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YEG · Edmonton, Canada
--:--:-- · MDT (UTC-06:00) · 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W
Edmonton International Airport
Airport in Alberta, Canada
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 1717; ident CYEG; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
edmontonairports.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceEdmonton International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
YEG / CYEG
OurAirports ident
CYEG
GPS / local code
CYEG / CYEG
ISO region
CA-AB
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
edmontonairports.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q269588
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 11:31 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--MDT · UTC-06:00
Time zone
MDT
America/Edmonton · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
28 km
Approximate distance to central Edmonton.
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1960 · Edmonton Airports
Owner / entity
Transport Canada
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Edmonton International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Edmonton, Canada. Edmonton's built-up core sits roughly 28 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Edmonton (UTC-06:00, MDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Edmonton International Airport (YEG / CYEG) is at 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W, elevation 2,373 ft (723 m), serving Edmonton, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Edmonton is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Edmonton (MDT, UTC-06:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Edmonton: 28 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YEG.
Primary airport name
Edmonton International Airport (YEG / CYEG)
Edmonton International Airport · Airport in Alberta, Canada
Source identifiers
CYEG · CYEG · CYEG · CA-AB
edmontonairports.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Regional role cue
Edmonton International Airport, officially branded YEG Edmonton International Airport, is an international airport that serves as the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for YEG; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
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.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
1. Leduc
leduc · 5.1 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 15,561 · city coordinates 53.2668, -113.5520
2. Wîhkwêntôwin
wihkwentowin · 26 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 18,180 · city coordinates 53.5431, -113.5222
3. Edmonton
edmonton · 28 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 1,010,899 · city coordinates 53.5501, -113.4687
4. Sherwood Park
sherwood-park · 29 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 70,618 · city coordinates 53.5168, -113.3187
5. Spruce Grove
spruce-grove · 34 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 38,985 · city coordinates 53.5334, -113.9187
6. St. Albert
st-albert · 36 km from YEG
Canada · America/Edmonton · +0h · population 57,719 · city coordinates 53.6334, -113.6353
1. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
245 km from YEG · America/Edmonton · +0h · elevation 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · airport coordinates 51.1188, -114.0099
2. YXE CYXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon
480 km from YEG · America/Regina · +0h · elevation 1,653 ft (504 m) · airport coordinates 52.1707, -106.7008
3. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna
547 km from YEG · America/Vancouver · -1h · elevation 1,421 ft (433 m) · airport coordinates 49.9561, -119.3780
1. YEG-YYC
Calgary · 245 km · 1h 9m
America/Edmonton · +0h from YEG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YEG-YXE
Saskatoon · 480 km · 1h 26m
America/Regina · +0h from YEG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YEG-YLW
Kelowna · 547 km · 1h 32m
America/Vancouver · -1h from YEG; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YEG.
Runway identifiers
02/20 · 12/30
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary · 245 km from YEG
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · 51.1188, -114.0099
2. YXE CYXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon · 480 km from YEG
large airport · America/Regina · canada · 1,653 ft (504 m) · 52.1707, -106.7008
3. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna · 547 km from YEG
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 1,421 ft (433 m) · 49.9561, -119.3780
4. YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver · 809 km from YEG
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 14 ft (4 m) · 49.1939, -123.1840
5. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria · 861 km from YEG
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 63 ft (19 m) · 48.6472, -123.4278
6. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1187 km from YEG
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
Source note 1
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.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YEG.
YEG sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YEG is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Airport in Alberta, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Regional role cue: Edmonton International Airport, officially branded YEG Edmonton International Airport, is an international airport that serves as the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of the Canadian province of Alberta. Location cue: 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.
Wikidata airport entity: Q269588 · Edmonton International Airport. Owner / owning body: Transport Canada. Administrative area: Alberta. Named after: Edmonton
Edmonton International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 2,373 ft (723 m), positioned at 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/Edmonton (MDT, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Leduc is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.1 km. YYC Calgary is the closest retained airport alternative at 245 km.
