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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 112000Z 25007KT 20SM FEW040TCU FEW080 FEW200 SCT230 11/05 A3029 RMK TCU1AC1CC1CI1 CC TR SLP259
Decoded METAR for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
METAR issued by CYVR on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 16 hours and 12 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 11°C = 52°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. L'air est très humide : relative air humidity is 67 %.
QNH is 1026hPa = 30.29inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 250°.
Clouds : few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m. few clouds at 8000ft = 2440m. few clouds at 20000ft = 6100m. scattered clouds at 23000ft = 7010m.
Remarks : tower cumulus 1AC1CC1CI1 CC TR Sea Level Pressure SLP=259
TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
CYVR 112040Z 1121/1224 28008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT080 FM120300 28010KT P6SM BKN040 BECMG 1203/1205 28015KT FM120500 28015KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100 TEMPO 1205/1209 P6SM -SHRA FM120900 28015KT P6SM SCT025 FM121900 28015KT P6SM SKC RMK NXT FCST BY 120000Z
Decoded TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
TAF issued by CYVR on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 20:40 UTC, issued 15 hours and 32 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
1121/1224 28008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT080
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 03:00 heure UTC
FM120300 28010KT P6SM BKN040
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 4000ft = 1220m
becoming from Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 05:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1203/1205 28015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 280°
from Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
FM120500 28015KT P6SM BKN040 OVC100
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 4000ft = 1220m overcast at 10000ft = 3050m
temporarily from Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 05:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1205/1209 P6SM -SHRA
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
from Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
FM120900 28015KT P6SM SCT025
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
from Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 12, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM121900 28015KT P6SM SKC
sky clear
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
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