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Vancouver International airport at Vancouver (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 010400Z 27007KT 15SM SCT240 07/07 A3000 RMK CI3 SLP160
Decoded METAR for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
METAR issued by CYVR on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 04:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 6 days and 153 hours and -8596 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 7°C = 45°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100%.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 24000ft = 7320m.
Remarks : CI3 Sea Level Pressure SLP=160
TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
CYVR 010240Z 0103/0206 30006KT P6SM FEW005 FEW120 BKN240 FM010400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT004 BKN250 PROB40 0104/0110 3/4SM BR VV003 FM011000 08005KT P6SM FEW005 BKN250 PROB30 0110/0118 1SM BR BKN005 FM011800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200 BECMG 0118/0120 28007KT RMK NXT FCST BY 010600Z
Decoded TAF for Vancouver International airport CYVR YVR
TAF issued by CYVR on Friday, February 28, 2025 at 02:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 6 days and 11 hours and 4 minutes. weather forecast for 27 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, February 28, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Friday, February 28, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
0103/0206 30006KT P6SM FEW005 FEW120 BKN240
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 500ft = 150m few clouds at 12000ft = 3660m broken at 24000ft = 7320m
from Friday, February 28, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
FM010400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT004 BKN250
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 400ft = 120m broken at 25000ft = 7620m
probability of 40% to have from Friday, February 28, 2025 à 04:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 10:00 heure UTC
PROB40 0104/0110 3/4SM BR VV003
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
mist
VV300ft = 90m
from Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM011000 08005KT P6SM FEW005 BKN250
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 80°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 500ft = 150m broken at 25000ft = 7620m
probability of 30% to have from Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 10:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB30 0110/0118 1SM BR BKN005
Visibility is 2km = 1sm.
mist
broken at 500ft = 150m
from Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM011800 VRB03KT P6SM BKN200
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 20000ft = 6100m
becoming from Saturday, March 1, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Sunday, March 2, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0118/0120 28007KT
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 280°
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 at Vancouver (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 at Vancouver (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