Airports / Canada / YXE
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
CYXE / YXESaskatoon, CanadaELEV 1,653 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
67 nm
To the nearest alternate
North Battleford Airport (YQW).
Overview
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (CYXE / YXE) sits in Saskatoon, Canada, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,653 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Kreos Aviation, Inc. and Rise Air base aircraft at YXE. Useful alternates include North Battleford Airport (YQW, 67 nm), Prince Albert Glass Field (YPA, 73 nm), and Kindersley Airport (YKY, 100 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YXE vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YXE, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXE
IATA
YXE
FAA / Local
CYXE
Elevation
1,653 ft
Coordinates
52.1707° N · 106.7008° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 1,653 ft, YXE sits higher than 80% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 67nmYQWNorth Battleford AirportNorth Battleford
- 73nmYPAPrince Albert Glass FieldPrince Albert
- 100nmYKYKindersley AirportKindersley
- 119nmYMJMoose Jaw Air Vice Marshal C. M. McEwen AirportMoose Jaw
- 119nmYYNSwift Current AirportSwift Current
- 120nmCYBUNipawin AirportNipawin
Location
Open the full mapCYXE · Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon, Canada