Edmonton International Airport

Edmonton International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYEG
IATA code	YEG
Coordinates	53 ° 18 '35 "  N , 113 ° 34' 47"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 18 '35 "  N , 113 ° 34' 47"  W.
Height above MSL	723 m (2372  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	17 miles south of Edmonton
Street	AB 2 / AB 19 / AB 39
Local transport	bus
Basic data
opening	November 15, 1960
operator	Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
surface	2,800 ha
Terminals	2
Passengers	8,254,121 (2018)
Air freight	36,044 t (2017)
Flight movements	134,908 (2017)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	9 million
Employees	6,400 (2014)
Runways
02/20	3351 m × 61 m asphalt
12/30	3109 m × 61 m asphalt

Edmonton International Airport is an airport about 30 kilometers south of Edmonton in the Canadian province of Alberta . It is one of the largest aviation hubs in the country and with a passenger volume of around 8 million passengers per year, it is the fifth busiest airport in a national comparison. The number of handled passengers increased by 3.7% in 2017 compared to the previous year.

The airport is on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway (Highway 2) and Highway 19 , Highway 39

history

Until the mid-1950s, the smaller Edmonton City Center Airport was the main airport for the region. After it became clear that modern jet planes would not be able to land on the short runway , Transport Canada acquired around 2,800 hectares of land outside the city in order to build a larger airport.

This was finally opened on November 15, 1960. The first terminal consisted only of an old hangar , which was previously used by other companies. In 1963 the north terminal was finally completed, which is still in use today. Due to the population growth in the area, the number of passengers also grew in the 1970s, reaching over 2 million in 1980. Furthermore, almost only short-haul flights to Alberta and British Columbia were offered and so from the early 1980s the occupancy rate at the airport deteriorated. Since 1995 the number of passengers has increased again.

Airport facilities

Edmonton International Airport

The airport has two passenger and three cargo terminals. It is open all year round and is fog-free 99% of the year . In the past ten years, the airport had to be closed for just three hours when a heavy snow storm raged. Edmonton International Airport is in the time zone UTC-7 (DST-6).

Start-and runway

The airport has two runways with fire category 8. The airport has no noise or operating restrictions.

Runway 1: 02/20, 3352 m (10,997 ft), PLR 12, ICAO Cat. 4E, Aircraft size max: Any Size, Rwy 02, ILS 020, Lighting: Cat 1, no restrictions, Rwy 20, ILS 200, Lighting: Low intensity center approach, Restrictions: Localizer landing system / NDB approach

Runway 2: 12/30, 3109 m (10,200 ft), PLR 12, ICAO Cat. 4E, Aircraft size max: Any Size, Rwy 12, ILS 120, lighting: Cat 1, no restrictions Rwy 30, ILS 300, lighting 1, no restrictions

Passenger capacities

Annually, up to 7 million passengers can be checked in at 95 check-ins via 30 gates. The airport has 17 direct aircraft accesses. There are 1,800 short-term and 4,100 long-term parking spaces available. It offers passengers the service of a modern large airport.

Freight capacities

The airport has a warehouse of 18,000 m², two handling facilities for Boeing 747 aircraft , a transit zone , free trade zone, a deep-freeze warehouse, an animal quarantine station, the possibility of handling dangerous goods and radioactive materials and a courier center.

Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines fly to Edmonton International:

Air Canada , Air Canada Jazz , Air North , Air Transat , Canadian North Cargo , Canadian North , Cargojet Airways , Delta Air Lines , DHL Air UK , FedEx , First Air , HMY Airways , Horizon Air , Icelandair , Martinair , Northwest Airlines , Peace Air , Purolator Courier , Skyservice , United Airlines , United Express , UPS Airlines , US Airways , Westcan International , Westjet Airlines , Northwestern Air .

To become national a. the following destinations served Calgary , Halifax , Montreal , Ottawa , Toronto and Vancouver .

International destinations are u. a. Amsterdam , Cancun , Chicago , Denver , Las Vegas , San Francisco , London , Los Angeles and Mexico City .

Traffic figures

Source: Edmonton International Airport

Source: Edmonton International Airport

Edmonton International Airport traffic figures 1997-2018

year	Passenger volume				Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail)	Aircraft movements ( with military)
	National	International	FBO	total
2018	6,395,357	1,434,872	423,892	8,254,121
2017	6,018,322	1,353,972	429.754	7,802,048	36,044	134.908
2016	5,636,113	1,390,855	497.118	7,524,086	37,371	139,067
2015	5,526,911	1,754,007	700.154	7,981,072	46.157	159.102
2014	5,500,592	1,831,086	869.738	8.201.416	42,823	161,354
2013	5,312,226	1,671,003	714.766	7,697,995	41,034	150,742
2012	5,109,637	1,567,220	-	6,676,857	37,882	135,511
2011	4,814,157	1,462,980	-	6,277,137	37.263	131.905
2010	4,725,577	1,363,522	-	6,089,099	36,123	126605
2009	4,704,189	1,386,024	-	6,090,213	34,286	123.894
2008	5,106,860	1,330,474	-	6,437,334	38,879	129,487
2007	4,936,592	1,128,018	-	6,064,610	38,274	119.913
2006	4,349,081	864.911	-	5,213,992	42.003	135,270
2005	3,772,953	738.499	-	4,511,452	42,070	100,789
2004	3,423,024	658,541	-	4,081,565	38,448	95,658
2003	3,326,111	556.386	-	3,882,497	35.105	90,681
2002	3,289,148	484,652	-	3,773,800	39,054	89,783
2001	3,358,399	582.017	-	3,940,416	35,143	91,836
2000	3,244,421	598,900	-	3,843,321	-	-
1999	3,150,826	503,637	-	3,700,016	32,724	116,868
1998	3,294,244	497.330	-	3,791,574	-	-
1997	3.210.113	510.510	-	3,720,623	-	-

Incidents

• On January 2, 1973, a Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 707-321C ( aircraft registration CF-PWZ ) carried out a cargo flight from Toronto to Edmonton. The plane was loaded with 86 cattle. Three kilometers from its destination airport, the machine brushed against trees and power lines and crashed onto a wall in a gravel pit. In the accident, the cattle were thrown forward out of the fuselage to a distance of up to 100 meters, and all five crew members died. A fire broke out. The cause of the accident could not be determined (see also Pacific-Western-Airlines flight 3801 ) .

Web links

Commons : Edmonton International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• The airport website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2017 Annual Report and Financials. (PDF) FlyEIA.com, accessed on May 6, 2018 (English). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Passenger Statistics. FlyEIA.com, accessed August 24, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} North America Airport Rankings. (No longer available online.) ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on October 30, 2018 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ EIA master plan. FlyEIA.com, accessed August 24, 2019 . 
5. ^ Economic Impact Report. FlyEIA.com, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
6. ^ EIA History. FlyEIA.com, accessed May 6, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b} Airport diagram. (PDF; 29.5 MB) (No longer available online.) In: Canadian Airport Charts. Nav Canada , archived from the original on October 14, 2012 . 
8. ^ Accident report B-707-321C, CF-PWZ Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on March 15, 2019.