--- iata: YYT name: St. John's International Airport city: St. John's country: Canada lastUpdated: '2026-09-12' officialWebsite: 'https://stjohnsairport.com/' sources: - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/' - >- https://stjohnsairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Annual-Report-and-Financial-Statements-1.pdf - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/routes-and-airlines/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/shopping-restaurants/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/to-from-airport/parking/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/to-from-airport/ground-transportation/taxis/' - >- https://stjohnsairport.com/to-from-airport/ground-transportation/public-transportation/ - >- https://stjohnsairport.com/to-from-airport/ground-transportation/car-rentals/ - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/at-the-airport-2/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/at-the-airport-2/play-areas/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/passenger-services/quiet-room/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/at-the-airport-2/visitor-information-centre-vic/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/accessibility/' - 'https://stjohnsairport.com/corporate-information/airport-improvement-fees/' - 'https://www.catsa-acsta.gc.ca/en/airport/st-john-s-international-airport' - '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://www.metrobus.com/fares/' - 'https://www.metrobus.com/schedules/fall/route14/' quickFacts: - >- One civil passenger terminal at 100 World Parkway, St. John's, NL A1A 5T2. Operator St. John's International Airport Authority (SJIAA), a private not-for-profit since 1996; Transport Canada owns the National Airports System field. ICAO CYYT. Main 709-758-8500 / toll-free 866-758-8581. - >- SJIAA 2025 annual report: approximately 1.41 million passengers (+2.2% vs the authority's 1.38 million 2024 figure). CEO Dennis Hogan. Chair David Howe. ASQ 2024 Best Airport Under Two Million Passengers in North America. - >- One CATSA pre-board screening checkpoint. Official pages do not print standing CATSA clock hours. CATSA Verified Traveller (NEXUS) is listed for YYT on domestic, international, and transborder departures. No U.S. CBP preclearance — only CBSA on arrival. - >- One passenger lounge: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge, airside, second floor above / between Gates 10 and 12A. Not Priority Pass. Chase Sapphire Reserve is on Air Canada's participating-location list. Aggregator Aspire / The Club YYT / Escape pins are fiction. - >- City Wide Taxi is the exclusive closed-stand taxi (downtown hotels/B&Bs CAD $35; other points meter + $5). Metrobus Route 14 stops at arrivals and World Parkway / Holiday Inn Express. Official cash fare $2.50 adult. SJIAA's 2024 annual report added ride-sharing in April 2024; the live taxi page still does not name Uber or Lyft. - >- Civil passenger field. Cougar Helicopters (offshore / SAR) and PAL hangars sit on the campus. Do not create a second airport for CYYT, Torbay ANGB, or merge this with YSJ (Saint John, New Brunswick), YQX (Gander), or YDF (Deer Lake). bentoTips: - label: CATSA title: One checkpoint — no U.S. cutoff detail: >- Official airport pages do not print CATSA clock hours. CATSA itself recommends two hours for domestic and three hours for U.S. and international. Live PBS waits post on catsa-acsta.gc.ca (0–5 min in this research window). NEXUS uses Verified Traveller when the checkpoint is open. summary: >- Everyone uses the single CATSA PBS. There is no 16:30 CBP trap here because there is no preclearance. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'Bags and taxis down, holdroom up' detail: >- Play areas sit outside the level-1 food court and in the departures lounge by Gates 10 and 11. The Maple Leaf Lounge is upstairs from Gate 10. Wrong-level panic is the usual first-timer mistake, not a second terminal. summary: >- One two-level passenger hall. Ticketing and arrivals on the main floor; CATSA and the holdroom on level 2; Quiet Room on 3. category: terminal - label: Eat title: Yellowbelly after CATSA — Pizza Shed never sleeps detail: >- Live official hours on 12 Sep 2026: Yellowbelly Mon–Fri 03:30–19:30, Sat–Sun 04:30–19:30. Level-2 Tim Hortons 03:30–19:00. O’Reilly’s Mon–Fri 11:00–17:30, closed Saturday–Sunday. The 2025 annual report opened Mamacita near Gate 6; the live hours card today does not list it. summary: >- Airside sit-down is Yellowbelly Brewery. Landside Tim Hortons plus a 24-hour Pizza Shed vending kiosk. category: food - label: Lounge title: Maple Leaf is real — Priority Pass is not detail: >- Hours follow the Air Canada schedule — confirm on the lounge selector. Advance paid access exists on some AC fares (cannot buy at the airport on the day). Do not invent The Club YYT, Escape, or an Aspire lounge. summary: >- One open passenger lounge. Air Canada / Star Alliance eligibility or a listed cobrand / Chase Sapphire Reserve. No PP room. category: status lounges: - name: Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge zone: 'Airside, second floor, upstairs from Gate 10 / between Gates 10 and 12A' hours: >- Follow the Air Canada lounge selector — hours vary with the AC schedule. Do not treat aggregator 04:00–18:15 clocks as official. access: - >- Same-day departing boarding pass on Air Canada, Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge, or a Star Alliance carrier - Business / First on an eligible Air Canada or Star Alliance departure - 'Aeroplan Super Elite, 75K, and 50K (plus published guests)' - Star Alliance Gold - >- Eligible Aeroplan premium cobrand cards (TD / CIBC Infinite Privilege; Amex Aeroplan Reserve family) - >- Chase Sapphire Reserve / Reserve for Business — YYT is on Air Canada's participating-location list - >- Purchased access on selected Air Canada fares, booked at least 24 hours ahead — not a walk-up day pass - 'Not Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or DragonPass' bestFor: - >- Eligible Air Canada / Star Alliance passengers on a same-day YYT departure summary: >- The airport's only passenger lounge — a real Maple Leaf room, not Priority Pass, and not a walk-up Escape. verdict: worth-it terminal: Main terminal amenities: - >- Opened 19 Dec 2018 in the expanded departures area (John Hearn Architect) with Signal Hill views - >- Light snacks, self-serve bar after late morning, specialty coffee, Wi-Fi, PressReader - Business-centre seating called out in the 2018 opening notes - No YYT-specific shower listing on official Air Canada or airport pages waterOptions: - kind: refill name: Airside fountains after CATSA zone: airside summary: >- Empty or dump liquids before CATSA. Official SJIAA pages do not map bottle fillers. A 2020 Water at Airports note and Sleeping-in-Airports both point at Level 2 departure restrooms — dated evidence, not a live official map. location: >- Level 2 departures holdroom — hunt restroom banks after the single CATSA checkpoint terminal: Main terminal isBestValue: true isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Level-2 Tim Hortons zone: airside price: >- typically CAD $3–5 for a bottle (official pages do not print a bottle price) summary: 'Official daily 03:30–19:00. Sealed bottle when you cannot find a fountain.' location: 'Airside, second floor, official shop-and-dine card' terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: Breakwater Place zone: airside price: >- typically CAD $3–5 for a bottle (official pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official daily 04:00–20:00. Chewing gum, cosmetics, OTCs, and travel accessories — bottles when they have them. location: 'Airside, second floor travel-essentials shop on the official card' terminal: Main terminal - kind: purchase name: Landside Tim Hortons zone: landside price: >- typically CAD $3–5 for a bottle (official pages do not print a bottle price) summary: >- Official daily 05:00–18:00. Useful for meeters. You will dump liquids at CATSA, so this is not the departing-passenger value play. location: Level 1 food court before security terminal: Main terminal airportistScore: 7.3 slug: yyt region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/yyt](/airports/yyt). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/yyt) - [Lounge directory](/airports/yyt/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # St. John's International Airport (YYT) St. John's, Canada · North America One compact NAS terminal with a real Maple Leaf Lounge, posted taxi flats, and an ASQ under-2-million trophy — traded against Atlantic wind and fog, a $42 AIF, no U.S. preclearance, and no Priority Pass room. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.3 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.2 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.4 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1.41 million (SJIAA 2025, approx.) - Terminals: 1 terminal (2 passenger floors + Quiet Room on 3; 1 CATSA) - Typical security: 8 min - On-time: 68% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Eligible Air Canada / Star Alliance departures if you can enter Maple Leaf - Straightforward one-building wayfinding - Posted City Wide taxi flats to downtown hotels - Seasonal Europe (LGW / DUB / CDG) without a second terminal ## Watch out for - No U.S. CBP preclearance — you still clear on arrival in the United States - Maple Leaf is not Priority Pass; no walk-up day pass - Metrobus 14 goes to MUN, not Water Street — budget a transfer or the $35 taxi - Wind, fog, and winter snow regularly hold or divert the field (40 diversions in 2025) ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/yyt/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/yyt/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/yyt/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/yyt/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/yyt/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/yyt/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/yyt/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/yyt/reviews.md) (free)