YCD → YYCNanaimo to Calgary

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Direct flights from Nanaimo (YCD) to Calgary (YYC): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 60% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 738 km, an estimated 1 hour 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nanaimo and Calgary. Updated 14 October 2026 at 17:14 UTC.

Today, YCD → YYC

Wed 14 Oct · local times
  1. · WS3732WestJet Departed Landed 08:49 +19
  2. · WS3734WestJet On schedule YYC est. 14:00 +35sched 13:25
  3. · WS3736WestJet On schedule YYC 18:10scheduled
  4. · WS3738WestJet On schedule YYC 23:05scheduled

Checked YYC board 11:14

YCD Nanaimo tracking
YYC Calgary smooth · +3
738 km · ~1h 27m est.
dep bank 05:45–23:057x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 operated YCD → YYC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~1h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Sun
WestJet

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

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-14WS3732arrived+19
10-13WS3732arrived−4
10-13WS3734arrived+19
10-13WS3736arrived+6
10-13WS3738arrived−12

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 →
YYCCalgary +3 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 13 kt Full YYC delay board →

How the Nanaimo to Calgary route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YCD to YYC 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 YYC questions

Is YCD–YYC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at YYC is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on YCD–YYC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:45 from YCD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YYC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from YCD to YYC?

Great-circle distance is 738 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 82–93 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does YCD–YYC fly?

WestJet runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.