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How Busy Is Vancouver International Airport? YVR
Vancouver, Canada. Departures peak at 13:00 local, averaging about 31 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-11-15.
Peak departure hour
13:00
31 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
02:00
under 1 flights/hr
Traffic score
88/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: about 290 departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 12:00 local (about 26 flights/hr). Total: about 300 arrivals per day.
Top airlines
- 1. Air Canada (AC)
- 2. WestJet (WS)
- 3. Pacific Coastal Airlines (8P)
- 4. Flair Airlines (F8)
- 5. United Airlines (UA)
Top destinations
- 1. 🇨🇦 Calgary (YYC)
- 2. 🇨🇦 Toronto (YYZ)
- 3. 🇺🇸 San Francisco (SFO)
- 4. 🇨🇦 Edmonton (YEG)
- 5. 🇺🇸 Seattle (SEA)
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at YVR?
- Departures from Vancouver Int'l peak at 13:00 local time, averaging about 31 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of YVR?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 02:00 local time, averaging under 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from YVR?
- Air Canada (AC) ran more departures from Vancouver Int'l than any other airline over the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from YVR?
- Calgary (YYC) was the most-flown destination over the past 60 days.
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