Waterloo Airport satellite view
📍 Kitchener⬆ 1,055 ft2 runways
CYKF · YKF

Waterloo Airport

43.46080°N
-80.37860°W
ARR / DAY
57
16.1%
DEP / DAY
74
24.7%
ON-TIME
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
7d window

Waterloo Airport (CYKF/YKF) is a medium international airport located in Kitchener, Canada. It features 2 runways with the longest being 7,003 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 57 arrivals and 74 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 15 carriers across 31 routes. The most active carrier is CGY (CGY). The busiest route is to Stratford Municipal Airport (CYSA). At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 225 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
55°F
Wind
2 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
CYKF 070500Z AUTO VRB02KT 9SM CLR 13/12 A3017 RMK SLP219

Destination network

Great-circle routes from CYKF · last 7d

12 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 3 PM · 1 movement every 225 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YKFYHZ
Halifax, CA
Flair Airlines 12 2h 0m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
Westjet Airlines 11 3h 52m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
Flair Airlines 9 3h 50m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
China Flying Dragon Aviation 7 0h 28m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
Aerofan 5 0h 51m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
Capital Aircraft Group 5 0h 23m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
Chicago AIR 5 0h 26m
YKFCNC3
Chinguetti Airlines 4 0h 23m
YKFYEG
Edmonton, CA
Flair Airlines 4 3h 31m
YKFCNR2
Chicago AIR 3 0h 18m
YKFCAT1
Atwood, CA
CGY 3 0h 27m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
Walmart Aviation (Rogers 3 0h 17m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
Condor Flugdienst 3 0h 21m
YKFCNC3
Condor Flugdienst 3 0h 28m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
CGY 3 0h 21m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan 3 0h 38m
YKFCNC3
Aerofan 2 0h 41m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
Chinguetti Airlines 2 0h 42m
YKFCNR2
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan 2 0h 39m
YKFCA-0482
CAA Flying Unit 2 0h 25m

Pilot & community notes

12 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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Peacewind152
2/27/2024
(no subject)
AVGAS available from Summit Fuel on Apron 2. Currently $2.63/L. Park in a space, walk inside to the flight school’s dispatch desk and speak to a dispatcher about receiving fuel. They’ll send the truck.
Anonymous
9/13/2013
767-300 parking
There might be room to park between BB BA on III-b
prattsoplenty
7/14/2012
re: 767-300
Sure, it could land and take-off from the 7002 feet of runway. It might be restricted to less than maximum take-off weight depending on the load and temperature. As for parking, according to the Canadian Flight Supplement (CFS), the only apron it would be allowed on is number 7 (north-west corner of the airport; not shown in the satellite shot) as all other aprons are restricted to aircraft with wingspans 118 feet or less. Apron 7 is restricted to aircraft with wingspans 170 feet or less.
Anonymous
7/14/2012
767-300
Can a Boeing 767-300 land/to at CYKF and where would it park
david
5/12/2010
No landing fee
Waterloo has eliminated its landing fee for planes with a maximum gross weight under 3,000 kg (6,614 lb).
david
7/3/2009
Avis doesn't need a deposit
For car rentals at the Waterloo airport this weekend, Hertz was sold out and National was demanding a credit-card guarantee with a $50 penalty for cancelling with less than 24 hours notice. Avis, however, let me book with no deposit and no problem.
david
1/16/2008
Waterloo-Wellington stopped selling fuel
As of 1 September 2007, the Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre stopped selling fuel, so it's available only from Flite Line.
david
8/8/2007
Fees and fuel costs
On Saturday 4 August 2007, at Flite Line Services: Landing fee (airport): CA $7.00 + tax Parking: CA $8.14/night + tax 100LL: CA $1.47/litre + tax Tax is 7% GST. Flite Line collects the landing fee on behalf of the airport, so you have to pay it no matter where you park. Flite Line has a ramp fee that it waives when you take fuel, but you still have to pay the first night's parking.
david
8/8/2007
re: Car rental
Don't worry about the car rental hours (see my previous comment). National was happy to leave the keys and contract for me at the Flite Line FBO, so my arrival time didn't matter. Flite Line itself rents Hertz, but they'll handle keys for the other companies as well.
david
8/8/2007
Busy
This is a busy GA airport. Arriving on Saturday morning on a nice VFR day, tower sent me several miles on a downwind -- all the way over the city -- and then turned me number 4 for landing. Be ready to get off the runway quickly so that you don't hold up other traffic. My past two visits were during the week, when it wasn't quite so busy.
david
8/3/2007
Car rental
National and Avis rent through the public terminal, while Hertz rents through the Flite Line FBO. It was hard to get a car on the August Civic Holiday weekend -- Hertz and Avis had nothing available, and I had to guarantee a car (which is unusual) through National. For an economy car, National charged $40/day before taxes+fees including the COPA discount. It's worth noting that the opening hours are unusual, so plan your arrival carefully (for example, National is closed from 12pm-2pm on Saturday).
dave7101
7/23/2007
YKF
Very nice field, excellent and friendly controllers.
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