--- iata: YXE name: Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport city: Saskatoon country: Canada lastUpdated: '2026-09-13' officialWebsite: 'https://yxe.ca/' sources: - 'https://yxe.ca/' - 'https://yxe.ca/about-us/' - 'https://yxe.ca/stats-figures/' - 'https://yxe.ca/yxe-saskatoon-airport-ends-2025-with-positive-trajectory/' - 'https://yxe.ca/leadership/' - 'https://yxe.ca/leader/stephen-maybury/' - 'https://yxe.ca/destinations/' - 'https://yxe.ca/dining/' - 'https://yxe.ca/shopping/' - 'https://yxe.ca/services/' - 'https://yxe.ca/parking/' - 'https://yxe.ca/ground-transport/' - 'https://yxe.ca/faq/' - 'https://yxe.ca/contact/' - 'https://yxe.ca/fees-charges/' - 'https://yxe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Rates-and-charges-2026.pdf' - 'https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/airport/saskatoon-international-airport' - 'https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/ct-x-ray' - 'https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/verified-travellers' - >- https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/fly/premium-services/maple-leaf-lounges.html - 'https://saskatoontransit.ca/plan-my-trip/popular-destinations' - 'https://saskatoontransit.ca/fares-passes/fares-passes/adult' - >- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatoon_John_G._Diefenbaker_International_Airport quickFacts: - >- Official stats-and-figures monthly cells add to CY 2025 **1,516,840**. The 13 Jan 2026-style year-end press leftover rounds that as **approximately 1.517 million**, **approximately 3 per cent** year-over-year, and the airport’s **second-busiest** year. Same table 2024 **1,469,224** (1,516,840 ÷ 1,469,224 = **3.24%**). Official historical-growth leftover **1,518,980** is the record year (Wikipedia reprints it as **2018**). Same table 2023 **1,277,077**; Wikipedia leftover **1,277,863** is leftover. Official 2026 monthly cells through August add to **1,023,599**. August 2026 **146,872** is above August 2025 **142,165**. About leftover still says the terminal hosts **over 1.4 million** people annually — leftover vs the 2025 cells. - >- Operator **Saskatoon Airport Authority** (Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act; user-pay, earnings reinvested). Transport Canada leftover “Owner Transport Canada” is the National Airports Policy lease, not the operator. Live President & CEO **Stephen Maybury** (appointed 2012). 2025 year-end press leftover VP Business Development & Service Quality **CJ Dushinski** / **media@yxe.ca**. Live leadership cards (13 Sep 2026): **Kaylynn Schroeder** (Canada); **Lee Braaten**, **Todd Brandt**, **Rish Malhotra** (Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce); **Brian Heinrichs**, **Mark Leach** (Saskatoon Airport Authority); **Tammy Van Lambalgen**, **Clint Weiland**, **Barbara Crowe** (City of Saskatoon); **Tara Reichert** (RM of Corman Park No. 344); **Chief Tammy Cook-Searson** (Saskatchewan); one **Vacant** Canada seat. Live page does **not** print a Chair. 2024 annual-report leftover still names **Susan Milburn**. City of Saskatoon board leftover **Robert Pearce** (City Council, 1 Jan 2025–31 Dec 2026) is **not** on the live leadership cards. Admin **Suite #1 – 2625 Airport Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7L 7L1**. Lost & found / general **306-975-8900** / **info@yxe.ca**. Parking / curb **306-934-7275** / **parking@yxe.ca**. Media **media@yxe.ca** (contact leftover 24/7). Historical RCAF Station Saskatoon / British Commonwealth Air Training Plan names are gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **YXE**. **Do not create CYXE as a second page.** **Do not merge YQR, YPA, or YXE’s cargo/ambulance campus.** Saskatchewan Air Ambulance / STARS / cargo tenants sit on the field — this is not an airbase page. - >- One civil terminal. Official About leftover: doors **24 hours a day, 7 days a week**; **more than 3.2 kilometres** of runway; **2,000 acres**; **238,000 square foot** terminal. Official FAQ: pre-security **24 hours a day, 365 days a year**; overnight stays **are permitted**. Official FAQ clock **1.5 to 2 hours** domestic / **2 hours** transborder or international. Official stats leftover: **34** check-in positions; **8** aircraft loading bridges “upon construction completion”; **3** ground-loading positions; **3** domestic / **2** international bag conveyors; CBSA leftover **200** passengers (**300** with staged deplaning). Wikipedia leftover **nine** passenger bridges / **32** check-in points / **226,670 sq ft** is leftover. **U.S. preclearance is not live** — Wikipedia leftover “space left for future