YVR Vancouver International Airport
live · 3h ago
Vancouver18:24·19°C·#128/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERVFR TREND 2H▼ −5 MIN
2.8%

Vancouver (YVR) airport tracked flights cancelled today

13 of 468 flights cancelled (2.8%). Operating flights: departures +3 min, arrivals 5 min early. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below.

Hour by hour
18:00today +3 min on time

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

Vancouver (YVR) delays today: 76% of the 361 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +3 min and arrivals 5 min early, across 468 flights tracked so far today. 13 of 468 tracked flights have been cancelled (2.8%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 20 September 2026 at 22:33 UTC.

Departures186 timed
On time73%136
Delayed27%50
typical now +3 min
Arrivals175 timed
On time76%133
Delayed24%42
typical now 5 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
18:20AC 8345YXS · gate C35on time
18:308P 219YPW · gate G3on time
18:30WS 126YYC · gate B16on time
18:40 18:55LH 477MUC · gate D68+15 min
18:40YB 689ZNA on time
19:00 19:158P 749YQQ · gate G1+15 min
19:00AC 8280YLW · gate C37on time
19:05WS 3562YLW · gate B25on time
09:00AC 2018YYC Cancelled
10:15YB 627ZNA Cancelled
11:15YB 631ZNA Cancelled

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

Arrivalsfull board ↗
16:14 18:57AC 599SNA +163 min
18:15AC 1615ORD on time
18:15AC 1895YXE on time
18:15YB 680ZNA on time
18:168P 348QBC on time
18:17AC 8166YYJ on time
07:28AC 8081YWG Cancelled
10:20YB 618ZNA Cancelled
10:42AC 303YUL Cancelled
Running late right now3 of 51 still on the board · 5.9%
+163
AC 599 from SNA · arr 18:57
Flights this late at YVR still cancel only 6.0% of the time.
+15
LH 477 → MUC · dep 18:55
Board says +15. When this board first posts +15, the median flight departs +20.
+15
8P 749 → YQQ · dep 19:15
Board says +15. When this board first posts +15, the median flight departs +20.
In the air to YVRlive positions · 3-min feed
6aircraft inbound · next to land WS 127 from YYC, lands ~18:25
WS 127YYC
on final · ~18:25
WS 2121SJD
on final · ~18:28
AC 119YYZ
lands ~18:41
WS 319YEG
lands ~19:03

Positions as of 18:15 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
YGG+76m
ZNA+74m
YYF+43m
YZZ+20m
EWR+15m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LHLufthansa+20m
Why3 kt WSW winds, Scattered at YVR right now (METAR).
Cancelled 2.8%13 of 468 A typical day here runs ~1.8%. Today is above normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ TAF hazard window The terminal forecast flags significant weather in the next few hours even though current rules are VFR. Made up in the air Network figure ~28 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 11th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +2 min departures.

Typical week here
+4
MON
+1
TUE
+1
WED
+3
THU
+2
FRI
+2
SAT
+5
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+1 min), heaviest on Sunday (+5 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

Cancellation watch at YVR. A typical departure is currently +3 min, down 5 minutes over the last two hours. Arrivals are 5 min early. Cancellations: 13 of 468 tracked flights (2.8%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 00:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes Vis 0.5sm, Fog, Broken layer at 200ft.

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

Is Vancouver (YVR) delayed right now?

Cancellation watch at YVR. 13 of 468 flights cancelled (2.8%). Operating flights: departures +3 min, arrivals 5 min early. Weather may also affect throughput; check the forecast below. 76% of the 361 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Vancouver (YVR)?

Winds WSW-250 (variable 210 to 280) at 3kt, Vis 20sm, Temp 19°C, Dew 13°C, Alt 30.01 inHg, Scattered clouds at 22000ft. 19°C. wind 3 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

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

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+1 min). Sunday ran heaviest (+5 min).

How often are flights delayed at YVR today?

We tracked 468 flights today: departures +3 min, arrivals 5 min early. 2.8% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for YVR?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds W-280 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 22000ft.

Are there cancellations at YVR today?

13 cancellations across 468 tracked flights today (2.8% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind250° 3 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew19 / 13 °C
Pressure1016 hPa
CYVR 210000Z 25003KT 210V280 20SM SCT220 19/13 A3001 RMK CI4 SLP166 DENSITY ALT 400FT
17:00 to 19:00VFRWinds W-280 at 6kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 22000ft
21:00 to 04:00BECMGVFRWinds Variable at 3kt
04:00 to 11:00VFRWinds Variable at 3kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Few clouds at 200ft
04:00 to 11:00LIFRVis 0.5sm, Fog, Broken layer at 200ft
Dep index
0.2/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 17:00 local · 1h ago · delay window 15:33 local · How these are computed → methodology