Canada flag Saskatoon Airport (YXE)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: YXE | ICAO: CYXE | Elevation 1653 ft · 504 m | Local time —

Destinations
10
Flights / day
27
Busiest route
Calgary
Top airline
WestJet

Saskatoon Diefenbaker Airport averages 27 flights per day to 10 destinations, with eight domestic routes and one international route. A total of three airlines operate at YXE, led by WestJet. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Saskatoon Diefenbaker connects to Toronto, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 35 mins. Updated: July 16, 2026

Route Network

Saskatoon Diefenbaker Airport connects nine destinations worldwide, with Calgary standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Toronto, and the shortest flight is to Winnipeg.

Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
322 mi · 518 km
10
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 3 airlines
3 hr 35 mins
1,373 mi · 2,210 km
6
per day
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 50 mins
749 mi · 1,205 km
5
per day
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
439 mi · 707 km
2
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 55 mins
298 mi · 480 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
794 mi · 1,278 km
4
per week
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 1 airline
—
YXE → YUL
4
per week
Canada flag Kelowna (YLW) – Canada 1 airline
—
YXE → YLW
2
per week
Canada flag Halifax (YHZ) – Canada 1 airline
—
YXE → YHZ
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 16, 2026.

Saskatoon Diefenbaker Airport is served by three airlines, with WestJet in the lead at 69% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 100% of routes. one carrier operates only one route each. A total of one airline operate international routes, compared with three airlines serving domestic routes. Air Canada is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Toronto with a flight time of 3 hrs 35 mins.

WestJet (9 routes)
Air Canada (3 routes)
Porter Airlines (1 routes)

Saskatoon Diefenbaker Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 89% domestic and 11% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 26/day
United States of America - 1/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
3 min early
3 min (-677.8%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min late
4 min (-45.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
11 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
9 min early
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
20 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
—
Arrival
20 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
9 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
9 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
19 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
2 min early
3 min (-654.6%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (-254.5%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
1 min early
min (+4.3%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
1 min early
1 min (+48.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
18 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
6 min early
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 12

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 11

2026

Departure
4 min early
Arrival
6 min early
Cancelled
2

Jul 10

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 9

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
6

Jul 8

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
9 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 2

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
4

Jul 1

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
2

Jun 29

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jun 25

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
1 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
7 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 22

2026

Departure
3 min early
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 20

2026

Departure
2 min early
Arrival
5 min early
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#657 (27 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#974 (10 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,278 ft 2,523 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,278 ft 2,523 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
6,204 ft 1,891 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
6,204 ft 1,891 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt

Runway Length

75 aircraft cannot operate at Saskatoon Diefenbaker Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,278 ft (2,523 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Vickers VC10 8,281 ft 2,524 m 6,381 ft 1,945 m
Boeing 737 Convertible 8,284 ft 2,525 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 737-400 8,333 ft 2,540 m 5,052 ft 1,540 m
Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call 4,701 ft 1,433 m 8,366 ft 2,550 m
Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy 8,399 ft 2,560 m 3,599 ft 1,097 m
Boeing 737 MAX 9 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Boeing 757-300 8,530 ft 2,600 m 5,085 ft 1,550 m
Airbus A350-1000 8,530 ft 2,600 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing 737-500 8,694 ft 2,650 m 4,593 ft 1,400 m
Convair 880 8,760 ft 2,670 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
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

Operational Context

Saskatoon Diefenbaker (IATA: YXE) operates around 27 flights per day to 10 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 8 domestic and 1 international routes, with WestJet as the leading carrier and Calgary currently the busiest connection. From YXE, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,523 m (8,278 ft).

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