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CYKF · YKF

Waterloo Airport

43.46080°N
-80.37860°W
ARR / DAY
42
▼ 42.3%
DEP / DAY
62
▼ 38.3%
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 42 arrivals and 62 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 12 carriers across 22 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
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
2

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
48°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYKF 290700Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 09/08 A3019 RMK SLP226

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
0m 5a 0m 6a 0m 7a 0m 8a 28m 9a 0m 10a 0m 11a 0m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 306
China Flying Dragon Aviation 17% Walmart Aviation (Rogers 15% CGY 13% 2080061 Ontario 12% NON 12% Condor Flugdienst 9% Flair Airlines 8% Chicago AIR 8% Colorful Guizhou Airlines 6%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CYSA 20
YYC 16
YHZ 6
CYFD 6
YYZ 5
YSJ 5

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
China Flying Dragon Aviation
51
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
45
CGY
40
2080061 Ontario
36
NON
36
Condor Flugdienst
29
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Flair Airlines
26
Chicago AIR
24
Colorful Guizhou Airlines
19
CGI
18
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
18
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
15
GMO
15
CFY
14
Capital Aircraft Group
14
DE Havilland Aircraft of Canada
13
Aerofan
13
CGT
11
Centrafric'Air S.A.
10
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
9
Airsprint
9
Westjet Airlines
9
Comercializacion Industrial Global
8
Aero Calafia
7
CGJ
7
LGM Enterprises
7
CFO
5
PAL Airlines
5
Cargo AIR
5
CAL Gulf Aviation
5
Novajet (2106701 Ontario Inc.)
5
Chartright AIR
4
CGS
4
CGX
4
Chinguetti Airlines
3
Church Fenton FTU
3
CFW
3
Cranfield University
3
CGW
3
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
2

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 3 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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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Westjet Airlines 9 3h 39m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Flair Airlines 7 3h 48m
YKFYHZ
Halifax, CA
 Flair Airlines 6 1h 57m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 5 0h 32m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Walmart Aviation (Rogers 5 0h 36m
YKFYYZ
Toronto, CA
 2080061 Ontario 5 2h 38m
YKFYSJ
Saint John, CA
 CFO 4 1h 39m
YKFYEG
Edmonton, CA
 Flair Airlines 4 3h 32m
YKFYHM
Hamilton, CA
 2080061 Ontario 4 1h 59m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CFY 3 0h 37m
YKFCYFD
Brantford, CA
 CGY 3 0h 18m
YKFCLU
Columbus, US
 Aerofan 2 1h 42m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV 2 0h 25m
YKFYXU
London, CA
 2080061 Ontario 2 0h 17m
YKFCYHS
Hanover, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 2 0h 43m
YKFCNR2
 Condor Flugdienst 2 0h 36m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan 2 0h 28m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A. 2 0h 18m
YKFCAT1
Atwood, CA
 Colorful Guizhou Airlines 2 0h 24m
YKFYXL
Sioux Lookout, CA
 2080061 Ontario 2 3h 39m

Pilot & community notes

12 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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Peacewind152
02/27/2024
(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
09/13/2013
767-300 parking
There might be room to park between BB BA on III-b
prattsoplenty
07/14/2012
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
07/14/2012
767-300
Can a Boeing 767-300 land/to at CYKF and where would it park
david
05/12/2010
No landing fee
Waterloo has eliminated its landing fee for planes with a maximum gross weight under 3,000 kg (6,614 lb).
david
07/03/2009
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
01/16/2008
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
08/08/2007
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
08/08/2007
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
08/08/2007
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
08/03/2007
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
07/23/2007
YKF
Very nice field, excellent and friendly controllers.
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