Updated:
January 23, 2026
Canada
North America
Vancouver Airport (YVR)
Vancouver International Airport averages 312 flights per day to 115 destinations, with 39 domestic and 76 international routes. A total of 55 airlines operate at YVR, led by Air Canada. This airport provides direct service to 25 countries across four continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and the United States as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Vancouver connects to Singapore, with a typical flight time of 14 hrs 40 mins.
- Destinations
- 115 (39 domestic · 76 international)
- Flights per day
- 312 (189 domestic · 124 international)
- Busiest Route
- Calgary (26/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Singapore 14 hrs 40 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Nanaimo (YCD) 20 mins
- Top Airline
- Air Canada (61 routes)
- Top Country
- Canada (189 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 11,480 ft / 3,499 m
Weather in Vancouver
115 Destinations from Vancouver Airport (YVR)
This week, 115 active routes depart from Vancouver International Airport. The busiest route connects Vancouver with Calgary and is operated by 5 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Singapore, and the shortest flight is to Nanaimo (YCD).
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Calgary |
YVR → YYC
2 hrs |
Air Canada, CFAFR, Flair Airlines, Morningstar Air Express, WestJet5 |
| 22 | Toronto |
YVR → YYZ
4 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada, Chartright Air, Flair Airlines, Morningstar Air Express, Porter Airlines, WestJet6 |
| 17 | Kelowna |
YVR → YLW
1 hr 15 mins |
Air Canada, Air North, Central Mountain Air, Helijet International, WestJet5 |
| 16 | Edmonton |
YVR → YEG
2 hrs 15 mins |
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, WestJet3 |
| 16 | Victoria (YYJ) |
YVR → YYJ
25 mins |
Air Canada, Air North, Morningstar Air Express, Pacific Coastal Airlines, WestJet5 |
| 14 | Seattle (SEA) |
YVR → SEA
1 hr 5 mins |
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines3 |
| 8 | San Francisco |
YVR → SFO
2 hrs 45 mins |
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, United Airlines3 |
| 8 | Prince George |
YVR → YXS
1 hr 25 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 6 | Los Angeles |
YVR → LAX
2 hrs 55 mins |
Air Canada, United Airlines, WestJet3 |
| 6 | Terrace |
YVR → YXT
1 hr 45 mins |
Air Canada, Central Mountain Air, WestJet3 |
| 6 | Winnipeg |
YVR → YWG
3 hrs |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 5 | Cancún |
YVR → CUN
5 hrs 50 mins |
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, WestJet3 |
| 5 | Nanaimo (ZNA) |
YVR → ZNA
25 mins |
Harbour Air1 |
| 5 | Comox |
YVR → YQQ
50 mins |
Air Canada, Pacific Coastal Airlines, WestJet3 |
| 5 | Montreal |
YVR → YUL
5 hrs 10 mins |
Air Canada, Porter Airlines2 |
| 5 | Whitehorse |
YVR → YXY
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada, Air North2 |
| 5 | Hong Kong |
YVR → HKG
12 hrs 45 mins |
Air Canada, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines3 |
| 5 | Kamloops |
YVR → YKA
1 hr |
Air Canada, Central Mountain Air2 |
| 4 | Denver (DEN) |
YVR → DEN
3 hrs |
Air Canada, United Airlines2 |
| 4 | Nanaimo (YCD) |
YVR → YCD
20 mins |
Air Canada, Morningstar Air Express, WestJet3 |
| 4 | Las Vegas |
YVR → LAS
2 hrs 50 mins |
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, Sunwing, WestJet4 |
| 4 | Saskatoon |
YVR → YXE
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 4 | Mexico City |
YVR → MEX
5 hrs 10 mins |
Aeromexico, Air Canada, Flair Airlines3 |
| 4 | Puerto Vallarta |
YVR → PVR
4 hrs 40 mins |
Air Canada, Flair Airlines, WestJet3 |
| 4 | Ottawa |
YVR → YOW
4 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada, Porter Airlines2 |
| 4 | Seoul |
YVR → ICN
10 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada, Korean Air, T'Way Air3 |
| 4 | Fort St.John |
YVR → YXJ
1 hr 40 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 3 | Honolulu |
YVR → HNL
5 hrs 45 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 3 | Regina |
YVR → YQR
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 3 | Tokyo (NRT) |
YVR → NRT
9 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada, Japan Airlines, ZIPAIR Tokyo3 |
| 3 | Portland |
YVR → PDX
1 hr 30 mins |
Air Canada, NetJets Aviation2 |
| 3 | Sydney |
YVR → SYD
13 hrs |
Air Canada, Qantas2 |
| 3 | Kahului |
YVR → OGG
5 hrs 50 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 3 | Powell River |
YVR → YPW
40 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 2 | Cranbrook |
YVR → YXC
1 hr 25 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 2 | Taipei |
YVR → TPE
11 hrs 45 mins |
China Airlines, EVA Air, Sichuan Airlines3 |
| 2 | Yellowknife |
YVR → YZF
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada, Air North2 |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth |
