Retained scope
multi-zone gateway network
Canada has 13 retained large/medium airport records (13 large, 0 medium) across 7 IANA zones.
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Country airport index
This page lists 13 retained airport records in our curated Canada airport catalog with IATA and ICAO codes, city names, and local timezone information. Airport records come from OurAirports and timezone rules come from the IANA database. Click any airport for coordinates, elevation, the current local time, and nearby airports.
Content reviewed Apr 30, 2026. This airport index is reviewed as a curated reference surface. It does not claim complete aviation coverage for Canada; it lists 13 retained airport records (13 large airports) across 7 IANA timezones (America/Toronto, America/Vancouver, America/Edmonton plus 4 more).
Coverage note. This is an airport-reference index for timezone and travel planning. It focuses on retained large and medium airport records with usable codes and coordinates, not every runway, heliport, closed facility, or local landing strip. Airport service levels, terminal operations, route availability, and codes can change; verify with the airport, airline, NOTAM, or official aviation source before travel.
Country airport evidence
This page is classified as a multi-zone gateway network. The evidence score comes from static source coverage: codes, airport facts, official domains, city-clock handoffs, IANA zones, operational facts, and country dossiers where present.
Retained scope
multi-zone gateway network
Canada has 13 retained large/medium airport records (13 large, 0 medium) across 7 IANA zones.
Code and entity coverage
13 IATA, 13 ICAO
13 retained records have airport-facts rows; 13 cite official airport domains and 13 carry Wikidata entity links.
Traffic and operation facts
4 passenger rows
4 records quote passenger-volume facts; 31 runway counts are aggregated where quoted; 13 records carry scheduled-service flags.
Timezone pattern
7 airport zones
Airport clocks span UTC-07:00 to UTC-02:30, so this country page must keep airport-local time rather than assuming America/Vancouver.
Verification boundary
53 source URLs
Visible source hosts include edmontonairports.com, en.wikipedia.org, wikidata.org, ourairports.com, hiaa.ca, kelowna.ca, yow.ca, aeroportdequebec.com. These support identity and static facts, not live routes, terminal assignments, NOTAMs, or airline schedules.
Editorial status
manual dossier attached
Manual dossier sources are attached for country-level aviation context; point-in-time statements still defer to the linked authorities.
Source hosts seen in retained airport facts
Traveler planning patterns
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is the first retained airport to check for Canada; then scan the 13 large and 0 medium records for regional alternates.
Do not assume one country clock: retained airport zones span UTC-07:00 to UTC-02:30. That matters for overnight arrivals, missed-connection buffers, and airport pickup times.
11 airport records link onward to vetted city-time pages, so a code lookup can become a local-clock, daylight, holiday, and meeting-time check.
13 retained records carry a scheduled-service flag, but route availability, airline service, terminals, and disruption notices are not live here.
Canada has a holiday country page on this site, so use it alongside airport time checks for closures, public-holiday pressure, and ground-service planning.
4 retained airports quote passenger-volume facts. Airports without a quoted figure are not ranked by traffic on this page.
Airport coverage patterns
Country aviation profile
These numbers aggregate the curated airport-facts file across this country’s retained records. Missing fields mean the curation file does not quote that figure; they are not zero-imputed.
International gateways
13
Records flagged with an international-gateway role label.
Scheduled service
13 / 13
Records with the OurAirports “scheduled service” flag set.
Runway records
31
Sum of curated runway counts where the facts file quotes a number.
Curated passenger coverage
4 / 13
Aggregated curated annual volume: 72.3 million.
Hub airline tags
Gateway evidence matrix
The rows below show why the top airport records are useful beyond a country list: role labels, code identity, timezone, scheduled-service flags, passenger/runway facts where quoted, and the source hosts that back static airport identity.
Toronto · YYZ · America/Toronto
OurAirports classifies YYZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Toronto.
Operations
scheduled service; 5 runways; 2 terminals terminals; longest runway 11,120 ft / 3,389 m; passengers 46.8 million passengers (2024)
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 5 source labels; 25 coverage signals
Calgary · YYC · America/Edmonton
It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of downtown Calgary and covers an area of 20.82 square kilometres.
Operations
scheduled service; 3 runways; longest runway 14,000 ft / 4,267 m; passengers 18.9 million passengers (2024)
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 22 coverage signals
Ottawa · YOW · America/Toronto
Located 8 nautical miles south of downtown Ottawa in the south end of the city, it is Canada's sixth-busiest airport, Ontario's second-busiest airport by airline passenger traffic, with 4,866,236 passengers in 2025.
Operations
scheduled service; 3 runways; longest runway 10,000 ft / 3,048 m; passengers 4,866,236 passengers (2025)
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 22 coverage signals
Quebec · YQB · America/Toronto
Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada, it is located 17 km (10.5 mi) west of the city, in the Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge borough.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 9,000 ft / 2,743 m; passengers 1,737,803 passengers
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 22 coverage signals
Edmonton · YEG · America/Edmonton
It is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Downtown Edmonton in Leduc County on Highway 2 opposite of the city of Leduc, and spans just under 28 km2 making it the largest airport in Canada by land area and the 5th busiest airport in the country by passenger traffic.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 21 coverage signals
Halifax · YHZ · America/Halifax
OurAirports classifies YHZ as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Halifax.
