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Large airport · Canada

Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver, Canada · #77 world#2 of 30 in country

YVRIATA code
CYVRICAO code
26.9Mpassengers in 2025
3,505 mlongest of 3 runways
4 melevation · 13 ft
1929opened
Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
Photo: Sikander Iqbal · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Vancouver International Airport (YVR/CYVR) is an airport in Canada serving Vancouver.

It handled 26,913,561 passengers in 2025, making it number 77 in our world ranking and number 2 of 30 ranked airports in Canada.

It has 3 runways, the longest 3,505 m, at an elevation of 4 m.

7 airlines use it as a hub, including Air Canada, Air Canada Express and Air Transat.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
17.6M18M19.4M20.3M22.3M24.2M25.9M26.4M7.3M7.1M19M24.9M26.2M26.9M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
YVR
ICAO
CYVR
UN/LOCODE
CAYVR
Wikidata
Q321224
Location
Country
Canada
City served
Vancouver
Located in
Richmond
Coordinates
49.1947, -123.1840
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airport
Opened
1929-01-01
Owner
Transport Canada
Named after
Vancouver
Runways
8R/26L
3,505 m · 11,499 ftasphalt concrete
13/31
2,225 m · 7,300 ftasphalt concrete
08L/26R
3,029 m · 9,938 ftconcrete

Hub for 7 airlines

ACAir CanadaAir Canada ExpressTSAir Transat8PPacific Coastal AirlinesJBHelijetOROrca AirwaysSLQSkyLink Express