YVR → DFW
4 hrs 10 mins |
American Airlines, Qatar Airways2 |
| 2 | London |
YVR → LHR
9 hrs 5 mins |
Air Canada, British Airways2 |
| 2 | Auckland |
YVR → AKL
12 hrs 10 mins |
Air Canada, Air New Zealand2 |
| 2 | Palm Springs |
YVR → PSP
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 2 | Phoenix |
YVR → PHX
3 hrs 5 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 2 | San José del Cabo |
YVR → SJD
4 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 2 | Chicago |
YVR → ORD
4 hrs |
Air Canada, United Airlines2 |
| 2 | San Diego |
YVR → SAN
3 hrs |
Air Canada1 |
| 2 | Williams Lake |
YVR → YWL
1 hr 10 mins |
Central Mountain Air, Pacific Coastal Airlines2 |
| 2 | Campbell River |
YVR → YBL
50 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 2 | Manila |
YVR → MNL
12 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada, Philippine Airlines2 |
| 2 | Quesnel |
YVR → YQZ
1 hr 15 mins |
Central Mountain Air, Pacific Coastal Airlines2 |
| 2 | Victoria (YWH) |
YVR → YWH
25 mins |
Harbour Air1 |
| 2 | Ganges Harbour Salt Spring | YVR → — | Harbour Air1 |
| 2 | Penticton |
YVR → YYF
55 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 2 | Trail |
YVR → YZZ
1 hr 15 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 1 | Smithers |
YVR → YYD
1 hr 45 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | Brisbane |
YVR → BNE
12 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | Shanghai |
YVR → PVG
11 hrs 35 mins |
Air Canada, China Eastern Airlines2 |
| 1 | Bangkok |
YVR → BKK
14 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | Minneapolis |
YVR → MSP
3 hrs 30 mins |
Delta Air Lines1 |
| 1 | New York |
YVR → JFK
5 hrs 10 mins |
JetBlue Airways1 |
| 1 | Port Hardy |
YVR → YZT
1 hr 5 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 1 | Prince Rupert |
YVR → YPR
1 hr 40 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | Salt Lake City |
YVR → SLC
2 hrs 25 mins |
Delta Air Lines1 |
| 1 | Tofino |
YVR → YAZ
55 mins |
Harbour Air, Pacific Coastal Airlines2 |
| 1 | Tokyo (HND) |
YVR → HND
9 hrs 50 mins |
ANA1 |
| 1 | Beijing |
YVR → PEK
11 hrs 30 mins |
Air Canada, Air China2 |
| 1 | Bella Bella |
YVR → ZEL
1 hr 15 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 1 | Bella Coola |
YVR → QBC
1 hr 10 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 1 | Frankfurt-am-Main |
YVR → FRA
9 hrs 50 mins |
Lufthansa1 |
| 1 | Hamilton |
YVR → YHM
4 hrs 15 mins |
Porter Airlines1 |
| 1 | Houston |
YVR → IAH
4 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | New Delhi |
YVR → DEL
13 hrs |
Air India1 |
| 1 | Newark |
YVR → EWR
5 hrs |
Air Canada1 |
| 1 | Sandspit |
YVR → YZP
1 hr 45 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 6/week | Paris |
YVR → CDG
9 hrs 45 mins |
Air France1 |
| 6/week | Sacramento |
YVR → SMF
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 6/week | Santa Ana |
YVR → SNA
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 6/week | Santa María Huatulco |
YVR → HUX
5 hrs 30 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 6/week | Singapore |
YVR → SIN
14 hrs 40 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 5/week | Guadalajara |
YVR → GDL
5 hrs 5 mins |
Flair Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Kailua/Kona |
YVR → KOA
5 hrs 55 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 5/week | Reykjavik |
YVR → KEF
6 hrs 30 mins |
Icelandair1 |
| 4/week | Atlanta |
YVR → ATL
4 hrs 50 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 4/week | Lihue |
YVR → LIH
5 hrs 40 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 4/week | Masset |
YVR → ZMT
1 hr 40 mins |
Pacific Coastal Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Mazatlán |
YVR → MZT
4 hrs 25 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 4/week | Miami |
YVR → MIA
5 hrs 45 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 4/week | Munich |
YVR → MUC
9 hrs 20 mins |
Lufthansa1 |
| 3/week | Amsterdam |
YVR → AMS
9 hrs 30 mins |
KLM1 |
| 3/week | Castlegar |
YVR → YCG
1 hr 20 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 3/week | Fort McMurray |
YVR → YMM
2 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 3/week | Istanbul |
YVR → IST
11 hrs 30 mins |
Turkish Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Ixtapa |
YVR → ZIH
5 hrs 20 mins |
Air Canada, WestJet2 |
| 3/week | Nadi |
YVR → NAN
10 hrs 55 mins |
Fiji Airways1 |
| 2/week | Chengdu |
YVR → TFU
10 hrs 55 mins |
Sichuan Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Guangzhou |
YVR → CAN
11 hrs 40 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 2/week | San Jose | YVR → SJC | NetJets Aviation1 |
| 2/week | Seattle (BFI) |
YVR → BFI
1 hr 5 mins |
Flexjet, Saga Airlines2 |
| 2/week | Vancouver | YVR → CXH | BGBHJ, Harbour Air2 |
| 2/week | Vienna | YVR → VIE | Air India1 |
| 2/week | Xiamen |
YVR → XMN
12 hrs 20 mins |
