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CYKF · YKF

Waterloo Airport

43.46080°N
-80.37860°W
ARR / DAY
64
▼ 8.0%
DEP / DAY
91
▼ 9.5%
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 91 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 17 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 225 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
3

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

54m ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
13 kts
250°
Visib
2012 m
Ceil
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CYKF 022147Z AUTO 25013G32KT 180V320 1 1/4SM +TSRA BR SCT007 BKN018 OVC024 21/20 A2999 RMK VIS VRB 1/2-2 1/2 LTNG DIST ALQDS PRESRR PCPN 23.8MM PAST HR SLP153 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

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 9 448
China Flying Dragon Aviation 17% Walmart Aviation (Rogers 12% CGY 12% Condor Flugdienst 11% Chicago AIR 11% Flair Airlines 10% CGI 9% CFY 8% CGT 8%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CYSA 29
YYC 24
YHZ 10
CPT3 10
CNR2 8
YEG 6

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
China Flying Dragon Aviation
76
Walmart Aviation (Rogers
55
CGY
55
Condor Flugdienst
50
Chicago AIR
50
Flair Airlines
45
Show 34 more carriers →
CGI
41
CFY
38
CGT
38
NON
34
2080061 Ontario
30
Capital Aircraft Group
30
Craft Avia Center Sapi de CV
29
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
25
Colorful Guizhou Airlines
24
Aerofan
23
GMO
20
Centrafric'Air S.A.
17
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan
16
Westjet Airlines
14
DE Havilland Aircraft of Canada
10
LGM Enterprises
8
Comercializacion Industrial Global
8
CGJ
7
PAL Airlines
7
CAA Flying Unit
7
Airsprint
7
Chartright AIR
7
Aero Calafia
7
CFO
6
Congressional AIR
6
Ornge AIR
6
Trabajos Aereos y Publicidad Andaluza
5
Novajet (2106701 Ontario Inc.)
5
CFW
5
CAL Gulf Aviation
4
Chinguetti Airlines
4
Bromma AIR Maintenance AB
4
CFA AIR Charters (Pty)
4
CGX
4

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 2 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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See all routes → 80 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Westjet Airlines 14 3h 46m
YKFYHZ
Halifax, CA
 Flair Airlines 10 2h 3m
YKFYYC
Calgary, CA
 Flair Airlines 10 3h 49m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 7 0h 30m
YKFYEG
Edmonton, CA
 Flair Airlines 6 3h 35m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGT 5 0h 32m
YKFCPT3
Rockton, CA
 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (McClellan 4 0h 22m
YKFYXU
London, CA
 2080061 Ontario 4 0h 26m
YKFYYZ
Toronto, CA
 2080061 Ontario 4 0h 36m
YKFCFR3
Fall River, CA
 Flair Airlines 3 2h 8m
YKFCNC4
Guelph, CA
 Aerofan 3 0h 52m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGY 3 0h 18m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 CGI 3 0h 19m
YKFCPT3
Rockton, CA
 Capital Aircraft Group 3 0h 7m
YKFCYHS
Hanover, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 2 0h 43m
YKFYXL
Sioux Lookout, CA
 2080061 Ontario 2 3h 42m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Walmart Aviation (Rogers 2 0h 58m
YKFCAT1
Atwood, CA
 Walmart Aviation (Rogers 2 0h 24m
YKFCNR2
 CGY 2 0h 20m
YKFCYSA
Stratford, CA
 Capital Aircraft Group 2 0h 56m

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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