Winnipeg Airport
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | CYWG |
| IATA code | YWG |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 239 m (784 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 4-7 km northwest of Winnipeg , Canada
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| Street | MB 190 / Winnipeg Route 90 |
| Local transport |
Bus : Winnipeg Transit Route 15/20/83 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1928 |
| operator | Winnipeg Airports Authority |
| surface | 688 ha |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 4,484,249 (2019) |
| Air freight | 175,000 (2013) |
| Flight movements |
97,422 (2017) |
| Employees | 9,550 (2017) |
| Runways | |
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1372 m × 61 m asphalt |
| 13/31 | 2652 m × 61 m asphalt |
| 18/36 | 3353 m × 61 m asphalt |
The Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport is the international gateway to the Canadian city of Winnipeg . The CFB Winnipeg Air Force Base of the Royal Canadian Air Force is located on the premises .
history
Beginnings
The beginnings of Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport go back to the 1920s. At that time, the Winnipeg Flying Club , the local aviation association in Winnipeg, opened an airfield on the site of today's Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, which is not far from Winnipeg, in a two-day ceremony on May 27 and 28, 1928. The airport was named Stevenson Aerodrome in honor of the Canadian aviation pioneer Fred J. Stevenson .
The construction had had political steps in advance. At the beginning of the twenties, aircraft in the region, mainly military ones and those of flying clubs, landed on makeshift runways that were almost completely free of equipment. The government tried to use incentives, for example, to encourage private aviation associations to build facilities with small equipment. In this way, a number of airfields were created, including the later Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.
At that time, the airport consisted of very simple facilities. Next to the runway there was only a hangar, which with a width of 3.70 meters could only accommodate aircraft with folded wings and a small hut where the administration was located.
However, more buildings were added in the near future. After the official start of operations, a clubhouse was built for the Winnipeg Flying Club, as well as buildings for private pilots and business people. In the year after the launch, the Royal Canadian Air Force also began using the airfield. However, regular civil flights did not take place until 1930.
Beginning of civil aviation
As early as 1930, the airport was included in the flight schedule of a scheduled airline. The first local airline was Western Canadian Airways . However, the airport had to cope with the new task beforehand. Therefore, the Western Canadian Airways built a new hangar with a barrel roof and an extension in which the passenger facilities and an office were located. The hangar replaced the existing buildings. Western Canadian Airways flew to various destinations in Canada from the airport, transporting mail and passengers.
The first international services took place in 1931 with the inclusion in the flight plan of the then Northwest Airways . Northwest Airways operated a scheduled connection to Pembina in North Dakota, USA, from February 2 of this year .
Another important point in the development was that the flag carrier Trans-Canada Air Lines , founded between 1936 and 1937 at the will of the government as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway , which was later renamed Air Canada, chose Winnipeg as its headquarters. However, it has taken the company a few years since it was founded in 1935 to fully start operating.
As early as 1938, the airport area extended over an area of 325 hectares, on which there were a total of three paved runways, each 960 meters long and 45 meters wide. Trans-Canada Air Lines was also fully operational by 1938 and 1939.
Second World War
During the Second World War , the airport was used for military purposes. The Royal Canadian Air Force first expanded the airport and numerous buildings and a base for several hundred military aircraft were built. Thousands of workers worked for this at the airport. The Air Force maintained a pilot school and maintenance facilities in Winnipeg during the war. A modern air traffic control system was put into operation in order to be able to carry out the many flight movements.
After the Second World War
In 1964 the airport, renamed Winnipeg International Airport in 1958 , received a new main terminal. This terminal was renovated in 1984 and closed and demolished in 2011 after a new terminal was built. On December 11, 2006, the airport was given its current name by adding the name. The name affix refers to the Canadian businessman and pioneer of commercial aviation, James Armstrong Richardson .
Airlines and Destinations
freight
Freight traffic in Winnipeg is operated by additional cargo in passenger flights or cargo-only flights. The airport is one of Canada's most important cargo airports and is also used as a hub. Winnipeg's conditions are comparatively good, with no night flight ban restricting airport use. In addition, it is both centrally located in North America and close to the city and is well connected to the surrounding area by roads and railways.
In the nineties, when air freight played a minor role in Winnipeg, a company called Winnport tried to operate regular air freight services from Winnipeg. The company based at the airport mainly flew domestic routes and routes to China. The original goal was to develop Winnipeg into an air freight hub. One used from Kelowna Flightcraft and Evergreen International operated cargo aircraft of the types Boeing 747-200 and Boeing 727-200 . The company, headed by Lynn Bishop, had to cease operations shortly after the turn of the millennium.
After the turn of the millennium, however, the global air freight boom set in in Winnipeg as well. While 96,988 tons were handled in Winnipeg in 2000, in 2009 it was 159,371 tons.
Today the airport serves as a base for Canadian Cargojet Airways , which from here serves Hamilton, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Regina and Edmonton directly and through connecting connections to other Canadian and also a few international destinations with all-freighters. Your partners offer further destinations all over the world from the airports served. Cargojet Airways is the largest user in the airport's cargo area. Kivalliq Air Air Canada , Purolator , FedEx , UPS , Volga-Dnepr Airlines , WestJet Airlines , Calm Air , Delta Airlines , Perimeter Airlines , First Air and Bearskin Airlines are also active in the cargo area at the airport , with regular cargo-only services only from the major package airlines such as FedEx. Like some larger airlines, the regional airlines only offer freight transport in the hold of their passenger aircraft to their regularly served destinations; some of the carriers mentioned come to Winnipeg only by charter.