Operations
scheduled service; 2 runways; longest runway 10,500 ft / 3,200 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Kelowna · YLW · America/Vancouver
Kelowna International Airport is a Canadian airport located approximately 10 minutes or 6.2 nautical miles northeast of Kelowna, British Columbia on Highway 97.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 8,900 ft / 2,713 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 19 coverage signals
Montréal · YUL · America/Toronto
It is the only Transport Canada designated international airport serving Montreal and is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Downtown Montreal.
Operations
scheduled service; 1 runway; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Source signals
official site; Wikipedia summary; Wikidata entity; 4 source labels; 21 coverage signals
Time-zone span
Canada’s retained airport records span 7 IANA zones from UTC-07:00 to UTC-02:30 — an offset spread of 4.5 hours. At least one zone observes a seasonal DST shift, so local-clock math around the transition weekend needs care.
America/Toronto
UTC-04:00 · EDT · DST observed
4 airports
America/Vancouver
UTC-07:00 · PDT · DST observed
3 airports
America/Edmonton
UTC-06:00 · MDT · DST observed
2 airports
America/Halifax
UTC-03:00 · ADT · DST observed
1 airport
Busiest curated airports
These ranks reflect passenger volumes quoted in the curated airport-facts file; airports without a quoted figure are excluded from this card even if they may be locally busier.
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Toronto · YYZ
46.8 million passengers (2024)
5 runways · 2 terminals terminals
Calgary International Airport
Calgary · YYC
18.9 million passengers (2024)
3 runways
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Ottawa · YOW
4,866,236 passengers (2025)
3 runways
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport
Quebec · YQB
1,737,803 passengers
2 runways
Regional peer comparison
Peers are picked by geographic proximity (same continent) and similarity of retained-record counts. Comparison is structural — it does not audit fleet size, national aviation policy, or passenger traffic.
Country aviation dossier
Toronto Pearson (YYZ) led Canada in 2024 at 46.8 million passengers, with Vancouver (YVR), Montréal (YUL), and Calgary (YYC) all up between 2.5% and 5.7% YoY per Statistics Canada. Air Canada, WestJet, Porter Airlines, Air Transat, and Flair carry the bulk of domestic and transborder traffic. Transport Canada regulates; NAV CANADA runs ATC; airports are run by Canadian Airport Authorities under long-term ground leases. The 2024 slowdown reflected easing pent-up demand and capacity constraints rather than a real demand shock.
Last verified 2026-05-09 · manually curated. Figures quoted in this paragraph are point-in-time; treat the linked sources as authoritative.
Frequently asked
Reference fields include Canada's ISO codes, airport slugs and IATA codes, IANA timezone identifiers, top-airport passenger labels, hub-airline tags, and peer-country slugs.
Country overview
The retained catalog currently includes 13 airport records in 13 airport cities or localities. Large airports are shown first because they are usually the most useful entry points for flight planning, timezone checks, and nearby-city lookup.
Retained records
13
Airport localities
13
Timezone records
7 zones
Time-zone planning
For overnight flights, connections near daylight-saving transitions, and cross-border itineraries, use the airport’s IANA timezone instead of assuming every airport follows the country’s primary zone.
Codes, clocks, and city mapping
IATA coverage
13 codes
Useful for passenger-facing flight searches, tickets, airport boards, and quick route lookup.
ICAO coverage
13 codes
Useful for aviation references, flight tracking, weather briefings, and operational documents.
Airport mix
13 large / 0 medium
Gateway airports are prioritized first, but regional airports remain useful for local clock checks.
DST travel risk
Multi-zone
Recheck local airport time around overnight arrivals, daylight-saving weekends, and cross-border connections.
These rows connect retained airport records to city-time pages, so a reader can move from a flight code to the local clock, nearby planning context, and meeting-time checks.
Calgary
1 linked airport
YYC Calgary International Airport (America/Edmonton)
Edmonton
1 linked airport
YEG Edmonton International Airport (America/Edmonton)
Halifax
1 linked airport
YHZ Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (America/Halifax)
Montréal
1 linked airport
YUL Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (America/Toronto)
Ottawa
1 linked airport
YOW Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (America/Toronto)
Saskatoon
1 linked airport
YXE Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (America/Regina)
Major airport list
These entries are pulled from the same retained catalog as the full table below. Use them as a starting point for local time, code lookup, and nearby-city planning, then verify route and terminal details with the airport or airline.
Calgary International Airport
Calgary
large airport · America/Edmonton
Edmonton International Airport
Edmonton
large airport · America/Edmonton
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport
Halifax
large airport · America/Halifax
Kelowna International Airport
Kelowna
large airport · America/Vancouver
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
Montréal
large airport · America/Toronto
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Ottawa
large airport · America/Toronto
Route-planning cues
Start with gateway airports
13 large airports
Use large-airport entries first for broad trip planning, then scan medium airports for regional options.
Check the local clock
7 timezones
Compare airport zones before overnight arrivals, early departures, or daylight-saving changes.
Move to city context
11 linked airports
Linked city pages help turn an airport timezone into a local clock for meetings and ground plans.
Boundary: this page supports code lookup, timezone checks, and city planning. It does not verify active routes, terminals, flight schedules, border rules, or operating notices.
City coverage
Example flight and gate labels are generated for display; local-time values use the timezone records shown on the page.
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