Xiamen Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Qualicum | YVR → — | SpiceJet1 |
| 1/week | Denver (APA) |
YVR → APA
3 hrs 10 mins |
NetJets Aviation1 |
| 1/week | Fort Lauderdale |
YVR → FLL
5 hrs 50 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 1/week | Hayward |
YVR → HWD
2 hrs 35 mins |
CTP1 |
| 1/week | Liberia |
YVR → LIR
6 hrs 35 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 1/week | Mumbai | YVR → BOM | SpiceJet1 |
| 1/week | Oakland |
YVR → OAK
2 hrs 30 mins |
CTP1 |
| 1/week | Orlando |
YVR → MCO
5 hrs 40 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 1/week | Scottsdale |
YVR → SCF
3 hrs 35 mins |
ADS1 |
| 1/week | Shenzhen |
YVR → SZX
12 hrs 15 mins |
Hainan Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Teterboro | YVR → TEB | ADS1 |
| 1/week | Varadero |
YVR → VRA
5 hrs 40 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 1/week | White Plains |
YVR → HPN
5 hrs 30 mins |
VJA1 |
| 1/week | Zurich | YVR → ZRH | VistaJet1 |
| 1/week | Terreys | YVR → — | Air Canada1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Vancouver International Airport is served by 55 airlines, with Air Canada in the lead at 31% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 54% of routes. 37 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 46 airlines operate international routes, compared with 13 serving domestic routes. Air Canada is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Singapore with a flight time of 14 hrs 40 mins.
- Air Canada61 routes
- WestJet32 routes
- Pacific Coastal Airlines13 routes
- Flair Airlines9 routes
- Central Mountain Air5 routes
- Harbour Air5 routes
- Morningstar Air Express4 routes
- Porter Airlines4 routes
- Air North4 routes
- United Airlines4 routes
- Delta Air Lines3 routes
- NetJets Aviation3 routes
- Sichuan Airlines2 routes
- Lufthansa2 routes
- Air India2 routes
- SpiceJet2 routes
- CTP2 routes
- ADS2 routes
- CFAFR1 route
- Chartright Air1 route
- Helijet International1 route
- Alaska Airlines1 route
- Cathay Pacific1 route
- Hong Kong Airlines1 route
- Sunwing1 route
- Aeromexico1 route
- Korean Air1 route
- T'Way Air1 route
- Japan Airlines1 route
- ZIPAIR Tokyo1 route
- Qantas1 route
- China Airlines1 route
- EVA Air1 route
- American Airlines1 route
- Qatar Airways1 route
- British Airways1 route
- Air New Zealand1 route
- Philippine Airlines1 route
- China Eastern Airlines1 route
- JetBlue Airways1 route
- ANA1 route
- Air China1 route
- Air France1 route
- Icelandair1 route
- KLM1 route
- Turkish Airlines1 route
- Fiji Airways1 route
- China Southern Airlines1 route
- Flexjet1 route
- Saga Airlines1 route
- BGBHJ1 route
- Xiamen Airlines1 route
- Hainan Airlines1 route
- VJA1 route
- VistaJet1 route
Vancouver International Airport provides direct service to 25 countries across four continents. The route network is 34% domestic and 66% international, with Seattle (SEA), United States serving as the primary international destination.
- Canada189/day
- United States68/day
- Mexico18/day
- Hong Kong SAR China5/day
- Japan4/day
- Australia4/day
- South Korea4/day
- China3/day
- Taiwan2/day
- United Kingdom2/day
- New Zealand2/day
- Philippines2/day
- Germany2/day
- India1/day
- Thailand1/day
- France6/week
- Singapore6/week
- Iceland5/week
- Netherlands3/week
- Turkey3/week
- Fiji3/week
- Austria2/week
- Costa Rica1/week
- Cuba1/week
- Switzerland1/week
Global Rankings of Vancouver Airport (YVR)
This snapshot shows how Vancouver Airport (YVR) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #101 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #204 – Domestic Destination Count
- #87 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #75 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #77 – Domestic Flight Count
- #83 – International Flight Count
- #146 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #50 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #76 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #81 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
8 Runways at Vancouver Airport (YVR)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08R | 11,480 ft · 3,499 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 26L | 11,480 ft · 3,499 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 08L | 9,925 ft · 3,025 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 26R | 9,925 ft · 3,025 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 13 | 7,297 ft · 2,224 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 31 | 7,297 ft · 2,224 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 26A | 3,500 ft · 1,067 m | 75 ft · 23 m | Closed |
| XX | 3,500 ft · 1,067 m | 75 ft · 23 m | Closed |
2 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 11,480 ft / 3,499 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Vancouver International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |