Flights Edmonton → Calgary
YEG → YYC
How long is the flight from Edmonton to Calgary?
The flight from Edmonton (YEG) to Calgary (YYC) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Edmonton and Calgary, utilizing a variety of aircraft including the Beechcraft 1900, Fairchild Dornier Do.328, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q to cater to the high volume of passengers at the destination airport, which serves over 17 million travelers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Edmonton (YEG) → Calgary (YYC) route is operated by Air Canada. Across 12 flights monitored in recent months, 100% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of -4 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Calgary the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Edmonton the average ATFM delay is 3.0 minutes.
Heading to Calgary: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Edmonton (YEG) to Calgary (YYC) heads south for about 245 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Edmonton on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of YEG-YYC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Edmonton the average ATFM delay is 3.0 min (atfm); arriving into Calgary it is 3.0 min (atfm).
Across 12 tracked YEG-YYC flights, 100% left on time with an average delay of -4 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about YEG-YYC
The flight from Edmonton (YEG) to Calgary (YYC) takes 47 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Edmonton (YEG) -> Calgary (YYC) route, on-time performance is 100% with an average delay of -4 minutes, based on 12 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Edmonton-Calgary is 0.00% across 12 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Air Canada.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
