airport · Canada · 233 km / 145 mi · Air Tindi
- [YSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysm.md) Fort Smith Airport · Canada · 302 km / 188 mi · Air Tindi
- [YFS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfs.md) Fort Simpson Airport · Canada · 362 km / 225 mi · Canadian North, Air Tindi
- [YPY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypy.md) Fort Chipewyan Airport · Canada · 449 km / 279 mi · Air Tindi
- [YCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyco.md) Kugluktuk Airport · Canada · 596 km / 370 mi · Canadian North
- [YVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvq.md) Norman Wells Airport · Canada · 680 km / 423 mi · Canadian North
- [YCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycb.md) Cambridge Bay Airport · Canada · 850 km / 528 mi · Canadian North
- [YHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhi.md) Ulukhaktok Holman Airport · Canada · 934 km / 580 mi · Canadian North
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 1,019 km / 633 mi · Canadian North, WestJet Encore, Air Canada, Air North, Air Tindi, Air Canada Express
- [YEV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyev.md) Inuvik Mike Zubko Airport · Canada · 1,088 km / 676 mi · Canadian North
- [YHK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhk.md) Gjoa Haven Airport · Canada · 1,089 km / 677 mi · Canadian North
- [YXY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxy.md) Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport · Canada · 1,104 km / 686 mi · Air North
- [YRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyrt.md) Rankin Inlet Airport · Canada · 1,136 km / 706 mi · Canadian North
- [YYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyh.md) Taloyoak Airport · Canada · 1,218 km / 757 mi · Canadian North
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,262 km / 784 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore
- [YBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybb.md) Kugaaruk Airport · Canada · 1,308 km / 813 mi · Canadian North
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,570 km / 976 mi · Air Canada Express
- [YFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfb.md) Iqaluit Airport · Canada · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · Canadian North
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,060 km / 1,901 mi · Air North
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 3,100 km / 1,926 mi · Canadian North

### Seasonal (2)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,570 km / 976 mi · Air North
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 3,100 km / 1,926 mi · Air North

### Cargo (8)

- [YHY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhy.md) Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Canada · 194 km / 121 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YWJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywj.md) Déline Airport · Canada · 536 km / 333 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyco.md) Kugluktuk Airport · Canada · 596 km / 370 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [ZFN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czfn.md) Tulita Airport · Canada · 611 km / 380 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YVQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvq.md) Norman Wells Airport · Canada · 680 km / 423 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YGH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cygh.md) Fort Good Hope Airport · Canada · 800 km / 497 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycb.md) Cambridge Bay Airport · Canada · 850 km / 528 mi · Buffalo Airways
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 1,019 km / 633 mi · Buffalo Airways

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (4)

- 5T [Canadian North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/canadian-north) · 14
- 8T [Air Tindi](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-tindi) · 8
- J4 [Buffalo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buffalo-airways) · 8
- [Arctic Sunwest Charters](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/arctic-sunwest-charters)

### Passenger (5)

- 4N [Air North](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-north) · 5
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 2
- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

Former hub of [Bradley Air Services](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bradley-air-services), [First Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/first-air).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 493K (2024) | #1,118 of 3,974 | #263 in North America | #21 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,286 m / 7,500 ft | =3,115 of 29,858 | =673 in North America | =46 in CA |
| Elevation | 206 m / 675 ft | =23,889 of 43,403 | =11,417 in North America | =989 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | #38 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/G | MF | 118.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.400 |
| CNTR | EDMONTON CNTR | 135.800 |
| FSS | RDO | 122.500 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [CRE2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cre2.md) Edzo Airport · 91 km / 56 mi
- [CTH2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cth2.md) Thor Lake Airport · 102 km / 63 mi
- [CEV9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cev9.md) Snare River Airport · 139 km / 86 mi
- [YFR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfr.md) Fort Resolution Airport · 148 km / 92 mi
- [GSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cfa7.md) Taltheilei Narrows Airport · 149 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: “Yellowknife Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellowknife_Airport&oldid=1376444252), revision of 24 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/cyzf/data