# Goose Bay Airport (YYR)

> Goose Bay, CA · IATA: YYR · ICAO: CYYR · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YYR` |
| ICAO | `CYYR` |
| City | Goose Bay |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 49 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 53.31920, -60.42580 |

## Description

Groceries, construction materials, medical supplies and mining equipment are what actually moves through Goose Bay (IATA: YYR, ICAO: CYYR), the airport serving Happy Valley-Goose Bay and a large part of Labrador and northern Quebec that has no road connection at all. PAL Airlines provides the commercial backbone with scheduled flights and a dedicated cargo operation offering express and priority service plus pick-up and delivery in Goose Bay, St. John's and Labrador City–Wabush, while Air Borealis feeds the smaller strips. Two runways, a continuously staffed control tower, airport fire and rescue and a newly opened terminal come from the site's military role: civil traffic operates within the perimeter of 5 Wing Goose Bay, and runway length accommodates heavy freighters and North Atlantic ferry flights. Customs is available for international technical and cargo stops, and foreign military users such as the German Air Force are a regular presence. South of the airport the Trans-Labrador Highway carries surface traffic; to the north the airlift has no substitute. Forwarders treat YYR as the handover point between road and air, with St. John's (YYT) and the freighter airport at Montreal-Mirabel (YMX) as the next larger nodes. Weather and seasonality drive scheduling far more than at southern Canadian airports.

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