Vancouver International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
1 shared touchdown. Each dot sits where it was measured: its distance from the threshold and its offset from the centerline.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, nautical twilight there now.
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 SM / 48.3 km
- Temperature
- 8°C46°F, dew point 7°C
- Altimeter
- 1022hPa30.19 inHg
- Time now
- 01:49UTC
- Sunrise
- 15:03UTC
- Sunset
- 00:48UTC
Wind calm, so the wind favours no runway; ATC picks one by flow and procedure.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR CYVR 030100Z 00000KT 30SM BKN100 OVC180 08/07 A3019 RMK AC5AC3 SLP224
TAF CYVR 022340Z 0300/0406 22006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN240 TEMPO 0300/0302 BKN100 FM030200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 TEMPO 0302/0311 BKN080 FM031100 08005KT P6SM BKN080 TEMPO 0311/0321 P6SM -RA BECMG 0314/0316 09005KT FM032100 28008KT P6SM BKN060 TEMPO 0321/0406 P6SM -SHRA RMK NXT FCST BY 030300Z
Updated just now
Runways.
6 runway ends, the longest 3,505 m / 11,499 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08L | 100° | 085° | 3,030 m / 9,941 ft | 61 m | Concrete | None | None | |
| 08R | 100° | 085° | 3,505 m / 11,499 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 212 m / 696 ft |
| 13 | 142° | 127° | 2,225 m / 7,300 ft | 61 m | Concrete | None | None | |
| 26L | 280° | 265° | 3,505 m / 11,499 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 26R | 280° | 265° | 3,030 m / 9,941 ft | 61 m | Concrete | None | None | |
| 31 | 322° | 307° | 2,225 m / 7,300 ft | 61 m | Concrete | None | None |
Landings here.
From the landings of pilots who made their profile public, and only the ones that count toward a grade.
The latest.
- A777FRunway 08R, 92 fpmPilot SNBNXC
The best here.
No pilot who opted in to the leaderboards has landed here yet.
For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- CYVR, YVR
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Coordinates
- 49.193901, -123.183998
- Elevation
- 14 ft (4 m)
- Mag variation
- +18.21° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 6 ends, longest 3,505 m / 11,499 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 128.600
ATIS
- ATIS
- 124.600
Clearance
- CLNC DEL
- 121.400
Departures
- Departure
- 126.125
Ground
- Ground
- 121.700
Tower
- Tower
- 118.700
- Tower
- 23.660
Other
- PACIFIC RDO
- 123.150
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMK | Vancouver | DME | 111.10 MHz |
| IRD | Vancouver | DME | 111.90 MHz |
| IVR | Vancouver | DME | 109.50 MHz |
| VR | Vancouver | NDB | 266 kHz |
| WC | White Rock | NDB | 332 kHz |
| ZVR | Sea Island | NDB | 368 kHz |
| ZXE | Barnes | NDB | 356 kHz |
| YVR | Vancouver | VORTAC | 115.90 MHz |
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