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Yellowknife AirportIATA code YZF

Yellowknife Airport (YZF/CYZF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yellowknife, Canada in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.

dot.gov.nt.ca/Airports/Yellowknife(official website, opens in a new tab)View map(Google Maps, opens in a new tab)
Serves
Yellowknife, Canada
Codes
YZF · CYZF
IATA · ICAO
Time zone
America/Yellowknife
Region
North America
Airport record, updated 10 Jul 2026OurAirports, 5 Oct 2026Wikidata, 5 Oct 2026Terminals and transport not yet verifiedWhere this comes from

Yellowknife Airport (YZF/CYZF) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Yellowknife, Canada in North America. Operating on America/Yellowknife local time at coordinates 62.470°, -114.440°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Yellowknife Airport (YZF) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Yellowknife, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.

Yellowknife Airport details

Airport record · 10 Jul 2026
IATA code
YZF
ICAO code
CYZF
City
Yellowknife
Country
Canada
Region
North America
Time zone
America/Yellowknife
Coordinates
62.463°, -114.440°
From OurAirports
Official website
dot.gov.nt.ca/Airports/Yellowknife (opens in a new tab)
From Wikidata

Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 10 Jul 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Yellowknife Airport’s own pages.

YZF airport facts

OurAirports · Wikidata
Size class
Medium airport
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
Elevation
206 m (675 ft)
From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
Opened
1944
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
Passengers, 2024
492,510
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
Named after
Yellowknife
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026)
Nearest airport with scheduled flights
Whatì Airport YLE · 161 km
OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated

Runways at YZF

OurAirports · 5 Oct 2026

Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.

2 open runways, all lit. Longest 16/34: 2,286 m, asphalt.

Runways at YZF: length, width, surface and lighting
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
16/342,286 m7,500 ft46 masphalt
10/281,524 m5,000 ft46 masphalt

Routes from YZF

No route records yet

Originfacts does not track any routes from YZF yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.

Airlines with a hub at YZF

Wikidata · 5 Oct 2026

Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names YZF, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.

Where YZF is

Calculated

3.2 km northwest

Yellowknife Airport lies 3.2 km northwest of Yellowknife city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).

Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.

Terminals, transport and parking at YZF

Not yet verified

Terminal assignments, ground transport into Yellowknife, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Yellowknife Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.

Check directly:dot.gov.nt.ca/Airports/Yellowknife (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)

Before you travel

  • Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
  • Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
  • Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
  • Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.

Airports near Yellowknife

Calculated

Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.

Yellowknife Airport: common questions

Where is Yellowknife Airport?

Yellowknife Airport serves Yellowknife, Canada. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 62.463°, -114.440°.

What are the airport codes for Yellowknife Airport?

The IATA code is YZF and the ICAO code is CYZF.

What time zone is YZF in?

Yellowknife Airport is in the America/Yellowknife time zone.

What is the official website of Yellowknife Airport?

The airport’s official website is dot.gov.nt.ca/Airports/Yellowknife. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.

How many runways does Yellowknife Airport have?

OurAirports lists 2 open runways at YZF: 16/34 (2,286 m (7,500 ft), asphalt); 10/28 (1,524 m (5,000 ft), asphalt).

When did Yellowknife Airport open?

Wikidata gives 1944 as its official opening date.

How many passengers use Yellowknife Airport?

Wikidata records 492,510 passengers for 2024, the latest year it holds.

Which airlines have a hub at YZF?

Wikidata lists YZF as a hub of Air Tindi, Arctic Sunwest Charters, Buffalo Airways and Canadian North.

How far is YZF from Yellowknife city centre?

Yellowknife Airport is about 3.2 km northwest of Yellowknife city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.

What is the elevation of Yellowknife Airport?

OurAirports gives YZF’s elevation as 206 m (675 ft) above sea level.

Sources

Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Yellowknife Airport’s own pages.

Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)