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CYKF · YKF

Waterloo Airport

43.46080°N
-80.37860°W
ARR / DAY
64
▼ 25.7%
DEP / DAY
93
▼ 32.1%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
AVG DELAY
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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 64 arrivals and 93 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 13 carriers across 34 routes. The most active carrier is China Flying Dragon Aviation (CFA). 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 240 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
1
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
1

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

55m ago
Temp
75°F
Wind
11 kts
190°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYKF 121646Z AUTO 19011KT 170V240 9SM SCT019 BKN024 BKN120 24/19 A2987 RMK SLP110 DENSITY ALT 2400FT

Runways

2 installed

7,003 FT MAX
08/26
7,003 ft × 148
ASP● LIT
14/32
4,103 ft × 148
ASP● LIT

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 471
China Flying Dragon Aviation 15% CGY 14% Walmart Aviation (Rogers 13% Chicago AIR 12% CGT 10% Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A. 9% Flair Airlines 9% Condor Flugdienst 9% Colorful Guizhou Airlines 8%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CYSA 32
YYC 21
YHZ 11
CNC4 10
CNR2 9
YEG 5

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
China Flying Dragon Aviation
72
CGY
68
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
59
Chicago AIR
55
CGT
48
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
44
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Flair Airlines
43
Condor Flugdienst
42
Colorful Guizhou Airlines
40
CFY
34
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
32
Capital Aircraft Group
30
CGI
28
2080061 Ontario
25
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
23
CGJ
22
Aerofan
22
NON
20
Westjet Airlines
14
GMO
13
Centrafric'Air S.A.
12
DE Havilland Aircraft of Canada
9
CAA Flying Unit
8
Cranfield University
8
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
7
Novajet (2106701 Ontario Inc.)
6
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
6
Church Fenton FTU
5
Congressional AIR
5
Panorama Aviation
4
PAL Airlines
4
Comercializacion Industrial Global
4
Fast AIR
3
AIR Changan
3
CFQ
3
CFM
3
Pivot Airlines
3
CFW
3
Chinguetti Airlines
3
Charlotte
3

Destination network

Great-circle routes from CYKF · last 7d

11 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 2 PM · 1 movement every 240 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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See all routes → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Westjet Airlines 13 3h 43m
YKFYHZ
Halifax, CA
 Flair Airlines 11 2h 3m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 9 0h 29m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Flair Airlines 8 3h 48m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGY 5 0h 18m
YKFYEG
Edmonton, CA
 Flair Airlines 5 3h 28m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
 Condor Flugdienst 4 0h 27m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Colorful Guizhou Airlines 4 0h 23m
YKFYTF
Alma, CA
 Panorama Aviation 4 2h 14m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CFY 4 0h 23m
YKFCNC3
 CAA Flying Unit 4 1h 40m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGT 3 0h 26m
YKFCNR2
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 3 0h 22m
YKFCPG4
Elmira, CA
 Walmart Aviation (Rogers 3 0h 10m
YKFCYHS
Hanover, CA
 CGY 3 0h 39m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A. 3 0h 23m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
 BA Cityflyer 2 0h 18m
YKFCNR2
 CGJ 2 0h 40m
YKFCPR7
Wingham, CA
 Condor Flugdienst 2 0h 40m
YKFCNK9
Kitchener-Waterloo, CA
 CGY 2 0h 24m

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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