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Region of Waterloo International Airport

Breslau, Canada

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Region of Waterloo International Airport

Breslau, Canada
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CYKF
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Southern Ontario's alternative international gateway near Waterloo Region.

Opened
1928
Location
Breslau, Canada
Region of Waterloo International Airport (IATA: YKF, ICAO: CYKF) is a public airport located in Breslau, Ontario, Canada, serving the Waterloo Region which includes the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. It sits approximately 13 kilometres northeast of downtown Kitchener and about 100 kilometres west of Toronto. The airport has historically served as an alternative to Toronto Pearson International Airport, attracting leisure-oriented carriers and charter operations. It offers a more convenient option for residents of the Waterloo Region and surrounding areas. While its scheduled commercial service has fluctuated over the years, the airport also supports significant general aviation, cargo, and training activity. It features a single paved runway and a modest passenger terminal suited to its regional scale.
Terminals
The airport operates a single passenger terminal building designed for regional and charter traffic volumes.
Getting to & from
Ground access is primarily by private vehicle or taxi, with limited public transit connections to the surrounding Waterloo Region municipalities.
Airlines here
Scheduled commercial service has varied over time, with carriers such as Swoop and various charter operators having served the airport periodically.
Notable facts
  • ›Located approximately 13 km northeast of downtown Kitchener, Ontario.
  • ›Serves the tri-city area of Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge.
  • ›Operates a single paved runway suitable for narrowbody jet aircraft.
  • ›Has attracted ultra-low-cost carriers seeking to draw passengers away from Toronto Pearson.
  • ›Also serves general aviation, flight training, and cargo operations alongside commercial traffic.
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Airlines serving this airport

American Airlines
AA
US Airways
US
WestJet
WS

Routes

YKF → ORDAA · ER4 ERD
YKF → ORDUS · ER4 ERD
YKF → YYCWS · 73W
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Region of Waterloo International Airport
Encyclopaedia

Region of Waterloo International Airport or Kitchener/Waterloo Airport is an international airport serving the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Woolwich, Ontario, Canada, west of Toronto. It has year round daily flights to Edmonton, Vancouver, Calgary, Orlando, Halifax, Fort Lauderdale and Kelowna through Flair Airlines and WestJet. It also has seasonal flights to Cancún through Sunwing Airlines and Flair Airlines. In 2022, the airport ranked seventh-busiest in Canada by total aircraft movements and twentieth-busiest by passenger traffic.

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