YXE · Saskatoon, Canada
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport.
--:--:-- · CST (UTC-06:00) · 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Airport located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for YXE
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.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 1957; ident CYXE; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
skyxe.ca
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
18 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
YXE / CYXE
OurAirports ident
CYXE
GPS / local code
CYXE
ISO region
CA-SK
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
skyxe.ca
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1430711
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 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 Nov 5, 7:10 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CST · UTC-06:00
Time zone
CST
America/Regina · UTC-06:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
4.8 km
Approximate distance to central Saskatoon.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
8,300 ft / 2,530 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1929 · Transport Canada
Owner / entity
Q1430711
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
18 source-backed signals
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Saskatoon, Canada. Saskatoon's built-up core sits roughly 4.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Regina (UTC-06:00, CST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE / CYXE) is at 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W, elevation 1,653 ft (504 m), serving Saskatoon, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Saskatoon is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Regina (CST, UTC-06:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Saskatoon: 5 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YXE.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE / CYXE)
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Airport located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Source identifiers
CYXE · CYXE · CA-SK
skyxe.ca · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
Diefenbaker International Airport is an international airport located 3 nautical miles north-west of downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, though still within its city limits.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Confederation
confederation · 3.5 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 70,192 · city coordinates 52.1391, -106.7036
2. Lawson
lawson · 4.3 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 34,620 · city coordinates 52.1643, -106.6388
3. Saskatoon
saskatoon · 4.8 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 266,141 · city coordinates 52.1324, -106.6689
4. Core Neighbourhoods
core-neighbourhoods · 4.9 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 36,088 · city coordinates 52.1304, -106.6723
5. University Heights
university-heights · 8.8 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 51,957 · city coordinates 52.1443, -106.5787
6. Nutana Sector
nutana-sector · 9.0 km from YXE
Canada · America/Regina · +0h · population 72,564 · city coordinates 52.1000, -106.6371
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. YEG CYEG
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton
480 km from YXE · America/Edmonton · +0h · elevation 2,373 ft (723 m) · airport coordinates 53.3097, -113.5800
2. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
517 km from YXE · America/Edmonton · +0h · elevation 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · airport coordinates 51.1188, -114.0099
3. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg
707 km from YXE · America/Winnipeg · +1h · elevation 783 ft (239 m) · airport coordinates 49.9100, -97.2399
Route-time reference set
1. YXE-YEG
Edmonton · 480 km · 1h 26m
America/Edmonton · +0h from YXE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YXE-YYC
Calgary · 517 km · 1h 29m
America/Edmonton · +0h from YXE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YXE-YWG
Winnipeg · 707 km · 1h 44m
America/Winnipeg · +1h from YXE; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 8,300 ft / 2,530 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YXE.
Runway identifiers
09/27 · 15/33
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. YEG CYEG
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton · 480 km from YXE
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 2,373 ft (723 m) · 53.3097, -113.5800
2. YYC CYYC
Calgary International Airport · Calgary · 517 km from YXE
large airport · America/Edmonton · canada · 3,557 ft (1,084 m) · 51.1188, -114.0099
3. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 707 km from YXE
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
4. YLW CYLW
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna · 918 km from YXE
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 1,421 ft (433 m) · 49.9561, -119.3780
5. YVR CYVR
Vancouver International Airport · Vancouver · 1205 km from YXE
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 14 ft (4 m) · 49.1939, -123.1840
6. YYJ CYYJ
Victoria International Airport · Victoria · 1245 km from YXE
large airport · America/Vancouver · canada · 63 ft (19 m) · 48.6472, -123.4278
Country and authority
YXE 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.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YXE is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 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.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: Diefenbaker International Airport is an international airport located 3 nautical miles north-west of downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, though still within its city limits.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1430711 · Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport. Administrative area: Saskatchewan. Named after: Saskatoon · John Diefenbaker
Field and clock profile
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is a moderate-elevation field at 1,653 ft (504 m), positioned at 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W in the Northern high mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 8,300 ft / 2,530 m. The airport clock uses America/Regina (CST, UTC-06:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Confederation is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.5 km. YEG Edmonton is the closest retained airport alternative at 480 km.
