Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport Saskatoon International Airport
IATA: YXE ICAO: CYXE WMO: 71866
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Transport Canada
Operator	Saskatoon Airport Authority
Serves	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Hub for	Pronto Airways Transwest Air Express Air
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,654 ft / 504 m
Coordinates	52°10′15″N 106°42′00″W / 52.17083°N 106.70000°W / 52.17083; -106.70000Coordinates: 52°10′15″N 106°42′00″W / 52.17083°N 106.70000°W / 52.17083; -106.70000
Website	www.yxe.ca
Map
CYXE Show map of Saskatchewan CYXE Show map of Canada Location in Saskatchewan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 09/27 8,300 2,530 Asphalt 15/33 6,200 1,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements 91,160
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement,Transport Canada Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada Passengers from Business View Magazine (p. 13)

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE), is an international airport located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The airport is served by passenger, courier and air freight operators. It is named for John Diefenbaker, the 13th Prime Minister of Canada.

The airport has nine passenger bridges, three ground loading positions, 32 check-in points and a customs/immigration arrivals area.

For international arrivals the airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 200 passengers. However, they can handle up to 300 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.

In 2001, traffic at YXE exceeded 800,000 passengers, making it the largest airport in the province; by 2005 traffic reached over 900,000 passengers. In 2007 passenger traffic exceeded the 1,000,000 mark. In 2010, it handled 1,215,923 passengers and 90,719 aircraft movements. With 1,246,405 passengers in 2011, it was the 14th busiest airport in Canada. Passenger traffic increased in both 2012 and 2013. Saskatoon International reported the second highest passenger increase of 6.5% of Canada's major airports in 2012; servicing 1,326,838 passenger through the gates. In 2013, passenger traffic increased by 4.7% serving 1,389,900 passengers. 2014 traffic increased to 1,484,615 or 6.85%. A loss of service from United Airlines and diving oil and other resource prices mirrored a drop of passenger traffic in 2015. A 2.78% decrease or 41,169 fewer passengers travelled through the airport in 2015.

On June 1, 1929 the city of Saskatoon was given a "License For Air Harbour" and the airport was established. This provided a home for the Saskatoon Aero Club.