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title: "Airport codes in Canada"
description: "The 7 main airport codes in Canada, what each one stands for, and which of them mean nothing like the city they serve."
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# Airport codes in Canada

7 airports in Canada, with the origin of each code rather than just its expansion.

| Code | Airport | City | Where the code comes from |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| YYZ | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Toronto | YZ was the telegraph identifier of the railway station at Malton, where the airport was built; the Y prefix is Canadian convention. |
| YVR | Vancouver International Airport | Vancouver | Y prefix plus VR for Vancouver. |
| YUL | Montréal-Trudeau International Airport | Montreal | Y prefix plus UL, from the radio station at Kirkland, the district the airport was built in. |
| YYC | Calgary International Airport | Calgary | Y prefix plus YC, from the Calgary radio station identifier. |
| YEG | Edmonton International Airport | Edmonton | Y prefix plus EG for EdmontonG — one of the more transparent Canadian codes. |
| YOW | Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport | Ottawa | Y prefix plus OW, from the Ottawa radio identifier. |
| YHZ | Halifax Stanfield International Airport | Halifax | Y prefix plus HZ, from the Halifax radio identifier. |

- [What airport is YYZ?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yyz/) — Toronto Pearson International Airport
- [What airport is YVR?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yvr/) — Vancouver International Airport
- [What airport is YUL?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yul/) — Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
- [What airport is YYC?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yyc/) — Calgary International Airport
- [What airport is YEG?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yeg/) — Edmonton International Airport
- [What airport is YOW?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yow/) — Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- [What airport is YHZ?](https://atoneplace.net/airport/yhz/) — Halifax Stanfield International Airport

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