Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of YXD
Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport (IATA: YXD, ICAO:CYXD) is located in the the city of Edmonton, Canada.
Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport(YXD)
Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport is an urban aviation facility located within Edmonton, Alberta. It is distinct from Edmonton International Airport and should not be treated as the city’s principal scheduled international cargo gateway. The supplied airport record shows no listed scheduled passenger or express services; therefore, our service team assesses it primarily as a local aviation reference point rather than a dependable airport for routine commercial air-freight tendering. Cargo requiring scheduled uplift, customs handling, consolidation or international connections will normally need to be planned through an operating cargo gateway selected according to the origin, destination, commodity and carrier availability. We use the airport identity and location for routing checks, while confirming the actual operating status, aircraft acceptance, handling arrangements and onward trucking before any booking is issued.
| Airport name | Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport |
|---|---|
| IATA / ICAO | YXD / CYXD |
| City and country | Edmonton, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53.5724983, −113.5210037 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 |
| Logistics classification | Urban aviation facility; not presented as a regular scheduled international cargo gateway |
Key Highlights
- Routing status: Our team does not assume routine scheduled cargo or express acceptance at this airport; every movement requires current operational confirmation.
- Gateway distinction: It must be separated in booking instructions from Edmonton International Airport and other active cargo gateways serving the Edmonton market.
- Urban location: Its central Edmonton position may be relevant for local collection or delivery planning, but does not itself establish cargo-terminal, customs or bonded-warehouse capability.
- Forwarding approach: For international freight, our service team normally evaluates an operating gateway plus road feeder transport rather than treating this facility as the uplift point.
- Risk control: Flight, handling, security, customs and acceptance conditions must be verified before quoting a firm departure or transit commitment.
Cargo Facilities & Services
Because the supplied record contains no active cargo, express or airline-service listings, our team will not infer the existence of a cargo terminal, cold store, dangerous-goods warehouse, bonded facility or customs examination area at this location.
Booking and acceptance
Obtain written confirmation of the operating aircraft, operator, cargo acceptance point, security process and cut-off before presenting the facility as an origin or destination.
Customs and bonded handling
Do not presume on-airport customs clearance, sufferance warehousing or bonded transfer. Our team checks the designated customs location and arranges an alternative gateway when required.
Temperature-controlled freight
Pharmaceutical, perishables and other time- or temperature-sensitive shipments should be routed only through a confirmed facility with the required handling equipment and monitoring process.
Special cargo
Dangerous goods, live animals, oversized pieces and high-value cargo require advance acceptance by the actual operator and handler; no capability is assumed from the airport name alone.
Routes & Transit Times
- There is no basis in the supplied data to publish a regular cargo route, airline schedule, flight frequency or guaranteed transit time from Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport.
- For international shipments, our service team generally compares active Edmonton-area cargo gateways with road feeder options to major Canadian, United States, European and Asia-Pacific hubs, subject to the selected carrier and current capacity.
- Actual transit depends on the confirmed gateway, truck availability, export security screening, connection design, customs processing, weather, aircraft type and commodity acceptance.
- Any routing shown in a quotation is provisional until the operating carrier, handling location, acceptance cut-off and final delivery arrangement have been confirmed in writing.
Hinterland & Key Cargo
The airport is located in Edmonton and is therefore geographically relevant to the Edmonton metropolitan area and Alberta’s broader commercial hinterland. Geographic proximity, however, does not equal cargo acceptance or customs availability.
- Potential local demand may include urgent industrial parts, maintenance components, engineering samples, documents and other time-critical shipments generated by Edmonton-area businesses.
- Energy, construction, manufacturing, public-sector and technology supply chains in Alberta can require rapid air logistics, but the selected gateway should be matched to piece size, urgency and handling requirements.
- Pharmaceuticals, perishables, live animals, dangerous goods and high-value cargo should be assigned to a confirmed specialist handling route rather than presumed suitable for this urban facility.
- Our team can arrange pickup from Edmonton and compare airport-to-airport, airport-to-door and road-feeder solutions based on the shipment profile.
Operations & Compliance
- Pre-booking verification: Confirm current airport operating status, aircraft acceptance, handler identity, security requirements and the physical cargo drop-off or collection point before dispatching freight.
- Cut-off control: Do not apply a generic airline cut-off. The actual operator or alternative gateway sets the acceptance deadline, documentation deadline and screening requirements.
- Special cargo declarations: Dangerous goods require compliant classification, packing, marking, labelling and shipper documentation. Temperature-controlled and live-animal shipments require advance approval and a documented handling chain.
- Customs and delivery: Confirm the export declaration, import broker, examination location, release procedure and truck appointment. Customs clearance cannot be assumed to occur at this airport.
Shipping Tips
- Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, ready date, origin, destination, Incoterm and any special handling requirement before requesting a firm solution.
- State “Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport” in the enquiry and verify that it has not been confused with Edmonton International Airport or another Edmonton-area code.
- For urgent or international cargo, request two options: a confirmed active cargo gateway with road feeder service and any specifically approved local aviation solution.
- Use robust, airline-compliant packaging and prepare commercial invoices, packing lists, permits and security or dangerous-goods documents before the confirmed acceptance deadline.
Frequently Asked Questions
Data Sources & Provenance
Airport identity, codes, coordinates, city, country and time zone are reproduced from the supplied airport record. Operational statements are intentionally limited to information supported by that record and conservative forwarding practice; no unverified cargo terminal, airline, route, frequency, capacity, facility-size or transit-time figures are presented.
For current airport status, aviation notices and operator-level confirmation, our team verifies information against relevant official sources, including edmonton.ca, navcanada.ca and tc.canada.ca. Customs and import/export procedures are checked through cbsa-asfc.gc.ca. Final acceptance, routing and cut-off information remains subject to the confirmed carrier, handler, customs authority and prevailing operating conditions.