Kitchener / Waterloo Airport (YKF) arrivals and departures Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Stratford49.8km
Distance to Kitchener8.5km
Most popular destinationRiyadh

Information about Kitchener / Waterloo Airport

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Kitchener / Waterloo Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Kitchener / Waterloo Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Stratford arrivals information

Kitchener / Waterloo Airport is 49.8km from the centre of Stratford. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Kitchener / Waterloo Airport Arrivals area, or see more of Canada by hiring a car.

Car hire from Kitchener / Waterloo Airport

If you want to see more of Canada after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Kitchener / Waterloo Airport. Providers like Budget have pick-up spots at YKF Arrivals – find out more here.


Kitchener / Waterloo Airport FAQs

For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Kitchener / Waterloo Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Kitchener / Waterloo Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Kitchener / Waterloo Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Kitchener / Waterloo Airport’s departure lounge.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Toronto Airport Corporate Centre is the highest-rated hotel near Kitchener / Waterloo Airport, just 66.2km away. Other great hotels nearby include Residence Inn Toronto Airport (68.6km from the airport), and Hampton Inn by Hilton Toronto Airport Corporate Centre (66.1km away).
Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Kitchener / Waterloo Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Kitchener / Waterloo Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Kitchener / Waterloo Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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