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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 300700Z 10008KT 20SM BKN051 10/08 A3020 RMK SC7 SLP228
Decoded METAR for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
METAR issued by CYVR on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 07:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 47 hours and -1416 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 10°C = 50°F, dew point is 8°C = 46°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1023hPa = 30.2inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 100°.
Clouds : broken at 5100ft = 1550m.
Remarks : SC7 Sea Level Pressure SLP=228
TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
CYVR 300540Z 3006/0112 10006KT P6SM BKN040 FM301100 09010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 TEMPO 3011/3018 BKN015 BKN040 FM301800 11006KT P6SM FEW015 SCT040 BECMG 3018/3020 26010KT FM010000 27006KT P6SM SKC BECMG 0104/0106 08006KT RMK NXT FCST BY 300900Z
Decoded TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
TAF issued by CYVR on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 05:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 44 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 11:00 heure UTC
3006/0112 10006KT P6SM BKN040
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM301100 09010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 90°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
temporarily from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 3011/3018 BKN015 BKN040
broken at 1500ft = 460m broken at 4000ft = 1220m
from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM301800 11006KT P6SM FEW015 SCT040
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 1500ft = 460m scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
BECMG 3018/3020 26010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°
from Wednesday, April 30, 2025 à 00:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM010000 27006KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 270°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
becoming from Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, May 1, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0104/0106 08006KT
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 80°
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