YEG Airport Code, Edmonton International Airport
YEG is the IATA airport code for Edmonton International Airport, the main international gateway for Edmonton, Canada. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, CYEG.
What airport is YEG?
YEG is the IATA airport code for Edmonton International Airport, in Edmonton, Canada. The same airport has the ICAO code CYEG.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 234 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code CYEG begins with C, the prefix ICAO assigns to Canada.
| IATA airport code | YEG |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | CYEG |
| Airport | Edmonton International Airport |
| City | Edmonton |
| Country | Canada |
| Main airlines | WS, AA, UA |
| Runways | 2 |
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Where is YEG airport located?
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is in Edmonton, Canada, at coordinates 53.3097, -113.58.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 53.31° N, 113.58° W. The runways sit at 2373 ft (723 m) elevation.
Runways at YEG
It has 2 runways. The longest is 11,000 ft (3.35 km), designated 02/20.
Which airlines fly to YEG?
The open route dataset lists WS (WestJet), AA (American Airlines), UA (United Airlines), US (US Airways), 4N (Air North Charter - Canada), 5T (Canadian North) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching Edmonton International Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the YEG code comes from
YEG is Edmonton International, the EG pair coming from the district station identifier near the airport site. The code now covers all of Edmonton's scheduled traffic, since the downtown City Centre Airport (YXD) closed in 2013 and its flights consolidated at YEG.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for Edmonton International Airport?
The IATA code for Edmonton International Airport in Edmonton is YEG. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Edmonton?
The 3-letter IATA code for Edmonton International Airport in Edmonton is YEG.
What is the ICAO code for Edmonton International Airport?
The ICAO code for Edmonton International Airport is CYEG. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code YEG.
What is the difference between YEG and CYEG?
YEG is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. CYEG is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, Edmonton International Airport.
Read more about Edmonton International Airport on Wikipedia →
Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Canada and the wider region:
Popular routes from YEG
Distance and typical flight time from Edmonton International Airport to other airports it connects with:
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