YVR Vancouver International Airport
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Vancouver (YVR) airport departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. 3 of 339 flights cancelled (0.9%).

Hour by hour
16:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Vancouver (YVR) delays today: 85% of the 324 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 3 min early. 3 of 339 tracked flights have been cancelled (0.9%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 29 October 2026 at 22:33 UTC.

Departures178 timed
On time80%142
Delayed20%36
typical now on schedule
Arrivals146 timed
On time88%128
Delayed12%18
typical now 3 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
16:00AC 8443YXT · gate C37on time
16:00WS 118YYC · gate B16on time
16:00WS 714YYZ · gate B14on time
16:15AC 8175YYD · gate C38on time
16:258P 745YQQ · gate G1on time
16:30AC 218YYC · gate C48on time
16:30LH 477MUC · gate D67on time
16:358P 757YBL · gate G1on time
12:15AC 2074YEG Cancelled
16:20NH 115HND Cancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
15:43 16:23AC 1769PSP +40 min
16:00WS 1057LAS on time
16:04AC 8277YLW on time
16:08AC 305YUL on time
16:08AC 8090YPR on time
16:10AS 2221SEA on time
07:15AC8HKG Cancelled
10:27AC211YYC Cancelled
10:55AC105YYZ from TorontoCancelled
Running late right now6 of 126 still on the board · 4.8%
+40
AC 1769 from PSP · arr 16:23
Flights this late at YVR still cancel only 2.8% of the time.
+39
AI 185 from DEL · arr 17:24
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~38 min.
+38
AC 115 from YYZ · arr 17:10
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~33 min.
+37
PR 116 from MNL · arr 18:37
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~38 min.
In the air to YVRlive positions · 3-min feed
15aircraft inbound · next to land WS 1741 from PHX, lands ~23:06
WS 1741PHX
on final · ~23:06
AC 599SNA
lands ~23:08
WS 1725PSP
lands ~23:10
AC 861LHR
lands ~23:28

Positions as of 23:01 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
PVG+21m
YOW+17m
YXT+15m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
PDPorter+30m
Why11 kt E winds, Overcast at 4,200 ft at YVR right now (METAR).
Cancelled 0.9%3 of 339 A typical day here runs ~2%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌧️ 23–09 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Vancouver

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°C
  • 75% chance of rain
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.8%usually 1.7%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.4%usually 4.2%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 320 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 15th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +2 min departures.

Typical week here
+6
MON
+1
TUE
+2
WED
+4
THU
+4
FRI
+1
SAT
+6
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Saturday (+1 min), heaviest on Monday (+6 min).

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Sample · what you getYVR went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/vancouver-YVR

Vancouver airport delays today

Weather watch at YVR: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 3 min early. Cancellations: 3 of 339 tracked flights (0.9%). Weather worsens around 23:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 17:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes fog/mist.

Nearby gateways: YYC YYZ YUL SEA PDX GEG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Vancouver

Is Vancouver (YVR) delayed right now?

Weather watch at YVR: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast includes fog/mist. Measured operations: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. 3 of 339 flights cancelled (0.9%). 85% of the 324 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Vancouver (YVR)?

Winds E-100 at 11kt gusting to 17kt, Vis 20sm, Temp 10°C, Dew 7°C, Alt 29.96 inHg, Light Rain, Overcast layer at 4200ft. 10°C. wind 11 kt gusting 17. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Vancouver (YVR)?

Over the last 90 days, Saturday averaged the lightest departure delays (+1 min). Monday ran heaviest (+6 min).

How often are flights delayed at YVR today?

We tracked 339 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 3 min early. 0.9% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for YVR?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds E-080 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 5000ft.

Are there cancellations at YVR today?

3 cancellations across 339 tracked flights today (0.9% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind100° 11 G17 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling4,200 ft
Temp / dew10 / 7 °C
Pressure1015 hPa
WeatherLight Rain
SPECI CYVR 292221Z 10011G17KT 20SM -RA OVC042 10/07 A2996 RMK SC8 SLP147
21:00 to 02:00VFRWinds E-080 at 10kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 5000ft
21:00 to 02:00TEMPOMVFRVis greater than 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Broken layer at 2500ft, Overcast layer at 4000ft
02:00 to 09:00VFRWinds ENE-070 at 7kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Scattered clouds at 2000ft, Broken layer at 4000ft, Broken layer at 7000ft
02:00 to 09:00TEMPOMVFRVis 5sm, Light Showers Rain, Mist, Broken layer at 2000ft, Overcast layer at 4000ft
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 22:21 local · 43m ago · delay window 22:33 local · How these are computed → methodology