Airports / Canada / YYT
St. John's International Airport
CYYT / YYTSt. John's, CanadaELEV 461 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
107 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gander International Airport (YQX).
Overview
St. John's International Airport, listed as CYYT / YYT, is a large commercial airport in St. John's, Canada. Field elevation is 461 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YYT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Gander International Airport (YQX, 107 nm), Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport (FSP, 149 nm), and Deer Lake Airport (YDF, 208 nm).
Trip costs from YYT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YYT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYYT
IATA
YYT
FAA / Local
CYYT
Elevation
461 ft
Coordinates
47.6186° N · 52.7519° 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 461 ft, YYT sits lower than 66% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 107nmYQXGander International AirportGander
- 149nmFSPSaint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre
- 208nmYDFDeer Lake AirportDeer Lake
- 239nmYJTStephenville Dymond International AirportStephenville
- 261nmYAYSt. Anthony AirportSt. Anthony
- 287nmYBXLourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon AirportBlanc-Sablon
Location
Open the full mapCYYT · St. John's International Airport · St. John's, Canada