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Vancouver International airport (Canada)
Vancouver International airport is located near Vancouver, with Richmond at 3mi↑, Steveston at 5mi↑, Vancouver at 5mi↑, Ladner at 9mi↑, Hollyburn at 10mi↑, North Vancouver at 10mi↑, Burnaby at 12mi↑, New Westminster at 12mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Vancouver International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYVR
- IATA code : YVR
- Local code : -
Elevation : 4 m = 13ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 08R/26L : 3505m = 11499ft
- runway 08L/26R : 3030m = 9941ft
- runway 13/31 : 2225m = 7300ft
- runway XX/26A : 1067m = 3501ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Vancouver International airport
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- Vancouver International airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome seaplane base at 8mi : book on Trip.com
- Boundary Bay airport at 11mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
METAR for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
CYVR 080900Z 23012KT 20SM SCT062 10/02 A3019 RMK SC3 SLP225
Decoded METAR for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
METAR issued by CYVR on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 09:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 26 hours and -1415 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 10°C = 50°F, dew point is 2°C = 36°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 58 %.
QNH is 1022hPa = 30.19inHg
Wind 22km/h = 12kt, direction is 230°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 6200ft = 1890m.
Remarks : SC3 Sea Level Pressure SLP=225
TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
CYVR 080840Z 0809/0912 26015KT P6SM FEW050 BECMG 0811/0813 10008KT FM081300 10008KT P6SM BKN040 BECMG 0818/0820 16010KT FM082000 26010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200 FM090000 26010KT P6SM BKN140 BECMG 0903/0905 VRB03KT RMK NXT FCST BY 081200Z
Decoded TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
TAF issued by CYVR on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 08:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 2 hours and 45 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
0809/0912 26015KT P6SM FEW050
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
becoming from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 13:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0811/0813 10008KT
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 100°
from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM081300 10008KT P6SM BKN040
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0818/0820 16010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 160°
from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM082000 26010KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 20000ft = 6100m
from Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 8, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
FM090000 26010KT P6SM BKN140
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 14000ft = 4270m
becoming from Friday, May 9, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Friday, May 9, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0903/0905 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
VAC for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Vancouver International airport
Around Vancouver International airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Richmond
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2405mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2429mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4927mi↑
- Paris at 4929mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4929mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5076mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5076mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5077mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5078mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5078mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5078mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 5078mi↑
- for Vancouver International airport at 0mi↑
- for Canadian Coast Guard Base Sea Island airport at 1mi↑
- for Vancouver International airport at 1mi↑
nearest airports to Vancouver International airport (Canada)
- Canadian Coast Guard Base Sea Island heliport ( CA-0724) at 1mi↑
- Vancouver International seaplane base ( CAM9) at 1mi↑
- Children & Women's Health Centre heliport ( CAK7) at 4mi↑
- Vancouver (General Hospital) heliport ( CBK4) at 5mi↑
- Harbour (Public) heliport ( CBC7) at 7mi↑
- Vancouver (HMCS Discovery) heliport ( CA-0725) at 7mi↑
- Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome seaplane base (CYHC CXH ) at 8mi↑NOTAM
- Delta (North) heliport ( CBD2) at 8mi↑
- Vancouver (Vancouver Film Studios) heliport ( CFS9) at 8mi↑defunct airport
- Delta (SEI) heliport ( CSE7) at 9mi↑
- Heli-Delta heliport ( CA-0664) at 11mi↑defunct airport
- Boundary Bay airport (CZBB YDT ) at 11mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap