Region of Waterloo International Airport

Region of Waterloo International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRegional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario
ServesTri-Cities, Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
LocationWoolwich, Ontario
Opened1930
Focus city forFlair Airlines
Pivot Airlines
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL1,054 ft / 321 m
Coordinates43°27′39″N 080°22′43″W / 43.46083°N 80.37861°W / 43.46083; -80.37861
Public transit accessGrand River Transit  78   79 
Websitewww.waterlooairport.ca
Map
CYKF
Location in Ontario
CYKF
CYKF (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 7,003 2,135 Asphalt
14/32 4,103 1,251 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft movements (2022)135,454
Passengers445,312
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada
Passengers from Waterloo Airport

Region of Waterloo International Airport or Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (IATA: YKF, ICAO: CYKF) is an international airport serving the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Woolwich, Ontario, Canada, west of Toronto. It has year round daily flights to Edmonton, Vancouver, Calgary, Orlando, Halifax, Fort Lauderdale and Kelowna through Flair Airlines and WestJet. It also has seasonal flights to Cancún through Sunwing Airlines and Flair Airlines. In 2022, the airport ranked seventh-busiest in Canada by total aircraft movements and twentieth-busiest by passenger traffic.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle any general aviation aircraft up to 180 people with two hours prior notice.

The terminal building has an international/domestic lounge. There are two separate baggage carousels, one for domestic and the other international. There are four gates (one international, one domestic arrivals, two domestic departures) at this terminal to handle scheduled flights. There is a licensed sit-down eating area and a vending area for people travelling through the airport.