YEG is compared with YYC Calgary at 245 km, YXE Saskatoon at 480 km, YLW Kelowna at 547 km, YVR Vancouver at 809 km, YYJ Victoria at 861 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
YEG-YYC Calgary: 245 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. YEG-YXE Saskatoon: 480 km, about 1h 26m, +0h. YEG-YLW Kelowna: 547 km, about 1h 32m, -1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident CYEG backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. edmontonairports.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
02/20, 12/30
OurAirports classifies YEG as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Edmonton.
YEG (CYEG) is a moderate-elevation field at 2,373 ft (723 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YEG sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YEG's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Edmonton Airports is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YEG.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at edmontonairports.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
YEG uses America/Edmonton (MDT, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Edmonton International Airport is about 28 km from central Edmonton; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
YYC Calgary is the closest retained alternate at 245 km, time difference +0h.
edmontonairports.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place YEG inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
YEG ranks #1 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
YEG shares America/Edmonton with YYC Calgary CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
YEG is 2,373 ft (723 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include GEG 2,376 ft (724 m) (3 ft delta) · GZT 2,315 ft (706 m) (58 ft delta) · GYN 2,450 ft (747 m) (77 ft delta) · GRU 2,461 ft (750 m) (88 ft delta) · NSI 2,278 ft (694 m) (95 ft delta).
YEG's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YYC 245 km +0h · YXE 480 km +0h · YLW 547 km -1h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | YYC | 245 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Saskatoon | YXE | 480 km | 1h 26m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kelowna | YLW | 547 km | 1h 32m | -1h | --:--:-- |
YEG to YYC
Distance 245 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/Edmonton is +0h from YEG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YEG to YXE
Distance 480 km; estimated travel window 1h 26m; destination zone America/Regina is +0h from YEG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YEG to YLW
Distance 547 km; estimated travel window 1h 32m; destination zone America/Vancouver is -1h from YEG. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Edmonton is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Edmonton International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YEG, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Leduc
leduc · 5.1 km · America/Edmonton
Wîhkwêntôwin
wihkwentowin · 26 km · America/Edmonton
Edmonton
edmonton · 28 km · America/Edmonton
Sherwood Park
sherwood-park · 29 km · America/Edmonton
Spruce Grove
spruce-grove · 34 km · America/Edmonton
St. Albert
st-albert · 36 km · America/Edmonton
Stony Plain
stony-plain · 37 km · America/Edmonton
Camrose
camrose · 59 km · America/Edmonton
Sylvan Lake
sylvan-lake · 116 km · America/Edmonton
Red Deer
red-deer · 117 km · America/Edmonton
Airdrie
airdrie · 226 km · America/Edmonton
Lloydminster
lloydminster · 236 km · America/Edmonton
Edmonton International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Calgary (YYC), Saskatoon (YXE), Kelowna (YLW). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YEG. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Calgary International AirportYYC
Calgary · large airport
Compare against YYC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International AirportYXE
Saskatoon · large airport
Compare against YXE when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kelowna International AirportYLW
Kelowna · large airport
Compare against YLW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Edmonton International Airport is in the America/Edmonton timezone (UTC-06:00, MDT).
Edmonton International Airport uses IATA code YEG and ICAO code CYEG.
Edmonton International Airport is located in Edmonton, Canada at coordinates 53.3097° N, 113.5800° W, with an elevation of 2,373 ft (723 m) (moderate-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
Edmonton International Airport sits roughly 28 km from the nearest mapped city center for Edmonton.
Calgary (YYC) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 9m, destination timezone America/Edmonton, and a +0h difference from YEG.
Edmonton International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
YEG's curated peers in Canada on this site include YYC Calgary, YXE Saskatoon, YLW Kelowna, plus 3 more.
Edmonton International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 02/20, 12/30.
