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title: "YYC is which airport? Calgary"
description: "YYC is Calgary International Airport in Calgary, Canada. Why the code is YYC and not something you could guess, what CYYC means, and the codes it gets mixed up with."
url: https://atoneplace.net/airport/yyc/
site: "At One Place"
---

# What airport is YYC?

**YYC is: Calgary International Airport**

Calgary, Canada

## Why the code is YYC

Y prefix plus YC, from the Calgary radio station identifier.

This is the explanation in general circulation and it is very likely right, but no primary document has been published that settles it. Treated as an account rather than a fact.

## The airport

- **IATA code:** YYC
- **ICAO code:** CYYC
- **Airport:** Calgary International Airport
- **City:** Calgary, Canada
- **Code origin:** The usual account, unverified

YYC has become a civic shorthand in Calgary in the same way PDX has in Portland, used as a hashtag and in business names by people who are not going anywhere. It is the main gateway to Banff and the Rockies, an hour and a half west.

## The other code, CYYC

Every airport has two codes. The three-letter IATA code, YYC, is the one on your boarding pass and your luggage tag, and it is assigned for commercial use. The four-letter ICAO code, CYYC, is the one pilots and controllers use, and it is assigned geographically: the first letter or two identify the region, so every airport in the same part of the world shares a prefix. That is why CYYC looks nothing like YYC.

## Common questions

### What airport is YYC?

Calgary International Airport, in Calgary, Canada.

### Why is Calgary's airport called YYC?

Y prefix plus YC, from the Calgary radio station identifier.

### What is the difference between YYC and CYYC?

YYC is the IATA code, used commercially — tickets, timetables, luggage tags. CYYC is the ICAO code, used operationally by pilots and air traffic control, and assigned geographically by region.

## Related pages

- [Canada](https://atoneplace.net/country/canada/)
- [The flag of Canada](https://atoneplace.net/flag/canada/)
- [Airport codes in Canada](https://atoneplace.net/airport/in/canada/)
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## Sources

- OurAirports — OurAirports (https://ourairports.com/data/) [Public domain]