Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide
Vancouver International Airport serves Vancouver, Canada, under the IATA code YVR and the ICAO code CYVR. The airport lies at an elevation of 14 ft (4 m) and runs on America/Vancouver time; every time on this page is shown in the airport's local time. Use the arrivals and departures pages to check today's flights at Vancouver International Airport, or search directly for a flight number.
Live Air Traffic near Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide
Every tracked flight due to land at Vancouver International Airport today appears on the arrivals page, with its origin, scheduled and estimated times and current status; outbound flights are on the departures page. Both update continuously in the airport's local time. If a flight you expect is missing, check the exact flight number with the airline, because codeshare flights appear under the operating carrier's number.
Airport information
| Airport code | CYVR |
|---|---|
| IATA | YVR |
| Type | International airport |
| City | Vancouver |
| Country | Canada |
| Continent | North America |
| Elevation | 14 ft (4 m) |
| Coordinates | 49.1939, -123.184 |
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide on Google Maps
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Key facts about Vancouver International Airport
You will find Vancouver International Airport at 49.1939, -123.1840, at an elevation of 14 ft (4 m) above sea level. The airfield has three runways, and which one a flight uses can noticeably change taxi times between touchdown and gate. Local time at the airport follows America/Vancouver. If you are tracking a flight from another time zone, remember that the times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.
Traffic we tracked at Vancouver International Airport
Over the last 30 days of our own live tracking we logged an average of 11.7 aircraft movements per day at Vancouver International Airport. The busiest window so far falls between 13:00-15:00 local time. These figures are refreshed weekly.
Destinations we tracked from Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
| # | Destinations | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary (YYC) | 23 | Air Canada, Cargojet Airways, Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe, WestJet |
| 2 | Toronto (YYZ) | 19 | Air Canada, Porter Airlines, WestJet |
| 3 | Edmonton (YEG) | 13 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair Airlines, Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe, WestJet |
| 4 | Montréal (YUL) | 13 | Air Canada |
| 5 | Seattle (SEA) | 11 | Air Canada Jazz, SkyWest Airlines |
| 6 | Kelowna (YLW) | 10 | Air Canada Jazz, Central Mountain Air, WestJet Encore |
| 7 | San Francisco (SFO) | 6 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, United Airlines |
| 8 | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 5 | American Airlines |
| 9 | New York (EWR) | 5 | Air Canada, United Airlines |
| 10 | Los Angeles (LAX) | 5 | Air Canada, FedEx Express, United Airlines |
| 11 | Victoria (YYJ) | 5 | Air Canada Jazz, Central Mountain Air |
| 12 | Seoul (ICN) | 5 | Korean Air, Tway Airlines |
| 13 | Regina (YQR) | 4 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, WestJet |
| 14 | Hamilton (YHM) | 4 | Cargojet Airways, Porter Airlines |
| 15 | Prince George (YXS) | 4 | Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Encore |
| 16 | Chicago (ORD) | 3 | Air Canada |
| 17 | San Diego (SAN) | 3 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz |
| 18 | Winnipeg (YWG) | 3 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz |
| 19 | Sydney (SYD) | 3 | Air Canada, Qantas |
| 20 | Santa Ana (SNA) | 3 | Air Canada |
| 21 | Kamloops (YKA) | 3 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 22 | Portland (PDX) | 3 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 23 | Honolulu (HNL) | 3 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe, WestJet |
| 24 | Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) | 2 | Air Canada |
| 25 | Saskatoon (YXE) | 2 | Air Canada |
| 26 | Ottawa (YOW) | 2 | Air Canada, Porter Airlines |
| 27 | London (LHR) | 2 | Air Canada, British Airways |
| 28 | Tokyo (NRT) | 2 | All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines |
| 29 | Whitehorse (YXY) | 2 | Air North, Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 30 | Munich (MUC) | 2 | Lufthansa |
| 31 | Frankfurt am Main (FRA) | 2 | Lufthansa |
| 32 | Guadalajara (GDL) | 2 | Flair Airlines |
| 33 | New York (JFK) | 2 | JetBlue Airways |
| 34 | Fort St.John (YXJ) | 2 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 35 | Manila (MNL) | 2 | Philippine Airlines |
| 36 | Las Vegas (LAS) | 2 | WestJet |
| 37 | Brisbane (BNE) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 38 | Bangkok (BKK) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 39 | Auckland (AKL) | 1 | Air New Zealand |
| 40 | London (LGW) | 1 | British Airways |
| 41 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | Cathay Pacific |
| 42 | Xiamen (XMN) | 1 | Xiamen Airlines |
| 43 | Quesnel (YQZ) | 1 | Central Mountain Air |
| 44 | Boston (BOS) | 1 | JetBlue Airways |
| 45 | Smithers (YYD) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 46 | Nanaimo (YCD) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 47 | Castlegar (YCG) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 48 | Terrace (YXT) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 49 | Sacramento (SMF) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 50 | Prince Rupert (YPR) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 51 | Montréal (YHU) | 1 | Porter Airlines |
| 52 | Houston (IAH) | 1 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 53 | Detroit (DTW) | 1 | WestJet |
| 54 | Cancún (CUN) | 1 | WestJet |
Origins we tracked to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
