Vancouver Airport Departures

Vancouver International Airport

PO Box 23750, Airport Postal Outlet
Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1Y7, Canada

Phone: 604-207-7077
Web: yvr.ca
Elevation: 14 ft
Province: British Columbia
Opened: 1931

Airport codes
IATA airport code: YVR
ICAO airport code: CYVR

Terminals

  • S: South
  • M: Main
  • D: Domestic
  • I: International

YVR Departures today

Schedule Time Estimated Time Destination Airline Flight Terminal Status
14:10 November-28 14:22 Nanaimo (YCD) Air Canada Express AC8031 D estimated
14:10 November-28 Nanaimo (ZNA) YB609 S scheduled
14:10 November-28 14:22 Nanaimo (YCD) Air Canada Express AC31 estimated
14:15 November-28 14:15 Toronto (YYZ) Air Canada AC118 D estimated
14:15 November-28 14:25 Edmonton (YEG) Air Canada AC240 D estimated
14:15 November-28 14:33 Saskatoon (YXE) Air Canada Express AC7744 D estimated
14:15 November-28 14:33 Regina (YQR) Air Canada Express AC8192 D estimated
14:15 November-28 14:33 Regina (YQR) estimated
14:30 November-28 14:30 Calgary (YYC) WestJet WS116 D estimated
14:35 November-28 14:35 Mexico City (MEX) Aeromexico AM601 I estimated
14:35 November-28 14:35 Reykjavik (KEF) Icelandair FI696 I estimated
14:35 November-28 15:10 Comox (YQQ) WestJet Link WS3051 D estimated
14:35 November-28 14:35 Penticton (YYF) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P1305 S estimated
14:45 November-28 14:45 Victoria (YYJ) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P107 S estimated
14:50 November-28 14:50 San Francisco (SFO) United Airlines UA1230 I estimated
14:55 November-28 14:55 Nanaimo (YCD) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P1715 S estimated
15:00 November-28 15:00 Los Angeles (LAX) United Airlines UA387 I estimated
15:00 November-28 15:05 Edmonton (YEG) WestJet WS172 D estimated
15:00 November-28 Sechelt (YHS) YB1321 S scheduled
15:00 November-28 15:00 Vernon (YVE) estimated
15:00 November-28 15:00 Winnipeg (YWG) Sunwest Aviation CNK645 estimated
15:05 November-28 15:15 Las Vegas (LAS) Air Canada AC1058 M estimated
15:05 November-28 15:05 Williams Lake (YWL) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P555 S estimated
15:15 November-28 15:25 Tokyo (HND) All Nippon Airways NH115 I estimated
15:25 November-28 18:15 Seattle (SEA) Delta Connection DL3764 M estimated
15:25 November-28 Kelowna (YLW) Air North 4N559 D scheduled
15:30 November-28 15:30 Calgary (YYC) WestJet WS118 D estimated
15:30 November-28 Victoria (YWH) YB509 S scheduled
15:30 November-28 15:30 Powell River (YPW) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P213 S estimated
15:35 November-28 15:45 Calgary (YYC) Air Canada AC216 D estimated
15:40 November-28 Nanaimo (ZNA) YB611 S scheduled
16:05 November-28 Portland (PDX) Air Canada Express AC8654 M scheduled
16:05 November-28 16:05 Kelowna (YLW) WestJet WS3324 D estimated
16:05 November-28 16:15 Portland (PDX) estimated
16:10 November-28 Smithers (YYD) Air Canada Express AC8461 D scheduled
16:10 November-28 16:10 Toronto (YYZ) Porter PD308 D estimated
16:25 November-28 16:35 Toronto (YYZ) Air Canada AC120 D estimated
16:30 November-28 16:40 Calgary (YYC) Air Canada AC218 D estimated
16:30 November-28 16:40 Mexico City (MEX) Air Canada AC996 I estimated
16:30 November-28 16:46 Calgary (YYC) WestJet WS120 D estimated
16:30 November-28 16:30 Campbell River (YBL) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P757 S estimated
16:35 November-28 16:45 Edmonton (YEG) Air Canada AC244 D estimated
16:40 November-28 Victoria (YYJ) Air Canada Express AC8161 D scheduled
16:40 November-28 Kelowna (YLW) Air Canada Express AC8276 D scheduled
16:40 November-28 Terrace (YXT) Air Canada Express AC8443 D scheduled
16:40 November-28 16:58 Kelowna (YLW) estimated