Country airport peers
YXE is compared with YEG Edmonton at 480 km, YYC Calgary at 517 km, YWG Winnipeg at 707 km, YLW Kelowna at 918 km, YVR Vancouver at 1205 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.
Route geometry
YXE-YEG Edmonton: 480 km, about 1h 26m, +0h. YXE-YYC Calgary: 517 km, about 1h 29m, +0h. YXE-YWG Winnipeg: 707 km, about 1h 44m, +1h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident CYXE backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. skyxe.ca is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 8,300 ft / 2,530 m
Runway identifiers
09/27, 15/33
OurAirports classifies YXE as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Saskatoon.
YXE (CYXE) is a moderate-elevation field at 1,653 ft (504 m) in the high mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YXE sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YXE's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 8,300 ft / 2,530 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Transport Canada is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YXE.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at skyxe.ca, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for YXE
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.
When the clock matters
YXE uses America/Regina (CST, UTC-06:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is about 4.8 km from central Saskatoon; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
YEG Edmonton is the closest retained alternate at 480 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
skyxe.ca 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.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place YXE inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
YXE ranks #9 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.
Same-zone airport cohort
YXE has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making America/Regina a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
YXE is 1,653 ft (504 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include HHN 1,649 ft (503 m) (4 ft delta) · CTU 1,625 ft (495 m) (28 ft delta) · COR 1,604 ft (489 m) (49 ft delta) · SJJ 1,708 ft (521 m) (55 ft delta) · XIY 1,572 ft (479 m) (81 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
YXE's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YEG 480 km +0h · YYC 517 km +0h · YWG 707 km +1h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | YEG | 480 km | 1h 26m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Calgary | YYC | 517 km | 1h 29m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Winnipeg | YWG | 707 km | 1h 44m | +1h | --:--:-- |
YXE to YEG
Edmonton
Distance 480 km; estimated travel window 1h 26m; destination zone America/Edmonton is +0h from YXE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YXE to YYC
Calgary
Distance 517 km; estimated travel window 1h 29m; destination zone America/Edmonton is +0h from YXE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YXE to YWG
Winnipeg
Distance 707 km; estimated travel window 1h 44m; destination zone America/Winnipeg is +1h from YXE. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Saskatoon is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Saskatoon 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.
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker 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.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YXE, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Confederation
confederation · 3.5 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lawson
lawson · 4.3 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saskatoon
saskatoon · 4.8 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Core Neighbourhoods
core-neighbourhoods · 4.9 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
University Heights
university-heights · 8.8 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Nutana Sector
nutana-sector · 9.0 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lakewood
lakewood · 10 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Stonebridge
stonebridge · 11 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
North Battleford
north-battleford · 128 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Prince Albert
prince-albert · 131 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Moose Jaw
moose-jaw · 213 km · America/Regina
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Swift Current
swift-current · 223 km · America/Swift_Current
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker 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: Edmonton (YEG), Calgary (YYC), Winnipeg (YWG). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 8,300 ft / 2,530 m; identifiers 09/27, 15/33.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Transport Canada.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1929.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YXE. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Edmonton International AirportYEG
Edmonton · large airport
- Distance
- 480 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 2,373 ft (723 m)
Compare against YEG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Calgary International AirportYYC
Calgary · large airport
- Distance
- 517 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 3,557 ft (1,084 m)
Compare against YYC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International AirportYWG
Winnipeg · large airport
- Distance
- 707 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +1h
- Elevation
- 783 ft (239 m)
Compare against YWG when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) in?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is in the America/Regina timezone (UTC-06:00, CST).
What are the codes for Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport uses IATA code YXE and ICAO code CYXE.
Where is Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport located?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is located in Saskatoon, Canada at coordinates 52.1707° N, 106.7008° W, with an elevation of 1,653 ft (504 m) (moderate-elevation field in the high mid-latitudes).
How far is Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport from central Saskatoon?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport sits roughly 4.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Saskatoon.
Which route reference is most useful from YXE?▾
Edmonton (YEG) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 26m, destination timezone America/Edmonton, and a +0h difference from YXE.
Which authority regulates YXE?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
What other airports in Canada are close peers to YXE?▾
YXE's curated peers in Canada on this site include YEG Edmonton, YYC Calgary, YWG Winnipeg, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport have?▾
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 8,300 ft / 2,530 m; identifiers include 09/27, 15/33.