| # | Origins | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calgary (YYC) | 30 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Cargojet Airways, Flair Airlines, Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe, WestJet |
| 2 | Toronto (YYZ) | 26 | Air Canada, Flair Airlines, Porter Airlines, WestJet |
| 3 | Victoria (YYJ) | 14 | Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Central Mountain Air |
| 4 | Montréal (YUL) | 12 | Air Canada, Porter Airlines |
| 5 | Kelowna (YLW) | 11 | Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Central Mountain Air, WestJet Encore |
| 6 | Edmonton (YEG) | 10 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair Airlines, Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 7 | Seoul (ICN) | 8 | Air Canada, Korean Air |
| 8 | Seattle (SEA) | 8 | Air Canada Jazz, SkyWest Airlines |
| 9 | Winnipeg (YWG) | 7 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, WestJet |
| 10 | San Francisco (SFO) | 7 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, Flair Airlines, United Airlines |
| 11 | Hamilton (YHM) | 7 | Cargojet Airways |
| 12 | Ottawa (YOW) | 6 | Air Canada, Porter Airlines |
| 13 | Denver (DEN) | 6 | Air Canada |
| 14 | Nanaimo (YCD) | 5 | Air Canada Jazz, Central Mountain Air |
| 15 | Prince George (YXS) | 5 | Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Encore |
| 16 | Portland (PDX) | 5 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 17 | Chicago (ORD) | 4 | Air Canada, United Airlines |
| 18 | Santa Ana (SNA) | 4 | Air Canada |
| 19 | Williams Lake (YWL) | 4 | Central Mountain Air |
| 20 | Yellowknife (YZF) | 4 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 21 | Kamloops (YKA) | 4 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 22 | Regina (YQR) | 3 | Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz, WestJet |
| 23 | Sydney (SYD) | 3 | Air Canada |
| 24 | Tokyo (NRT) | 3 | Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines |
| 25 | Louisville (SDF) | 3 | Cargojet Airways |
| 26 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines |
| 27 | Fort St.John (YXJ) | 3 | Air Canada Jazz, WestJet Encore |
| 28 | San Diego (SAN) | 3 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 29 | Montréal (YHU) | 3 | Porter Airlines |
| 30 | Los Angeles (LAX) | 2 | Air Canada, American Airlines |
| 31 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | Air Canada |
| 32 | Zurich (ZRH) | 2 | Edelweiss Air |
| 33 | Bella Bella (ZEL) | 2 | Central Mountain Air |
| 34 | Reykjavík (KEF) | 2 | Icelandair |
| 35 | New York (JFK) | 2 | JetBlue Airways |
| 36 | Sandspit (YZP) | 2 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 37 | Cranbrook (YXC) | 2 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 38 | Manila (MNL) | 2 | Philippine Airlines |
| 39 | Las Vegas (LAS) | 2 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe, WestJet |
| 40 | Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 41 | Austin (AUS) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 42 | Brisbane (BNE) | 1 | Air Canada |
| 43 | Mexico City (MEX) | 1 | Aeroméxico |
| 44 | Whitehorse (YXY) | 1 | Air North |
| 45 | Auckland (AKL) | 1 | Air New Zealand |
| 46 | London (LHR) | 1 | British Airways |
| 47 | Taipei (TPE) | 1 | China Airlines |
| 48 | Xiamen (XMN) | 1 | Xiamen Airlines |
| 49 | Munich (MUC) | 1 | Lufthansa |
| 50 | Memphis (MEM) | 1 | FedEx Express |
| 51 | Boston (BOS) | 1 | JetBlue Airways |
| 52 | Sacramento (SMF) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 53 | Phoenix (PHX) | 1 | Air Canada Jazz |
| 54 | Amsterdam (AMS) | 1 | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| 55 | Anchorage (ANC) | 1 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 56 | Honolulu (HNL) | 1 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 57 | Cancún (CUN) | 1 | Transportes Aereos I.R. Crusoe |
| 58 | Detroit (DTW) | 1 | WestJet |
| 59 | Kahului (OGG) | 1 | WestJet |
| 60 | Halifax (YHZ) | 1 | WestJet |
We observed 36 different airlines on tracked YVR movements.
Facts last refreshed: 12 October 2026 · Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.
Getting to Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport lies about 7.8 km (5 mi) from central Vancouver, measured in a straight line. Whatever your transport, confirm your terminal before leaving; and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.
Frequently asked questions about Vancouver International Airport flight status
How do I check Vancouver International Airport arrivals today?
Use the live arrivals page: it lists the flights due to land at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) today, with their scheduled and estimated arrival times and current status, updated continuously in the airport's local time.
How do I check Vancouver International Airport departures today?
Today's outbound flights from Vancouver International Airport are on the live departures page, each with its destination, scheduled and estimated departure time and current status. Gate and terminal details appear where the airport publishes them.
Is my flight to or from Vancouver International Airport on time?
Search your flight number on this site and read the status label: scheduled, en route, delayed, landed, cancelled or diverted. The estimated times reflect the latest available data. For rebooking or gate changes, the airline remains the authoritative source.
Does Vancouver International Airport have scheduled passenger flights?
It does: the OurAirports reference data lists Vancouver International Airport with scheduled service. Schedules change with the seasons, so check the current boards or the airline for what flies today.
What do the codes YVR and CYVR mean?
They are two identifiers for the same airport. YVR is the IATA code for Vancouver International Airport: the short code you see on tickets and baggage tags. CYVR is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.
What time zone is Vancouver International Airport in?
Vancouver International Airport keeps America/Vancouver time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.