Saskatoon John G Diefenbaker International Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: Canada | Region: Saskatchewan |
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport is located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is the largest airport in Saskatchewan, with Regina International Airport being the second largest. Over 1 million passengers passed through the airport in 2007. It is served by regional airlines, major airlines and private aircraft. The airport is named after former Canadian prime minister John G. Diefenbaker.
| Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport | |
| Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| IATA code | YXE |
| ICAO code | CYXE |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://yxe.ca |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.3 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Clearance | 118.3 |
| Approach | 119.9 |
| Departure | 119.9 |
| ATIS | 128.4 |
Spotting Locations
Location
•Transwest Airlines Hangar (Hangar 9, Thayer Road) runway 27 spotting and close up with planes on tarmac
•Bishop James Mahoney High School football field (231 Primrose Drive) underneath 2 mile final for runway 27
•Gravel road just off highway 11 right under planes landing on 27
•Trail Appliances off Highway 11 good side view of planes landing on 27
Locations to Avoid
Location
Regular Traffic
- Air Canada: E-190 aircraft used on daily Saskatoon-Toronto-Pearson route
- Air Canada Jazz: CRJ 100/200 and CRJ 900 aircraft frequently operated on daily routes
- Cargojet Airlines: 727-200F service to Regina and Winnipeg, nighttime arrivals/departures.
- Delta Connection (Compass Airlines): E170 service to Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Delta Connection (Skywest Airlines): Seasonal CRJ-200 service to Salt Lake City
- Pronto Airways: Beech 1900C service to Northern Saskatchewan
- Purolator Courier: 727-200F cargo service, nighttime arrivals/departures.
- Skyservice: B757 service to Caribbean destinations [seasonal]
- Sunwing Airlines: B737-800 service to Caribbean [seasonal]
- Transwest Air: Light aircraft on routes to Northern Saskatchewan
- United Express (SkyWest Airlines): CRJ 200 service to Denver, CR7 service to Chicago O'Hare [begins June 4] [1]
- Westjet: 737-600 and 737-700 service used on daily routes