YCD → YVRNanaimo to Vancouver

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Direct flights from Nanaimo (YCD) to Vancouver (YVR): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 85% of the last 40 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. 1 of the 40 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 52 km, an estimated 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nanaimo and Vancouver. Updated 17 October 2026 at 13:33 UTC.

Today, YCD → YVR

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · AC8028Air Canada Departed Landed 06:02 −23
  2. · AC8034Air Canada On schedule YVR 09:20scheduled

Checked YVR board 06:33

YCD Nanaimo tracking
YVR Vancouver smooth · +0
52 km · ~0h 34m est.
dep bank 05:50–16:3018x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 40 operated YCD → YVR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 1 of 40 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 40 operated legs
Flight time~0h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled2.5%recent route rate · 1 of 40

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Air CanadaCentral Mountain AirWestJet

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Central Mountain Air9M

Flights 9M2713 varies Mo Tu Th Fr

WestJetWS86% on time

Flights WS3286 15:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17AC8028arrived−23
10-169M2713arrived−1
10-16AC8028arrived−28
10-16AC8032arrived−17
10-16AC8036arrived−12
10-16MAL7052arrived−1
10-16MAL8050arrived+0
10-16WS3286arrived−6
10-15AC8028arrived+26
10-15AC8032arrived+15
10-15AC8034arrived−2
10-15AC8036arrived+22
10-15WS3286arrived−4
10-14AC8028arrived−30
10-14AC8032arrived−22
10-14AC8034arrived−19
10-14AC8036arrived−6
10-14MAL7052arrived−4
10-14MAL8050arrived−9
10-14SUT8394arrived−3
10-14WS3286arrived−3
10-13AC8034arrived−18
10-13MAL8050arrived+0
10-13WS3286arrived+6
10-12AC8028arrived+0
10-12AC8032arrived+0
10-12AC8034arrived−23
10-12AC8036arrived−3
10-12JZ35arrived−2
10-12WS3286arrived−8
10-11AC8028cancelledCNX
10-11AC8032arrived−15
10-11AC8034arrived−18
10-11AC8036arrived−3
10-11WS3286arrived+22
10-10AC8028arrived+0
10-10AC8032arrived+3
10-10AC8034arrived+20
10-10AC8036arrived+61
10-10WS3286arrived−13

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
YCDNanaimo tracking Full YCD delay board →
YVRVancouver +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · SSW 6 kt Full YVR delay board →

How the Nanaimo to Vancouver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YCD to YVR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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YCD to YVR questions

Is YCD–YVR running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YCD–YVR?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:50 from YCD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YVR delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YCD to YVR?

Great-circle distance is 52 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 34–34 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YCD–YVR fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 39 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.