Deer Lake Airport
Deer Lake Airport
Deer Lake Regional Airport (IATA: YDF, ICAO: CYDF) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north northeast of Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is currently run by the Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority and is the closest airport to Gros Morne National Park and Corner Brook. It is the second busiest airport on Newfoundland after St. John's International Airport serving 300,000 passengers annually. Deer Lake Airport serves a large area of Newfoundland, from the Great Northern Peninsula to Channel-Port aux Basques.
Location
49.208°N, 57.396°O · 22 m s. n. m. (72 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 3
Area control (center)
Flight information
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Deer Lake Airport dates back to 1953. Construction began in 1953; by the autumn of 1955, a 4,000 ft (1,200 m) gravel strip was in operation. In 1959, the strip was extended to 5,000 ft (1,500 m) and paved in 1963. Eastern Provincial Airways began jet service using Boeing 737-200 aircraft in July 1969. Construction of a new terminal started in 1990 and was completed the following year. Deer Lake Regional Airport's 8,005 ft (2,440 m) runway is capable of handling daily service of Beechcraft 1900, Bombardier Dash 8, Bombardier CRJ200, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, and Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft.
In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the airport suffered notable cuts to its airline routes.
Airlines operating here · 5
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Deer Lake Airport (YDF). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YDF
MLA
“Deer Lake Airport (YDF).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YDF. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Deer Lake Airport (YDF)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YDF}},
urldate = {2026-10-17},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}Wikipedia
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