CBP” is leftover. Official AIF (2026 rates PDF, unchanged 1 Mar 2026) **$26** beyond Saskatchewan / **$6** inside Saskatchewan, plus GST; Air Canada leftover **$27.30 / $6.30** is the GST-inclusive reprint (26 × 1.05 / 6 × 1.05). - >- Live official destinations table (13 Sep 2026), four airline blocks: **Air Canada** (Vancouver **3× daily**, Toronto **3× daily**, Montréal seasonal **4× weekly**); **Rise Air** (Prince Albert **10× weekly**, Fond du Lac **5× weekly**, Stony Rapids **1× weekly**, Wollaston **1× weekly**); **WestJet** (Calgary **8–9× daily**, Edmonton **1–2× daily**, Vancouver **1× daily**, Toronto **6× weekly**, Winnipeg **13× weekly**, Minneapolis **3× weekly**, plus seasonal Puerto Vallarta **5×**, Cancún **6×**, Phoenix **4×**, Kelowna **2×**, Halifax **1×**, Mazatlán **1×**, Punta Cana **1×**); **Porter** (Toronto **5× weekly**). Destinations-page leftover still prints a **COVID-19 reduced destinations** banner and an **ArriveCAN** inbound leftover — leftover. FAQ leftover still lists **Sunwing** and **Flair** phone numbers; they are **not** on the live table. Wikipedia leftover **Regina, La Ronge, Points North, Uranium City, Las Vegas** is leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent United, Delta, Flair, Sunwing, or a live Las Vegas row.** - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **YXE**, ICAO **CYXE**, 52.172694, −106.700239, America/Regina (no DST). Wikipedia / CFS leftover elev **1,654 ft (504 m)**, **3 nm / 5.6 km** NW of downtown, still inside city limits. Wikipedia / SkyVector leftover runways **09/27 8,300×148–200** and **15/33 6,200×148–150**. Official About leftover “more than 3.2 km of runway” matches the 8,300 ft primary. Official 2015 expansion leftover: annual capability **2.0 million** passengers. 2025 press leftover: **fourth** nationally in aircraft on-time performance (method unpublished); **$12 million** arrivals-hall renovation “in the coming months”; new groundside Tim Hortons at **45th Street and Airport Drive** (not the airside Tims). bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 1.5–2 hours domestic — building is 24/7 detail: >- Official ticket-counter leftover: typically 2 hours before domestic and 3 hours before international — confirm the airline. Homepage CATSA-style wait tile printed 3 minutes on 12 Sep 2026 19:41 and 1 minute on 6 Sep 2026; CATSA’s YXE PBS tile printed Not available on 13 Sep 2026. averageSecurityMinutes 8 is editorial unpublished. summary: >- Official FAQ clock is 1.5 to 2 hours domestic and 2 hours for transborder or international. Pre-security is open 24 hours; overnight stays are permitted. category: timing - label: Layout title: One hall northwest of downtown — not YQR detail: >- Do not look for CYXE, YQR, or an RCAF Station Saskatoon hall. Official pages do not print a live gate-to-airline map — read FIDS. No U.S. preclearance. Information booth leftover 4:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. in the middle of pre-security. summary: >- One civil building. Official About leftover puts it on 2,000 acres with a 238,000 sq ft terminal. IATA is YXE. category: terminal - label: Food title: Eat after CATSA — airside Tim Hortons is closed detail: >- Landside named kitchen is Urban Acre, weekdays 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. only, plus vending. Dining-page leftover still says “limited dining… recover from COVID-19.” 2025 press leftover Tim Hortons at 45th and Airport Drive is a groundside development, not the airside unit. summary: >- Live official dining page: airside Starbucks 4:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Booster Juice 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., Refuel weekdays 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Airside Tim Hortons is under construction / temporarily closed. category: food - label: Live checks title: 'Four printed airline blocks; Maple Leaf 04:15–19:30; StandardXE is $19' detail: >- Homepage WestJet network-wide technical-issues banner was live on 13 Sep 2026 — confirm the airline, not the airport. Destinations-page COVID / ArriveCAN leftover is leftover. Parking-page body leftover still clocks StandardXE $16 / ExpressXE $22. summary: >- Live official carriers are Air Canada, Rise Air, WestJet, and Porter. Official services page clocks the Maple Leaf Lounge 04:15–19:30. Live parking table: StandardXE $19 / ExpressXE $30 / jetSet $11. category: status lounges: - name: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge zone: airside domestic hours: >- 04:15–19:30 daily (official YXE services page); Air Canada leftover says hours follow the AC schedule access: - >- Air Canada Business class on a same-day Air Canada, Rouge, or Express departure - >- Star Alliance Gold on an eligible Air Canada or Star Alliance operated departure - >- Aeroplan Elite Status / Maple Leaf Club pathways (confirm the Air Canada app) - >- Chase Sapphire Reserve on an eligible Air Canada or Star Alliance operated departure (Air Canada participating-locations list includes Saskatoon) bestFor: - Air Canada and Star Alliance Gold departures - Early morning YYC / YYZ / YVR banks summary: >- The only ticketed-pax club. Official YXE services page clocks it 04:15–19:30. Air Canada lists Saskatoon as a live Maple Leaf. Official pages do not print a gate pin; ATM leftover sits between gates 5 and 6. Not a walk-up day-pass room. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main Terminal amenities: - Snacks and bar - Wi-Fi - Work seating waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Prairie North bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Named airside shop on the live shopping table. Official pages do not print a bottle price. Official pages also do not map a bottle-filling station. location: >- Official shopping page — Prairie North post-security Saskatchewan-made shop, Sunday–Friday 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. / Saturday 6:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. terminal: Main Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Booster Juice bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Named airside kitchen on the live dining page. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: >- Official dining page — Booster Juice post-security, daily 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. terminal: Main Terminal - kind: purchase name: Starbucks bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Named airside coffee on the live dining page. Closes earlier than Booster Juice. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: 'Official dining page — Starbucks post-security, daily 4:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.' terminal: Main Terminal isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Urban Acre bottled water zone: landside price: posted register price summary: >- Named landside kitchen. Closed weekends. Official pages do not map a landside fountain to a landmark. location: >- Official dining page — Urban Acre before CATSA, Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. terminal: Main Terminal airportistScore: 7.6 slug: yxe region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/yxe](/airports/yxe). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/yxe) - [Lounge directory](/airports/yxe/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE) Saskatoon, Canada · North America Saskatchewan’s busiest civil hall — a 24/7 building, a Maple Leaf Lounge at 04:15–19:30, and $19 StandardXE parking, traded against a closed airside Tim Hortons, no U.S. preclearance, and no rail. ## Airportist Score **7.6 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.4 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 6.8 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 8.0 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.6 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,516,840 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 82% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Prairie travellers connecting over Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, or Winnipeg from one building - Air Canada and Star Alliance Gold passengers who will use the Maple Leaf Lounge - Drivers who will use StandardXE at $19 or the free Park & Wait cell lot - NEXUS holders on CATSA’s Front-of-the-line Verified Traveller list ## Watch out for - Airside Tim Hortons is temporarily closed — dining-page leftover still talks about COVID recovery - No U.S. preclearance and no CATSA CT lane — laptops and LAGs still come out - Live destinations table does not print Regina, Las Vegas, Flair, or Sunwing — confirm FIDS - Parking-page body leftover still says StandardXE $16 / ExpressXE $22; the live table is $19 / $30 since 1 July 2026 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/yxe/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/yxe/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/yxe/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/yxe/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/yxe/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/yxe/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/yxe/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/yxe/reviews.md) (free)