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Vancouver · Canada

YVR Vancouver International Airport

Local timeUTC−7America/Vancouver
Runways3longest 11,500 ft3,505 m
Elevation14 ft4 mabove sea level
CodesYVR · CYVRIATA · ICAO

Photo: Sikander Iqbal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of Vancouver International Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 08R/26L: 11,500 ft (3,505 m), asphaltRunway 08L/26R: 9,940 ft (3,030 m), concreteRunway 13/31: 7,300 ft (2,225 m), concrete08R26L08L26R13311 km · 3,281 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
08R/26L
100° / 280° true		 11,500 ft3,505 m200 ft61 masphalt · lit
08L/26R
100° / 280° true		 9,940 ft3,030 m200 ft61 mconcrete · lit
13/31
142° / 322° true		 7,300 ft2,225 m200 ft61 mconcrete · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates49.2°N, 123.2°W (49.1939, -123.184)
RegionBritish Columbia, Canada
Time zoneAmerica/Vancouver: UTC−8 standard time, UTC−7 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.yvr.ca/

Distances and flight times to world hubs

Great circles from YVR to 20 major hubsATLLAXJFKORDYYZMEXGRULHRCDGFRAISTDXBDOHJNBDELSINHKGPEKHNDSYDYVR
HubDistanceFrom YVRTo YVR
Los Angeles LAX1,741 km1,082 mi3 h3 h 05 min
Chicago ORD2,831 km1,759 mi4 h4 h 35 min
Toronto YYZ3,346 km2,079 mi4 h 30 min5 h 15 min
Atlanta ATL3,612 km2,244 mi4 h 50 min5 h 35 min
New York JFK3,930 km2,442 mi5 h 05 min6 h
Mexico City MEX3,945 km2,451 mi5 h 20 min5 h 45 min
Tokyo HND7,558 km4,697 mi10 h 25 min9 h
London LHR7,579 km4,709 mi9 h 20 min10 h
Paris CDG7,926 km4,925 mi9 h 45 min10 h 25 min
Frankfurt FRA8,063 km5,010 mi9 h 55 min10 h 30 min
Beijing PEK8,492 km5,277 mi11 h 15 min10 h 10 min
Istanbul IST9,587 km5,957 mi11 h 40 min12 h 10 min
Hong Kong HKG10,269 km6,381 mi13 h 30 min12 h
São Paulo GRU11,052 km6,867 mi13 h 10 min14 h 10 min
Delhi DEL11,139 km6,921 mi13 h 55 min13 h 30 min
Doha DOH11,719 km7,282 mi14 h 20 min14 h 25 min
Dubai DXB11,736 km7,292 mi14 h 20 min14 h 25 min
Sydney SYD12,501 km7,768 mi15 h 50 min14 h 40 min
Singapore SIN12,813 km7,962 mi16 h 30 min14 h 50 min
Johannesburg JNB16,465 km10,231 mi18 h 55 min20 h 40 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

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Abbotsford YXX
Abbotsford International Airport		63 km39 mi ESE
Victoria YYJ
Victoria International Airport		63 km39 mi SSW
Bellingham BLI
Bellingham International Airport · United States		65 km40 mi SE
Friday Harbor FRD
Friday Harbor Airport · United States		75 km47 mi S
Qualicum Beach XQU
Qualicum Beach Airport		89 km55 mi W
Powell River YPW
Powell River Airport		119 km74 mi NW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

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Route guides from YVR

Radio frequencies
ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachAPP128.600
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS124.600
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL121.400
DepartureDEP126.125
GroundGND121.700
RCOPACIFIC RDO123.150
TowerTWR23.660
TowerTWR118.700

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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