AviatDataSaskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport YXE / CYXE
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Canada · Saskatoon Airport Authority (SkYXE)
1.5Mpax · 2024
Limited hoursInternational · customs & immigrationJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYXE / YXE
OperatorSaskatoon Airport Authority (SkYXE)
Coordinates52.1707°N, 106.7008°W
Elevation1,653 ft · 504 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6)
Passengers / yr1,469,224 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYXE — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursTower 0645-2245 local (extended to 0600-2245 Mon-Fri, Mar-Nov); NAV CANADA Flight Service Station provides Airport Advisory Service outside tower hours. Passenger terminal operates 24/7/365. No published curfew; PPR not required for scheduled traffic.
TerminalsSingle terminal building with 9 passenger loading bridges, 3 ground-loading positions, and 32 check-in counters.
Runways (2)
- 09/27 · 2,530 m / 8,300 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS RWY 09
- 15/33 · 1,890 m / 6,200 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Saskatchewan's principal gateway alongside Regina, served year-round by Air Canada and WestJet with connections to major Canadian hubs; a mid-size prairie hub also served intermittently in the past by ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, which suspended its last Saskatoon route in late 2024. Note: Saskatchewan does not observe daylight saving time, so YXE runs on CST (UTC-6) year-round despite sitting in the Central time zone.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 4 providers
Snowbird Aviation Services
First Nations/employee-owned ground handler headquartered at YXE (Hangar 3, Hangar Rd, confirmed via business listings), providing ramp management, tow/pushback, baggage and cargo handling, aircraft grooming/detailing, and terminal/charter check-in as Saskatchewan's largest full-service aviation ground support company.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Menzies Aviation
International ground handler with a station at YXE (2515 Airport Drive, Bay 7) providing passenger and ramp ground handling for WestJet; also confirmed on the airport authority's own campus map, co-located in the same building as Air Canada Cargo, WestJet Cargo and Karlo Catering.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Jazz Aviation LP
Jazz Aviation, which flies Air Canada Express regional service into YXE, is reported by an aggregator to maintain an office at the airport (2625 Airport Dr); independent confirmation of whether Jazz self-handles its own Air Canada Express turns at YXE versus using a third party (e.g. Menzies) was not found. · 24 hours (reported, unconfirmed)
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Rise Air (formerly Transwest Air / West Wind Aviation)
First Nations-owned scheduled and charter carrier headquartered and based at YXE (Hangar 3A, listed as West Wind Aviation on the airport's own campus map, its legacy name pre-2021 rebrand); self-handles its own scheduled flights from its Saskatoon home base to Prince Albert, La Ronge, Stony Rapids, Fond-du-Lac, Uranium City and Wollaston Lake.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Kreos Aviation Inc.
Operates the Kreos FBO/World Fuel facility (Hangar 18) at YXE selling 100LL avgas and Jet A, Shell-branded fuel supply; Kreos Aviation also acquired the former Shell AeroCentre fuel concession at Saskatoon and Regina airports in a Nov. 2018 acquisition. Exact per-litre pricing fluctuates and was not verified as a stable fact.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Lockhart Aviation Services Inc.
Esso-branded FBO and World Fuel Services dealer at YXE selling 100LL avgas, Jet A-1, and Jet A-1 with FSII, with self-serve fuel pumps; longest-running FBO at the airport, established 1993.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Seasonal · 2 providers
Snowbird Aviation Services
Provides aircraft de-ice/anti-ice service at its Saskatoon base as part of its ground handling operations, per the company's own service listing.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Saskatoon Airport Authority
Airport operator that owns and maintains YXE's centralized de-icing pad/apron infrastructure, expanded as part of a September 2009 apron project; the de-icing fluid application itself is carried out by based ground handlers (e.g. Snowbird Aviation Services) using this infrastructure.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance
Available
Saskatoon Avionics
Avionics sales, installation, troubleshooting and ELT recertification, plus line maintenance (annual inspections, component replacement) for single/multi-engine and commercial aircraft, based at 28 Airport Crescent, YXE (Hangar 28, confirmed on the airport authority's own campus map).
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Central Aircraft Maintenance Ltd
Transport Canada-certified Aircraft Maintenance Organization at Hangar 7, YXE (confirmed on the airport authority's own campus map), servicing jet, turboprop and piston aircraft; wholly owned by Kreos Aviation and advertises 24-hour emergency support. · 24 hours (AOG)
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Available · 2 providers
Central Aircraft Maintenance Ltd (Kreos Aviation)
Engine shop — turbine engine hot section inspections (module-level powerplant work) on jets/turboprops at their Saskatoon (YXE) facility, 16 Wayne Hicks Lane; CAM is wholly owned by Kreos Aviation; Transport Canada AMO, class rating unconfirmed.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Central Aircraft Maintenance Ltd (Kreos Aviation)
Sheet-metal shop — sheet metal repair services for jet, turboprop and piston aircraft at their Saskatoon (YXE) facility, 16 Wayne Hicks Lane; Transport Canada AMO, class rating unconfirmed.
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Verified 5 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight catering
On request
Karlo Hospitality Inc. (Karlo Catering)
Saskatoon caterer with a location directly on the airport campus, confirmed on the Saskatoon Airport Authority's own campus map sharing a building with Air Canada Cargo, WestJet Cargo and Menzies Aviation; primarily a corporate/event caterer, so scope of airline/crew catering at YXE is unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 4 providers
Snowbird Aviation Services
Handles cargo acceptance and warehousing at its Saskatoon (YXE) hub, per the company's own service listing.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Air Canada Cargo
Air Canada's own cargo operation occupies a building at YXE shared with WestJet Cargo, Menzies Aviation and Karlo Catering, confirmed on the Saskatoon Airport Authority's official campus map; presumed self-handled by Air Canada, consistent with its major-carrier cargo operations elsewhere, though a YXE-specific self-handling statement was not independently found.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
WestJet Cargo
WestJet's own cargo operation occupies a building at YXE, confirmed on the Saskatoon Airport Authority's official campus map; presumed self-handled by WestJet, though a YXE-specific self-handling statement was not independently found.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Purolator Inc.
Purolator occupies Hangar 1 at YXE, confirmed on the Saskatoon Airport Authority's official campus map, handling air courier/freight operations at the airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 3 providers
Kreos Aviation Inc.
Full-service FBO at Hangar 16 offering aircraft parking, an executive passenger terminal, pilot lounge, and concierge services (hotel/car/restaurant arrangements) for itinerant business aircraft.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Lockhart Aviation Services Inc.
FBO located off Thayer Ave near the general aviation area, offering aircraft parking with plug-ins and hangarage for based and transient aircraft.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aero Logistics America Inc.
Operates Hangar 6 at YXE, confirmed on the Saskatoon Airport Authority's own campus map, described as the largest heated executive hangar in Saskatoon, providing hangar leasing, office/light-industrial space, and aircraft parts supply to based and transient operators.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed