AirportsVancouver International Airport is a large airport serving Vancouver, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YVR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YVR
- ICAO code
- CYVR
- City
- Vancouver
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W
- Elevation
- 4 m (14 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,505 m (11,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YVR means Vancouver International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYVR. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 49.1939° N, 123.1840° W. It stands 4 metres (14 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Vancouver International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,505 metres (11,500 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 3.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 3,505 m 11,500 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 3,030 m 9,940 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,225 m 7,300 ft | 61 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Harbour Water AerodromeVancouver | CXH | 12 km |
| Montague Harbour Seaplane BaseGaliano Island | YMF | 37 km |
| Silva Bay Seaplane BaseGabriola Island | SYF | 38 km |
| Mayne Island Seaplane BaseMiners Bay | YAV | 39 km |
| Telegraph Harbour Seaplane BaseThetis Island | YBQ | 43 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,139 km | 13 h 55 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,258 km | 15 h 15 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,736 km | 14 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,579 km | 9 h 40 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,930 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,741 km | 2 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,813 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,558 km | 9 h 35 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,501 km | 15 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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