16:50 November-28 Campbell River (YBL) Central Mountain Air 9M587 S scheduled
17:05 November-28 17:05 Terrace (YXT) WestJet WS3107 D estimated
17:10 November-28 17:10 Toronto (YYZ) WestJet WS722 D estimated
17:15 November-28 17:25 Phoenix (PHX) Air Canada AC1056 M estimated
17:15 November-28 17:51 Seattle (SEA) Delta Connection DL3740 M estimated
17:15 November-28 17:15 Kamloops (YKA) WestJet Link WS3071 D estimated
17:20 November-28 18:20 Honolulu (HNL) Air Canada AC519 M estimated
17:25 November-28 17:35 Kahului (OGG) Air Canada AC537 M estimated
17:25 November-28 Seattle (SEA) Air Canada Express AC8806 M scheduled
17:25 November-28 17:43 Seattle (SEA) estimated
17:30 November-28 Nanaimo (YCD) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P9199 scheduled
17:33 November-28 17:33 Seattle (SEA) Alaska SkyWest AS3377 I estimated
17:35 November-28 Kamloops (YKA) Air Canada Express AC8060 D scheduled
17:35 November-28 17:35 Victoria (YYJ) WestJet WS3183 D estimated
17:50 November-28 17:50 Powell River (YPW) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P219 S estimated
17:52 November-28 18:10 Louisville (SDF) UPS 5X499 estimated
17:55 November-28 17:55 Prince George (YXS) WestJet WS3297 D estimated
18:00 November-28 18:10 Calgary (YYC) Air Canada AC222 D estimated
18:00 November-28 18:00 Kelowna (YLW) WestJet WS3326 D estimated
18:10 November-28 18:20 Ottawa (YOW) Air Canada AC346 D estimated
18:10 November-28 Victoria (YYJ) Air Canada Express AC8165 D scheduled
18:10 November-28 18:10 Edmonton (YEG) WestJet WS174 D estimated
18:10 November-28 18:10 Kailua-Kona (KOA) WestJet WS1882 I estimated
18:15 November-28 Prince George (YXS) Air Canada Express AC8345 D scheduled
18:15 November-28 18:15 Victoria (YYJ) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P119 S estimated
18:20 November-28 18:20 Honolulu (HNL) WestJet WS1864 I estimated
18:22 November-28 18:22 Memphis (MEM) FedEx FX139 estimated
18:25 November-28 18:35 London (LHR) Air Canada AC860 I estimated
18:30 November-28 Kelowna (YLW) Air Canada Express AC8278 D scheduled
18:30 November-28 San Diego (SAN) Air Canada Express AC8768 M scheduled
18:30 November-28 18:30 Auckland (AKL) Air New Zealand NZ23 I estimated
18:30 November-28 18:30 Kahului (OGG) WestJet WS1852 I estimated
18:30 November-28 18:30 Comox (YQQ) Pacific Coastal Airlines 8P749 S estimated
18:30 November-28 18:48 San Diego (SAN) estimated
18:35 November-28 18:35 Calgary (YYC) WestJet WS124 D estimated
19:00 November-28 19:10 Calgary (YYC) Air Canada AC224 D estimated
19:10 November-28 19:20 Cincinnati (CVG) Cargojet Airways W81925 estimated
19:15 November-28 19:15 Istanbul (IST) Turkish Airlines TK76 I estimated
19:15 November-28 19:15 San Francisco (SFO) United Airlines UA2423 I estimated
19:30 November-28 19:40 Edmonton (YEG) Air Canada AC248 D estimated
19:30 November-28 19:40 Winnipeg (YWG) Air Canada AC298 D estimated
19:35 November-28 19:35 Winnipeg (YWG) Cargojet Airways W8570 estimated
19:50 November-28 20:00 Los Angeles (LAX) Air Canada AC560 M estimated
19:50 November-28 19:50 Calgary (YYC) Lynx Air Y9105 D estimated
20:00 November-28 20:10 Denver (DEN) Air Canada AC574 M estimated
20:00 November-28 Hamilton (YHM) Cargojet Airways W8588 scheduled
20:05 November-28 20:15 Calgary (YYC) Cargojet Airways W8572 estimated
20:10 November-28 Victoria (YYJ) Air Canada Express AC8167 D scheduled
20:30 November-28 20:30 Saskatoon (YXE) WestJet WS688 D estimated
20:35 November-28 20:35 Calgary (YYC) WestJet WS128 D estimated
20:45 November-28 Saskatoon (YXE) Air Canada Express AC7746 D scheduled
20:45 November-28 Fort St. John (YXJ) Air Canada Express AC8371 D scheduled
20:45 November-28 Terrace (YXT) Air Canada Express AC8445 D scheduled
20:45 November-28 20:45 Memphis (MEM) FedEx FX249 estimated

