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From Toronto Pearson to Iqaluit — the airports that gateway your Canadian trip.
Canada has 26 international airports and a network of regional and community airports stretching to the High Arctic. Knowing where to land, where to connect, and where to avoid in winter shaves hours off any itinerary.
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Pearson (YYZ), Vancouver (YVR), Montréal-Trudeau (YUL), and Calgary (YYC) handle 70% of international arrivals. All four offer US preclearance, lounges across alliances, and rapid transit links into the city.
Ottawa (YOW), Halifax (YHZ), Winnipeg (YWG), Edmonton (YEG), Quebec City (YQB), and St. John's (YYT) make excellent regional bases. Smaller but easy in and out — especially for east-coast and prairie itineraries.
Kelowna (YLW) is the gateway to Okanagan wine country. Whitehorse (YXY) opens the Yukon. Yellowknife (YZF) is the northern lights hub. The Banff/Calgary axis serves the Rockies, while Halifax and Sydney (YQY) anchor the Maritimes.
Iqaluit (YFB), Inuvik (YEV), and Resolute Bay (YRB) require connections via Yellowknife, Ottawa, or Edmonton. Flights are weather-dependent — build flex days into any northern trip.
US-bound travellers clear US Customs in Canada at YYZ, YVR, YUL, YYC, YOW, YWG, YEG, and YHZ. Arrive 90 min earlier and you land in the US as a domestic passenger.
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