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CYKF · YKF

Waterloo Airport

43.46080°N
-80.37860°W
ARR / DAY
94
▲ 76.5%
DEP / DAY
138
▲ 76.6%
ON-TIME
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AVG DELAY
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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 94 arrivals and 138 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 21 carriers across 43 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 200 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
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Return to field
7

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
5 kts
60°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYKF 201600Z AUTO 06005KT 010V130 9SM CLR 21/11 A3008 RMK SLP187 DENSITY ALT 1900FT

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

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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 637
China Flying Dragon Aviation 19% CGY 15% Walmart Aviation (Rogers 11% Condor Flugdienst 10% CGT 10% Chicago AIR 9% Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A. 9% Colorful Guizhou Airlines 9% 2080061 Ontario 8%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CYSA 40
YYC 21
YHZ 12
CNC3 10
YYZ 9
CPT3 8

Carriers

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China Flying Dragon Aviation
119
CGY
93
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
72
Condor Flugdienst
66
CGT
62
Chicago AIR
58
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Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
58
Colorful Guizhou Airlines
57
2080061 Ontario
52
Flair Airlines
48
Aerofan
47
CFY
45
CGI
44
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
43
CAL Gulf Aviation
41
Capital Aircraft Group
41
NON
35
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
25
GMO
23
CGJ
21
Centrafric'Air S.A.
19
Airsprint
17
Comercializacion Industrial Global
13
Charlotte
11
Westjet Airlines
11
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
10
Church Fenton FTU
7
CAA Flying Unit
7
Chinguetti Airlines
6
CFP
6
CFQ
6
Chartright AIR
5
PAL Airlines
5
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
5
Pivot Airlines
5
Flight Inspection Center of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China
5
CGS
4
Bromma AIR Maintenance AB
4
Chongqing Forebase General Aviation
4
Nelson Aviation College
4

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 200 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 3m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Flair Airlines 11 4h 0m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Westjet Airlines 10 3h 42m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGY 7 0h 31m
YKFCPT3
Rockton, CA
 Charlotte 6 0h 30m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 6 0h 25m
YKFYTZ
Toronto, CA
 Comercializacion Industrial Global 6 1h 42m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGT 6 0h 35m
YKFYYZ
Toronto, CA
 2080061 Ontario 5 1h 0m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
 Condor Flugdienst 4 0h 46m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Walmart Aviation (Rogers 4 0h 23m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A. 4 0h 20m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Colorful Guizhou Airlines 4 0h 24m
YKFCNC3
 Chinguetti Airlines 4 0h 25m
YKFCNC3
 Nelson Aviation College 4 0h 36m
YKFCPE4
Cambridge, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 3 1h 15m
YKFCNR2
 CGJ 3 0h 20m
YKFYGK
Kingston, CA
 2080061 Ontario 3 0h 48m
YKFYPQ
Peterborough, CA
 CGS 3 1h 33m
YKFCPD3
Durham, CA
 CGY 3 0h 37m

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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