Gondola · Calgary, Canada
WestJet Skyride
WestJet Skyride is a gondola near Calgary, Canada. It climbs 2 m over 409 m, from 1,045 m to 1,047 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 30 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
0/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, WestJet Skyride is scarier than 0% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 36 of 37 in Canada.
- Highest above the ground: about 30 m, as high as a 10-storey building, 0 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 41 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 0°.
Where does it start?
WestJet Skyride runs 409 m between two stations near Calgary, Canada: the south station at 1,045 m above sea level (51.03348° N, 114.05677° W) and the north station at 1,047 m (51.03717° N, 114.05732° W).
Directions to the south station ↗ Directions to the north station ↗
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.