Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Winnipeg Airports Authority (DND) | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Winnipeg Metropolitan Region | ||||||||||||||
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| Focus city for | WestJet | ||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Flair Airlines | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 784 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°54′36″N 097°14′24″W / 49.91000°N 97.24000°W | ||||||||||||||
| Public transit access | Winnipeg Transit 15 20 New Routes June 29 2025 D12 D13 224 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada Passenger statistics from Winnipeg Airports Authority | |||||||||||||||
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (commonly known as Winnipeg International Airport or Winnipeg Airport) (IATA: YWG, ICAO: CYWG) is an international airport located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the seventh busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, serving 4,297,478 passengers in 2024, and the 11th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements in the previous year. Winnipeg International Airport is a hub for Calm Air, Perimeter Airlines, and cargo airline Cargojet, also serving as a focus city for WestJet and an operating base for Flair Airlines. The airport is co-located with Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, covering a total land area of 1,370 hectares (3,400 acres).
An important transportation hub within the province of Manitoba, Winnipeg International Airport serves as the primary airport for a large geographical area that includes parts of neighbouring Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. The airport is operated by Winnipeg Airports Authority as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System and is one of eight Canadian airports that has U.S. border pre-clearance facilities.
Daily non-stop flights operate from Winnipeg International Airport to destinations across Canada as well as to the United States, along with seasonal flights to Mexico, and the Caribbean. The airport also serves numerous small remote communities in Northern Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut through regularly scheduled flights.