Discover Vancouver international airport departures

Vancouver International Airport is located in the west of Canada. The airport is located 8 miles from the center of the city. It is often referred to as a hub to China as it has one of the most YVR departures to the Asian country. It’s a popular airport in the country and with the many YVR airport departures it has grown to the second largest airport in Canada. It is most of the time in use by the carriers WestJet and Air Canada but also Air Transat. It is an airport that wins many awards. In the last 10 years it has already won the ‘best North American airport’ but also high in the rankings worldwide.

The first Vancouver flight departures started on a grass airstrip on Lulu island. In 1929, the city of Vancouver bought some land to run Vancouver departures from Sea Island. The terminal and runways have expanded and improved over the years to become a major airport.

History

Its history goes back to 1931. That is the year the airport opened and transported just over 1000 passengers. That has grown to 25 million passengers annually at Vancouver Airport. It all started with a small runway. There was also a small wooden building that served as a terminal. During the war it was used by the Air Force and like many airports during the 60’s and 70’s it grew rapidly with the jet planes. Even in the year 2010 with the winter Olympics it brought many athletes via the airport to Vancouver and the surrounding area.

Vancouver Airport Terminals

There are three different terminals at the airport for YVR airport departures. These terminals are called South Terminal, International Terminal and Domestic terminal. The latter two are interconnected and refer to as the set top terminal. In the main terminal there is a section for US Border Pre-clearance. The domestic terminal has been available for Vancouver flight departures since 1968. From here there are several piers or concourses named Pier A, B and C.

  • Pier A has 6 gates and is mainly in use by the airline WestJet.
  • Per B has 14 gates for Vancouver departures which are also in use by WestJet but also Air North, Sunwing Airlines and Air Transit. There are also some gates that could be in use for international air traffic.
  • Pier C is the largest with 24 gates. This is where Air Canada is based for Vancouver airport departures.

vancouver-airport-departures-YVR-terminal-map

The international terminal has been offering flights since 1996 with Pier D and E.

  • Pier D has 17 gates, some of which can also be used by the Airbus A380. Mostly international YVR departures are carried out, but also domestically with the so-called swing gates.
  • Pier E has the US Border Pre-clearance facilities.

Then you have Terminal South which provides regional flights. There is also a floatplane facility for aircraft to take off from the water.

Flight routes Vancouver airport

Most Vancouver flight departures are in operation by WestJet and Air Canada to destinations in Canada itself, but also to the US and beyond to Europe, Asia and Latin America. There are airlines that have regular flights or seasonal flights. These include:

  • Aeroméxico
  • Air France
  • Air New Zealand
  • Alaska Airlines
  • Air Transit
  • All Nippon Airways
  • American Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Cathay Pacific
  • Condor
  • Delta
  • Edelweiss
  • Icelandair
  • Japan Airlines
  • KLM
  • Korean Air
  • Lufthansa
  • Qantas
  • Turkish Airlines
  • Sunwing Airlines
  • United Airlines and many more.

Vancouver regional and domestic departures are also in operation by Seair Seaplanes, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Harbor Air, Flair Airlines and a few more.

The most important and busiest destinations, especially during the pandemic, are domestic flights to Montreal, Toronto-Pearson, Calgary and Edmonton. If international traffic increases in 2021, the following destinations will also be important again:

They hope to have many Vancouver airport departures again as soon as possible in order to be able to return to the 30 million passengers in the year.

Passenger statistics

The airport is growing steadily with the amount of passengers. From 10 million in 1994 to 26 million in 2019. That are 332,214 Vancouver airport departures annually. Due to corona there is a big drop of 72% to only 7,300,287 passengers in 2020.