Regina International Airport

Continent: North America

Country: Canada

Region: Saskatchewan

Regina International Airport
Location	Regina, Saskatchewan
IATA code	YQR
ICAO code	CYQR
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://yqr.ca
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	118.600
Ground	121.900
Clearance	120.100
Approach	120.100
Departure	120.100
ATIS	127.000

Regina International Airport terminal, airside view. (2008)

AC Jazz CRJ-200 landing on runway 31. Photo taken from Campbell St. and Hill Ave. location.

Regina International Airport is the 2nd largest airport in Saskatchewan and the air travel center for southern Saskatchewan. It is served mainly by regional carriers and is a focus city for Westjet. The airport is frequently used by small and light private aircraft. The airport has 2 runways, 13/31 and 08/26, both are used for all traffic.

Official Spotting Locations

Airside Viewing Area

Located on the main floor of the terminal building, there is an area with large windows for viewing planes at gate 2. If there is no plane at the gate, you can see planes taking off and landing from runway 13/31. Air Canada Jazz planes usually occupies that gate.

Other Spotting Locations

Corner Of Campbell St. and Hill Avenue

Westjet 737-700 on approach to Runway 31 taken from corner of Campbell St. and Hill Avenue

This intersection is a grid road and is not very busy. There is enough room to park a car off the road there. It offers great views of both runways, and is good for photography if you have a good zoom lens.

13th Avenue

Westjet take off. Photo taken from 13th Avenue location.

13th Avenue runs along the beginning of runway 13/31. It is good for spotting planes overhead that are landing/taking off on 13/31. It also offers views of planes using runway 08/26. There is an approach to park on where the end of the runway is. Warning to photographers: There is a chain-link fence around the perimeter of the airport which makes spotting planes on the ground difficult from this location, but it doesn't affect planes in the air.

Regular Traffic

• AeroMexico: Seasonal charter operations to Cancun with B737-700 aircraft.
• Air Canada: Regina-Toronto Pearson route using E-190 aircraft.
• Air Canada Jazz: Air Canada Jazz frequently operates CRJ 100/200 and occasionally Dash 8-300 aircraft to and from Regina.
• Delta Airlines: Delta Connection (Compass Airlines) operates Embraer 170 service on Regina-Minneapolis/St. Paul routes
• United Express: United Express (Skywest) twice-daily service to Denver with CRJ-200 aircraft (Begins July 1/09)
• Skyservice Airlines: During winter, Skyservice operates B757-200 aircraft on charter routes.
• Sunwing Airlines: Seasonal Boeing 737-800 service to Cancun, Holguin, Mazatlan, Varadero
• Transwest Airlines: Transwest operates small light aircraft from Regina.
• Westjet: Westjet operates 737-600 and 737-700 aircraft on routes to and from Regina

Facilities and Transportation

There are short term metered parking spaces in the terminal parking lot. In the airport, before security there is a gift shop, restauraunt and pay phones.