Canada flag St. John's Airport (YYT)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: YYT | ICAO: CYYT | Elevation 461 ft · 141 m | Local time

Destinations
19
Flights / day
35
Busiest route
Halifax
Top airline
PAL Airlines

St. John's Airport averages 35 flights per day to 19 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and four international routes. A total of nine airlines operate at YYT, led by PAL Airlines. This airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents, with United Kingdom representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from St. John's connects to Calgary, with a typical flight time of 6 hr 30 mins. Updated: July 18, 2026

Route Network

St. John's Airport connects 19 destinations worldwide, with Halifax standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Calgary, and the shortest flight is to Gander.

Canada flag Halifax (YHZ) – Canada 4 airlines
2 hr 25 mins
547 mi · 880 km
11
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 4 airlines
4 hr 0 mins
1,319 mi · 2,123 km
9
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 2 airlines
3 hr 25 mins
1,005 mi · 1,618 km
4
per day
Canada flag Deer Lake (YDF) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 45 mins
239 mi · 385 km
2
per day
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 2 airlines
6 hr 30 mins
2,687 mi · 4,324 km
2
per day
Canada flag Hamilton (YHM) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YHM
1
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YHU) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YHU
1
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 1 airline
3 hr 35 mins
1,098 mi · 1,767 km
1
per day
Canada flag Edmonton (YEG) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YEG
6
per week
Canada flag Gander (YQX) – Canada 1 airline
1 hr 25 mins
124 mi · 199 km
6
per week
United Kingdom flag London (LGW) – United Kingdom 1 airline
YYT → LGW
4
per week
Canada flag St. Anthony (YAY) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YAY
4
per week
Ireland flag Dublin (DUB) – Ireland 1 airline
YYT → DUB
2
per week
Canada flag Moncton (YQM) – Canada 1 airline
2 hr 30 mins
572 mi · 921 km
2
per week
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 1 airline
YYT → CDG
2
per week
Canada flag Winnipeg (YWG) – Canada 2 airlines
YYT → YWG
2
per week
United States of America flag Dallas (DAL) – United States of America 1 airline
YYT → DAL
1
per week
Canada flag Goose Bay (YYR) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YYR
1
per week
Canada flag Quebec (YQB) – Canada 1 airline
YYT → YQB
1
per week

Route and destination data updated July 18, 2026.

St. John's Airport is served by nine airlines, with PAL Airlines in the lead at 25% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 68% of routes. four carriers operate only one route each. A total of two airlines operate international routes, compared with nine airlines serving domestic routes. WestJet is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Calgary with a flight time of 6 hrs 30 mins.

PAL Airlines (7 routes)
WestJet (7 routes)
Porter Airlines (5 routes)
Air Canada (3 routes)
NetJets Aviation (2 routes)
PTR (1 routes)
Flair Airlines (1 routes)
WTA (1 routes)
AirSprint (1 routes)

St. John's Airport provides direct service to five countries across two continents. The route network is 79% domestic and 21% international. United Kingdom is the primary international destination.

Canada - 34/day
United Kingdom - 1/day
Ireland - 0/day
France - 0/day
United States of America - 0/day

Delays

Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
7 min late
3 min (+84.7%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
5 min early
2 min (-104.6%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
6 flights (24 hour total)

Jul 20

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 20

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 20

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
1

Jul 20

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
11 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

06:00 - 07:00

Departure
Arrival
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
14 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
Arrival
16 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 20

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 19

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
4 min late
2 min (-32.1%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (-34%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
2 flights (7 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
7 min late
3 min (-29.5%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
1 min (+50.2%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
27 flights (30 day total)

Jul 19

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 18

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 17

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 16

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min early
Cancelled
0

Jul 15

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 14

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 13

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 12

2026

Departure
12 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
1

Jul 11

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
2

Jul 10

2026

Departure
5 min late
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 9

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
2

Jul 8

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 4

2026

Departure
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Jul 3

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
4

Jul 2

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
11 min late
Cancelled
0

Jul 1

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 30

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
6

Jun 29

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 28

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
17 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 27

2026

Departure
26 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 26

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 25

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
8 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 24

2026

Departure
8 min late
Arrival
1 min early
Cancelled
0

Jun 23

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
1

Jun 22

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Jun 21

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
4

Jun 20

2026

Departure
16 min late
Arrival
23 min late
Cancelled
1

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#564 (35 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#753 (19 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,517 ft 2,596 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
8,517 ft 2,596 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,014 ft 2,138 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
7,014 ft 2,138 m 200 ft 61 m Asphalt
5,036 ft 1,535 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt
5,036 ft 1,535 m 98 ft 30 m Asphalt

Runway Length

70 aircraft cannot operate at St. John's Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,517 ft (2,596 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
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

St. John's (IATA: YYT) operates around 35 flights per day to 19 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 15 domestic and 4 international routes, with PAL Airlines as the leading carrier and Halifax currently the busiest connection. From YYT, passengers can reach 5 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,596 m (8,517 ft).

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