Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Saskatoon International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Saskatoon Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Saskatoon metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00 - no DST) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,654 ft / 504 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°10′15″N 106°42′00″W / 52.17083°N 106.70000°W | ||||||||||||||
| Public transit access | Saskatoon Transit 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | skyxe | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement, Transport Canada Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada Passengers from Business View Magazine (p. 13) | |||||||||||||||
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE) is an international airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north-west of downtown Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, though still within its city limits. The airport is served by passenger, courier and air freight operators. It is named for John Diefenbaker, the 13th prime minister of Canada.
The airport has nine passenger bridges, three ground loading positions, 32 check-in points, and a customs/immigration arrivals area.
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 aircraft with no more than 200 passengers. However, they can handle up to 300 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.
In 2023, the airport handled 1,277,863 passengers.