AC2018Air Canada · YVR → YYC
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Route confirmed Air Canada

AC2018 VancouverYVR · 08:00 CalgaryYYC · 10:29

AC2018 by Air Canada flies from Vancouver (YVR) to Calgary (YYC).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:00

scheduled from YVR

Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~20 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+27 gate · +6 arrival
10-22
+27 gate · +6 arrival
10-20
−6 gate · −11 arrival
10-18
+13 gate · −10 arrival
10-16
+14 gate · −6 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −6 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
YVRVancouverOn-time likelyYVR delay board →
YYCCalgaryOn-time likelyYYC delay board →
YVR→YYCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at YVR and YYC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Vancouver to Calgary with Air Canada · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.9%1.1× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.3%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: 80% chance of rain at Vancouver; 50% chance of snow at Calgary

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 10 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Vancouver to Calgary flights today

same route · Air Canada
AC200departs 06:25
AC8064departs 06:25
AC204departs 07:35
AC208departs 09:00
AC206departs 09:20
AC202departs 09:45

If AC2018 is cancelled, these are the other Air Canada nonstop flights from Vancouver to Calgary on the same day, with scheduled departure times in YVR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How AC2018 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for AC2018 across the YVR and YYC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how AC2018 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-29YVR 08:00 08:27 (+27)YYC 10:29 10:35 (+6)
10-22YVR 08:00 08:27 (+27)YYC 10:29 10:35 (+6)
10-20YVR 08:00 07:54 (−6)YYC 10:29 10:18 (−11)
10-18YVR 09:20 09:33 (+13)YYC 11:49 11:39 (−10)
10-16YVR 08:00 08:14 (+14)YYC 10:29 10:23 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: CGEKZ, C-GEKZ, CFSJH, C-FSJH.

Board clocks recorded as YVR and YYC published them.

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Pro Flight Search: AC2018 Vancouver to Calgary on-time performance, measured from the YVR and YYC airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/AC2018
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