Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)

IATA: YWG ICAO: CYWG

Longest Active Runway

11,000 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

783 ft

239 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

49.9100°, -97.2399°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#589 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Canada)

tied #4 of 8 in CA

same length as YEG, YUL · #9 of 411 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YWG in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #589 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · tied #4 in Canada.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

YWG lies at 239 m (783 ft), #222 of 650 published airports by elevation and 61.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 260 ft above the Canada median (523 ft, 8 airports); YYC is highest at 3,557 ft, 2,774 ft higher than YWG.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of YWG. Nearest published airport: Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP), 343 NM, 11,006 ft (6 ft longer than YWG); none other within 250 NM.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

YWG runways: 18/36 11,000 × 200 ft asphalt (asp); 13/31 8,841 × 200 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #4 of 8 in Canada with YEG/YUL at 11,000 ft; YYC leads by 3,000 ft (14,000 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
18/36	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13/31	8,841 ft (2695 m / 2.695 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
07/25	4,500 ft (1372 m / 1.372 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	❌ Unlighted	⛔ Closed

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →