Saskatoon Airport

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYXE
IATA code	YXE
Coordinates	52 ° 10 '15 "  N , 106 ° 41' 59"  W Coordinates: 52 ° 10 '15 "  N , 106 ° 41' 59"  W
Height above MSL	504 m (1654  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 miles northwest of Saskatoon
Street	SK 11 / SK 16
Local transport	Bus : Saskatoon Transit Route 11
Basic data
opening	June 1, 1929
operator	Saskatoon Airport Authority
Terminals	1
Passengers	1,488,810 (2019)
Flight movements	98,884 (2019)
Runways
09/27	2530 m × 61 m asphalt
15/33	1890 m × 46 m asphalt

The Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is an airport near the city of Saskatoon in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . It is used exclusively for civil purposes. The airport is named after John Diefenbaker , the thirteenth Prime Minister of Canada.

The airport has 9 boarding gates , 34 check-in counters and a customs / immigration control, where international flights are handled. Some of the eight passenger boarding bridges can handle larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747. The airport is certified for international flights by the Canadian air traffic control NAV CANADA . The Canada Border Services Agency is responsible for arriving international passengers . In 2001 the airport counted 800,000 passengers, which makes it the largest in the province. In 2005 the number rose to over 900,000 passengers. In 2007 over a million passengers were counted. With a passenger volume of 1.46 million and 95,962 aircraft movements, the airport was one of the twelve largest in Canada in 2017.

NAV CANADA air traffic control tower completed in 2000

Airport facilities

The airport has a terminal that has been expanded several times due to the increasing number of passengers. There is also an airport fire brigade, several hangars and cargo halls. There are several shops, restaurants and cafés in the terminal. The terminal was last renovated and enlarged in 2005. In 2010 the further expansion of the terminal by seven passenger boarding bridges with enlarged check-in and waiting areas began. Due to the increasing number of passengers, the terminal was enlarged again until 2015. Since then, it has has nine piers equipped.

freight

The airport serves as a transshipment point for goods and is u. a. served by:

• Purolator,
• Fedex
• UPS
• DHL International
• Mayne Logistics Loomis
• Priority Courier

present

The airport operator, the Saskatoon Airport Authority , announced that between 2009 and 2018 investments of $ 70 million will be spent on expansion plans and infrastructure rehabilitation.

For some years now, Saskatoon Airport has also been increasingly used as an aircraft graveyard , where aircraft are parked during temporary shutdowns, or else cannibalized and recycled. 23 Fokker F28 Fellowships from Jazz Aviation and Canadian Regional Airlines were permanently parked there.

Traffic figures

Source: Saskatoon Airport Authority

Traffic figures for Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport 1995–2019

year	Passenger volume	Flight movements
2019	1,488,810	98,884
2018	1,518,980	97,851
2017	1,462,751	95,962
2016	1,452,349	92,857
2015	1,443,446	95,677
2014	1,484,615	91,686
2013	1,389,875	92,913
2012	1,326,838	89,840
2011	1,246,405	89.904
2010	1,215,923	90,762
2009	1,157,393	93,413
2008	1,135,113	105,407
2007	1,035,660	99,378
2006	953.342	87,674
2005	902.129	82,677
2004	803.541	77.185
2003	760.854	76,692
2002	765.727	88,795
2001	809.871	96.131
2000	801.079	98.143
1999	814.067	101,718
1998	822.003	110.205
1997	795.850	107.190
1996	682.895	91,258
1995	598.736	86.030

Web links

Commons : Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Side of the airport
• Airport data from World Aero Data (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Mission & History. SkYXE.ca, accessed on May 24, 2020 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Another year of growth at SkYXE Saskatoon Airport. SkYXE.ca, January 24, 2018, accessed on November 11, 2018 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} North America Airport Rankings. (No longer available online.) ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on November 11, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Renovation ( Memento of the original from November 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Canada.com, viewed June 14, 2011