Live flights at Calgary International Airport (YYC)

YYC CYYC  Calgary, Canada

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YYC at a glance

  • What it is: Calgary International Airport is a regional airport serving Calgary, Canada.
  • Codes: YYC on your ticket, CYYC on the radar.
  • Size: 3 runways at 3,557 ft above sea level.
  • Main airline: Air Canada bases aircraft here.
  • Right now: 9 aircraft are within 55 km, shown live on the map above.
  • Local time zone: America/Edmonton (UTC-6), so every time shown for YYC is local rather than UTC.

Aircraft observed near YYC

9 aircraft are within 55 km of YYC right now. This is live ADS-B traffic, not a published timetable: aircraft are classified by what they are physically doing - Climbing out, on approach, or holding at cruise overhead. For gate numbers and scheduled times, check with YYC directly or your airline.

Departing now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
UTOW508 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 13 kts
ACA203 Air Canada route not published on stand or taxiing — —
UAL550 United Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — —
ACA132 Air Canada route not published on stand or taxiing — 7 kts
UTOW509 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 11 kts
ACA201 Air Canada route not published on stand or taxiing — —
AAL2521 American Airlines route not published on stand or taxiing — —
APT1 — route not published on stand or taxiing — 22 kts

Arriving now

FlightOperatorRouteStatusAltitudeSpeed
No arrivals on approach at this moment.
3
Runways
3557 ft
Field elevation

About Calgary International Airport

Calgary International Airport lies in the temperate mid-latitudes at 51.12° N, 114.01° W, on America/Edmonton time (UTC-6).

Calgary International Airport has 3 runways. The longest, 17L/35R, measures 14,000 ft by 200 ft, which puts the field in the full-length intercontinental category: a fully loaded Boeing 777 or Airbus A350 can depart for the far side of the world. Surfaces vary across the field (asphalt, concrete). All 3 are lit for night operations.

Runway 17L/35R is aligned roughly south/north, which is the clearest hint you get about the prevailing wind here: runways are built to face the wind that blows most often, because aircraft take off and land into it. With 3 runways across 2 different headings, crews can pick whichever best suits the wind.

The runways are not interchangeable. 11/29 is 8,000 ft against 17L/35R's 14,000 ft, a difference of 6,000 ft, so the shorter one generally takes regional traffic while the longer handles anything heavy.

Runways at YYC

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceLighting
17L/35R 14,000 ft (4,267 m) 200 ft Concrete Lit
17R/35L 12,675 ft (3,863 m) 200 ft Asphalt Lit
11/29 8,000 ft (2,438 m) 200 ft Asphalt Lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading rounded to ten degrees, which is why they change when the magnetic field drifts - runway numbers explained.

Airports near YYC

Great-circle distance from Calgary International Airport, closest first.

AirportCodeDistanceDirectionCity
Edmonton YEG 245 km north Edmonton

Unusual aircraft we have tracked at YYC

Ranked by how rarely we identify the type anywhere, so the widebodies rise above the daily narrowbodies. Registrations are the individual airframes we logged, not a schedule.

AircraftTypeRegistrationOperator
Boeing 777-200ER B772 PH-BQB KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Airbus A330-300 A333 C-GHKC Air Canada
IATA / ICAO
YYC / CYYC
Location
Calgary, Canada 51.119, -114.010
Time zone
America/Edmonton
Opened
Website
http://www.calgaryairport.com/

Airlines hubbed at YYC

AC · ACA Air Canada Canada

Nearby and related airports

Geographically close airports and useful alternatives in Canada.

YEG Edmonton International Airport Edmonton, Canada
YVR Vancouver International Airport Vancouver, Canada
SEA Seattle - Tacoma International Airport Seattle, United States
YYZ Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Canada
YUL Montreal - Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Montreal, Canada

More airports and guides connected to YYC

Most of the tails you see here belong to Air Canada. How a field like this runs day to day is covered in how airports work. Nearby, Edmonton (YEG) serves the same country. The codes YYC and CYYC are explained in airport codes decoded.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

This profile is generated from the airport's published coordinates, elevation and runway records. It does not claim live terminal or passenger totals.

Read our airport data sourcing and review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

Frequently asked questions about YYC

What is the airport code for Calgary International Airport?

Calgary International Airport uses the IATA code YYC on tickets and baggage tags, and the ICAO code CYYC in flight plans and on radar. The leading “C” in CYYC is the region marker: ICAO codes are grouped geographically, which is why airports near each other usually share their first letter or two while their IATA codes look unrelated.

How many runways does YYC have?

Calgary International Airport operates 3 runways. The field sits at 3,557 ft above sea level.

Which airlines are based at YYC?

Air Canada treat YYC as a hub or major base. Many other carriers serve the airport without basing aircraft there.

What time zone is YYC in?

Calgary International Airport runs on America/Edmonton, currently UTC-6. Flight trackers work in UTC internally, so the seven-day history on our flight pages is stamped UTC while the boards on this page are in YYC local time - worth remembering when the two disagree by a whole calendar day.

Can I track flights at YYC live?

Yes. The map on this page shows every aircraft broadcasting its position within about 55 km of Calgary International Airport, and there are 9 in range as this page loaded. The boards split them into departures, arrivals and traffic passing overhead, all timed in America/Edmonton.