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Vancouver International Airport[1]
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada[2]
OperatorVancouver International Airport Authority
ServesVancouver, British Columbia
LocationRichmond, British Columbia
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates49°11′38″N 123°11′04″W / 49.19389°N 123.18444°W / 49.19389; -123.18444
Websitewww.yvr.ca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08L/26R 9,940 3,029 Concrete
08R/26L 11,500 3,505 Asphalt/Concrete
12/30 7,300 2,225 Asphalt/Concrete
26A 3,500 1,066 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements322,307
Number of Passengers16,929,233
Aircraft statistics from Transport Canada.[3] Passenger statistics from Vancouver Airport.[4]

Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. The airport has won several notable international "best airport" awards, and it won the Skytrax "Best North American Airport" award in 2007.[5] YVR also retains the distinction of "Best Canadian Airport" in the regional results.[6] In 2006, Vancouver International, saw 16.9 million passengers[4] and 332,307 movements[3]. It is an Air Canada hub as well as a focus city for WestJet.

The Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that have U.S. border preclearance facilities.

Gateway

Vancouver Airport Authority has built a reputation as a premier gateway airport between Asia and North America. It is the closest major North American airport to Asia on the great circle routes which saves air carriers and passengers time. Although metropolitan Vancouver has a population of about 2.6 million, YVR boasts more non-stop service to Asia relative to size of local population than any other airport in North America. This is because of the close family and business ties between Vancouver and Asia and the success of the Authority, together with air carriers, in building a connecting hub or gateway between North America and Asia. The result is that Vancouver is better connected to the world than would otherwise be the case.

Terminals

Interior of the domestic terminal's check-in area for Air Canada.
International arrivals hall
International departures hall.
A Canadian Aboriginal wood sculpture, located on the first floor of the domestic terminal.
Construction of the Canada Line at Vancouver International.
Control Tower

Vancouver International Airport has three terminals: The domestic terminal, which was constructed in 1968 and recently given a top-to-bottom renovation; the International Terminal, which was newly constructed in the early 1990s, and the South Terminal, which is a portion of the original terminal that is still in use. The International and Domestic terminals can effectively be considered to be one building divided into two sections, while the South terminal is located in a remote part of the airport. The South Terminal serves regional airlines which fly mostly within British Columbia.

Cost

In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced it was cutting rent costs by 54%. The rent reductions will cut the cost of the lease by approximately $840 million CAD between 2006-2020, or $5.0 billion CAD over the term of the lease, which ends in 2052. Currently, the airport authority pays about $80 million CAD each year in rent.

Passengers traveling through YVR are no longer required to pay a separate Airport Improvement Fee; it now is included in the price of a ticket.

Architecture

Vancouver International Airport's interior has a uniquely B.C. theme, featuring one of the most extensive collections of North West Coast Native art in the world, and blues and greens to reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky. The airport uses a great deal of carpet and vast expanses of glass to let in large amounts of natural light. One of the most noticeable pieces in an arriving passenger's trip is the International arrivals hall, a large area where customs and immigration procedures are completed. Arriving passengers come down escalators leading to a platform across a large waterfall. The YVR aboriginal art collection includes wooden sculptures and totem poles. Bill Reid's sculpture in bronze, "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe", is displayed in the international departures area.

Future expansion

By November 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canada Line, a rapid transit line running from Richmond to the airport to downtown Vancouver, will be completed, for which Vancouver International Airport is contributing up to $300 million. The total cost of the project is $2 billion. A Link Building ($117 million, completion 2007) will be the docking area for users of the line and will link the international terminal with the domestic terminal. A nine-gate international terminal expansion will be done in two phases ($420 million; Phase 1 – 2007; Phase 2 – as soon as 2010). The first phase will see four new gates with two conventional wide-bodied gates and two able to accommodate the Airbus A380. The international terminal addition will have several examples of beauty in British Columbia, including a stream in a proposed pathway and fish and jellyfish tanks.

Vancouver International Airport Authority is currently developing a 2007-2027 Master Plan and Land Use Plan, a look forward 20 years to ensure YVR will be able to accommodate the passengers it expects. It is asking the community for input and toured local malls with an informational display to elicit feedback. The tour is complete, but the public can still provide feedback through the Master Plan section of the YVR website, where a copy of the draft Master Plan recommendations is also available.

Operation Yellow Ribbon

Main article: Operation Yellow Ribbon

The airport's reputation as a premier gateway airport between Asia and North America was made evident during Operation Yellow Ribbon on September 11, 2001. With U.S. airspace closed as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, there was no choice for Vancouver International Airport but to take part in the operation since it was the only major Canadian airport on the west coast that has the capability of handling large aircraft for trans-Pacific flights. The airport handled 34 flights carrying 8,500 passengers—more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation. One of the aircraft diverted was an Air China 747 from Beijing to San Francisco, escorted by two U.S. F-15s onto the airport's north runway, apparently due to a communication problem.

The airport won the 2001 Airport Management Award from the B.C. Aviation Council and was cited for overcoming many challenges in a professional and compassionate way.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Domestic terminal

Gates A1-A5, B11-B22, and C32-C52

  • Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Toronto-Pearson, Victoria, Winnipeg)
    • Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Castlegar, Comox, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Regina, Sandspit, Saskatoon, Smithers, Terrace, Victoria, Whitehorse, Yellowknife [seasonal, starts December 1, 2007])
  • Air North (Whitehorse)
  • Central Mountain Air (Campbell River, Comox, Dawson Creek, Kelowna, Quesnel, Williams Lake)
  • Skyservice (Toronto-Pearson)
  • Sunwing Airlines (Halifax, Montréal, London (ON))[8]
  • WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal, Ottawa, Prince George, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg)
Vancouver International

International Terminal

Gates D50-D77 and E69-E96 (Gates E69-E96 are for flights going to the United States)

South terminal

Cargo only carriers

FBOs

There are several fixed base operators that service aircraft at Vancouver International Airport:

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  3. ^ a b Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
  4. ^ a b Vancouver Passenger Statistics
  5. ^ "2007 Regional Airport Awards". Skytrax. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  6. ^ "2006 Airport of the Year: Results". Skytrax. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
  7. ^ "2001 Annual Report" (PDF). Vancouver International Airport Authority. Retrieved 2006-09-30. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ http://www.sunwing.ca/DomesticFlights2007.asp

External links

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