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Air freight ( tons ) | Flight movements | ||
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| National | International | total | |||
| 2018 | 3,812,530 | 671.718 | 4,484,249 | ||
| 2018 | 3,847,209 | 637.134 | 4,484,343 | - | - |
| 2017 | 3,690,760 | 614.984 | 4,305,744 | - | - |
| 2016 | 3,402,480 | 612.720 | 4,015,200 | - | - |
| 2015 | 3,155,537 | 622,498 | 3,778,035 | - | - |
| 2014 | 3,013,998 | 655.799 | 3,669,797 | - | 111,340 |
| 2013 | 2,857,790 | 626.108 | 3,483,898 | 175,000 | 112.003 |
| 2012 | 2,924,015 | 614.160 | 3,538,175 | - | 115.730 |
| 2011 | 2,773,839 | 615,398 | 3,389,237 | - | 119,452 |
| 2010 | 2,742,453 | 627.521 | 3,369,974 | - | 117,435 |
| 2009 | 2,777,173 | 602.267 | 3,379,440 | - | 128,594 |
| 2008 | 2,964,702 | 605.331 | 3,570,033 | - | 144.068 |
| 2007 | 3,000,642 | 570.031 | 3,570,673 | - | 151.793 |
| 2006 | 2,861,325 | 525.213 | 3,386,538 | 153,604 | 144,641 |
| 2005 | 2,715,608 | 516.280 | 3,231,888 | 149.909 | 137,787 |
| 2004 | - | - | 3,030,905 | 141,482 | 140.403 |
| 2003 | - | - | 2,811,797 | 113.497 | 152.086 |
| 2002 | - | - | 2,675,335 | 100,837 | 155.912 |
| 2001 | - | - | 2,775,876 | 98,409 | 152,950 |
| 2000 | - | - | 2,837,342 | 96,988 | 156.029 |
| 1999 | - | - | - | - | 156,527 |
| 1998 | - | - | - | - | 150.085 |
| 1997 | - | - | 3,129,531 | - | 155.193 |
| 1996 | - | - | 2,830,044 | - | 155.065 |
| 1995 | - | - | 2,299,005 | - | 156.002 |
| 1994 | - | - | 2,146,890 | - | 154,868 |
| 1993 | - | - | 2,081,464 | - | - |
| 1992 | - | - | 2,142,124 | - | - |
| 1991 | - | - | 2,072,674 | - | - |
| 1990 | - | - | 2,257,497 | - | - |
| 1989 | - | - | 2,314,393 | - | - |
| 1988 | - | - | 2,459,932 | - | - |
| 1987 | - | - | 2,227,559 | - | - |
| 1986 | - | - | 2,267,635 | - | - |
| 1985 | - | - | 2,150,581 | - | - |
| 1984 | - | - | 2,117,346 | - | - |
| 1983 | - | - | 2,004,900 | - | - |
| 1982 | - | - | 2,085,200 | - | - |
| 1981 | - | - | 2,375,000 | - | - |
| 1980 | - | - | 2,413,600 | - | - |
Incidents
Between 1945 and May 2017 there were three total losses of commercial or transport aircraft at or in the vicinity of the airport. A person was killed in the process.
- On April 18, 1952 accident Douglas DC-3 / C-47A of the Royal Canadian Air Force ( Air vehicle registration KG416 ) airport Winnipeg. The machine was destroyed. Nothing is known about personal injury.
- On February 10, 1990, a Fairchild Swearingen Metro II of Perimeter Airlines (license plate C-FGEP ) returned to Winnipeg due to several warning messages. One engine was shut down. When the landing gear was extended, a larger part of the left main landing gear fell to the ground. This resulted in a crash landing with a total loss when touching down. All eleven passengers and the two pilots survived.
- On October 6, 2005, a crashed Cessna 208B Super Cargo Master of FedEx (registration C-fexs ) when attempting to return to the departure airport Winnipeg, and burned out. After take-off, the overloaded machine got into icing conditions during light snowfall and got out of control. The pilot, the only inmate, was killed.
Web links
- The airport authority website (English)
- Airport data from World Aero Data
- Fly Winnipeg private prospect site
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History. WAA.ca, accessed May 8, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Publications & Stats. WAA.ca, accessed June 1, 2020 (English).
- ^ North America Airport Rankings. (No longer available online.) ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on August 25, 2018 . 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.
- ↑ a b c History of James Armstrong Richardson International Airport on the Winnipeg Airports Authority site
- ↑ a b Airport Architecture ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .
- ↑ Canada's New Government Renames Winnipeg International Airport in Honor of James Armstrong Richardson. Winnipeg Airport Authorities , December 11, 2006, accessed November 5, 2014 .
- ↑ Advantages for the Winnipeg airfreight location on the airport operator's website ( memento of the original from January 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The airport operator with an outline of the freight traffic
- ↑ AllBusiness.com over Winnport
- ↑ Freight statistics of the airport ( Memento of the original from May 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ Routes of the Cargojet
- ↑ Partner of Cargojet Airways
- ↑ Destinations and bases of Kivalliq Air ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ waa.ca: Air Cargo, Airlines and Forwarders ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Master Plan 2020 - Phase I: Conceptual Development & Preliminary Land Use Plan. Winnipeg.ca, October 1999, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Statistics. WAA.ca, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Air Cargo Development. WAA.ca, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ↑ Air Cargo Statistics. WAA.ca, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ^ Aeronautical Noise Management Program. WAA.ca, accessed August 25, 2019 .
- ^ Accident statistics at Winnipeg International Airport , Aviation Safety Network , accessed on June 24, 2017.
- ↑ accident report DC-3 KG416 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 24 June 2017th
- ↑ accident report Metroliner C-FGEP , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 24 June 2017th
- ^ Accident report Cessna 208 C-FEXS , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on June 24, 2017.
