Vancouver to Nanaimo Flights YVR → YCD

Vancouver International Airport → Nanaimo Airport

🇨🇦 Vancouver, CA → 🇨🇦 Nanaimo, CA

The Vancouver to Nanaimo route connects Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in CA with Nanaimo Airport (YCD) in CA. This short-haul flight covers approximately 33 miles (53 km) with a typical flight time of 15m. This route is served by 6 airlines: Jazz, Morningstar Air, WestJet Encore and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 6 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Vancouver International Airport

ICAO Code:
CYVR
IATA Code:
YVR
City:
🇨🇦 Vancouver
Country:
CA
Elevation:
14 ft

Destination Airport

Nanaimo Airport

ICAO Code:
CYCD
IATA Code:
YCD
City:
🇨🇦 Nanaimo
Country:
CA
Elevation:
92 ft

6

Operators

6

Daily Flights

33

Miles

15m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Jazz JZA QK
Morningstar Air MAL -
WestJet Encore WEN WR
PAL Airlines PVL PB
Nav Canada NVC -
North Cariboo Flying Service Ltd. NCB -

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 9 10%
Tuesday 17 19%
Wednesday 14 16%
Thursday 16 18%
Friday 10 11%
Saturday 12 14%
Sunday 10 11%

Pattern Analysis

6 Daily Flights:
MAL8050 JZA8031 MAL8051 JZA8039 WEN3469 MAL7052
Data Points: 88
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 66 flights
Weekend: 22 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
Jazz
JZA / QK
JZA8031 JZA8039 DH8D 21:05 9:05 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 31, 2026 Active
MAL8050 MAL8051 MAL7052 C208 07:00 7:00 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 30, 2026 Active
- CRJ2 -
M T W T F S S
Nov 18, 2025 Active
- RJ1H -
M T W T F S S
Sep 8, 2025 Active
- DH8D -
M T W T F S S
Jul 15, 2025 Active
WEN3469 DH8D 14:30 2:30 PM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Jan 24, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 6
Active Routes: 6
Unique Airlines: 6
Aircraft Types: 6

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
07:00 7:00 AM Morningstar Air MAL -
14:30 2:30 PM WestJet Encore WEN WR
21:05 9:05 PM Jazz JZA QK

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (CYVR - America/Vancouver).

Total Departure Times: 3
Time Range:
07:00 - 21:05
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.