Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYVR
IATA code	YVR
Coordinates	49 ° 11 '38 "  N , 123 ° 11' 4"  W Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '38 "  N , 123 ° 11' 4"  W.
Height above MSL	4 m (13  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 km south of Vancouver
Street
Local transport	Sky Train : Canada Line
Basic data
opening	1931
operator	Vancouver International Airport Authority
surface	1340 ha
Terminals	3
Passengers	26,395,197 (2019)
Air freight	304,078 t (2019)
Flight movements	331,441 (2019)
Capacity ( PAX per year)	25 million
Employees	24,000 (2018)
Runways
08R / 26L	3505 m × 61 m asphalt
08L / 26R	3030 m × 61 m concrete
13/31	2225 m × 61 m concrete

The Vancouver International Airport ( IATA : YVR , ICAO : CYVR is an international) commercial airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located 15 km south of the city of Vancouver on Sea Island . In terms of passenger numbers and flight movements, it is the second largest in Canada after Toronto Airport and the largest in British Columbia. It also serves as a hub for Westjet and Air Canada .

Airport information

The airport is owned by Transport Canada and the airport operator is the Vancouver International Airport Authority.

construction

The airport has three terminals , one of which is in the south of the airport and is used by seaplane and helicopter companies. The national terminal handles flights within Canada, while the international terminal handles flights from abroad and the USA . The airport also has three runways :

• 08R / 26L 3505 m (11,500 ft)
• 08L / 26R 3029 m (9940 ft)
• 13/31 2225 m (7300 ft)

traffic

In 2008 the airport recorded a passenger volume of approx . 17.9 million passengers and a turnover of approx. 211,000 tons . The airport is one of the most important airports in North America for connections from North America to Asia . There are year-round connections to Amsterdam , London and Paris as well as Mexico .

The Lufthansa flies all year once a day to Frankfurt and in the summer timetable also five times a week to Munich .

For flight connections to the USA, it is possible to go through US customs and immigration checks before departure.

architecture

The architecture and design of the airport have characteristics specific to the region. The terminal buildings u. a. through many large windows in order to achieve predominantly natural lighting during the day. In addition, the floor is covered with green carpet and there are a large number of works of art in the terminals, especially wood carvings from the First Nations . Among them is the sculpture Spirit of Haida Gwaii by Bill Reid , which is also depicted on the Canadian 20-dollar note of the Canadian Journey Series from 2004. There is also an artificial waterfall in the international arrivals hall.

history

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In April 1930, construction began on the current location for the airport, which was used by the Royal Canadian Air Force and Boeing during World War II .

In 1968 the airport opened a new terminal designed for handling jet aircraft . Since then, the terminal has been gradually expanded and supplemented by a separate international terminal; both have been directly linked to each other since 2007. In addition, construction work was carried out on the western flank of the international terminal up to and including 2009 to accommodate the Airbus A380 .

In the 1980s the airport expanded internationally with new connections from British Airways , Cathay Pacific , Lufthansa , KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air China . There were profound changes in 1996 with the opening of the northern runway (08L / 26R), the new tower and the new international terminal.

With a view to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a new SkyTrain line was built; the Canada Line has been connecting the airport with Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver since August 2009 . Since the Canada Line was founded, an additional ticket fee has also been charged for the journey from the airport to the city.

There are also major expansion plans to be implemented between 2007 and 2027. It should u. a. a new runway will be built and the international terminal expanded.

Incidents

• On February 7, 1968, a Boeing 707-138B (N791SA) leased from Standard Airways by Canadian Pacific Air Lines rolled over the end of the runway after landing at Vancouver International Airport and crashed into a building. One crew member and one person on the ground were killed. The approach and landing were carried out by the US pilots well below the prescribed minimum values (see also Canadian Pacific Airlines flight 322 ) .

• On April 13, 2015, a freight plane of the type Swearingen SA-226 Metro II of Carson Air ( aircraft registration number C-GSKC ) crashed about 7 minutes after take-off from Vancouver Airport 11 kilometers north. Both pilots were killed. It remains unclear why the plane fell into a dive with a rate of descent of up to 30,000 ft / min and broke apart in the process, as there were no functioning flight data recorders on board. According to the accident report, however, it is almost certain that the 34-year-old captain's blood alcohol concentration of 2.5 per mille and his excessive alcoholism played a decisive role (see also Carson Air flight 66 ) .

September 11, 2001

The airport had to master a special undertaking after the attacks of September 11, 2001 , after the entire American airspace was closed. 34 flights from Asia had to be diverted to Vancouver as this is the only airport on Canada's west coast that can accommodate large aircraft. After Gander and Halifax , the airport was the one with the most aircraft movements on that date and the highest number of passengers.

Traffic figures

Source: Vancouver Airport Authority

Vancouver International Airport traffic figures 1992-2019

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2019	26,395,197	304.078	331,441
2018	25,936,019	338.180	338.073
2017	24.166.122	313,437	330,839
2016	22.284.496	281.018	319,593
2015	20,315,978	271,774	316.182
2014	19,358,203	256.934	310.139
2013	17,971,883	228.263	300,454
2012	17,596,901	227.929	296.394
2011	17,032,780	223,878	296,942
2010	16,778,774	226.840	294,571
2009	16.179.312	197,490	314,437
2008	17,852,459	211,693	339.022
2007	17,495,049	226.233	328.008
2006	16,922,226	222.730	322,396
2005	16,418,883	223,678	322,949
2004	15,725,694	229.913	314,986
2003	14,321,504	214,882	290,382
2002	14,877,536	235.039	296,626
2001	15,476,762	228.694	312.078
2000	16,032,531	251,771	337.397
1999	15,806,499	269.129	367,249
1998	15,508,109	249.297	369.728
1997	14,818,564	260.773	343.068
1996	14,037,174	249.201	330.364
1995	12.006.973	214,472	311,829
1994	10,830,796	182,372	301,416
1993	10.235.015	151,467	289.371
1992	9,935,285	144.404	290.297

literature

• Kirsten Beuster: Vancouver Airport - Bill Reid’s 'The Jade Canoe' , in Frank Norbert Nagel Ed .: Canada. From Acadia to the Yukon. Books on Demand , Norderstedt 2013, pp. 196 - 198 (available in Google Books )

Web links

Commons : Vancouver Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Side of the airport (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Vancouver International Airport Authority: Past and Future. Retrieved May 21, 2019 . 
2. ^ ^{A b} Vancouver International Airport Authority: YVR 2037 Master Plan. Retrieved on August 19, 2019 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Vancouver International Airport Authority: Facts and Stats. Retrieved February 9, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Vancouver International Airport Authority: 2018 Annual & Sustainability Report. Retrieved on August 19, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Transport Canada: Airport Divestiture Status Report. Retrieved March 19, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: Nav Canada . Accessed April 6, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Vancouver International Airport Authority: US Customs and Border Protection. Retrieved May 21, 2019 . 
8. ^ Vancouver International Airport Authority: The Heart of the Airport. Retrieved May 21, 2019 . 
9. ^ ^{A b} Vancouver International Airport Authority: History. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 14, 2016 ; accessed on March 19, 2016 (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.  
10. ↑ Kenneth Chan: Vancouver International Airport Before & After: Sea Island 50 Years Apart. In: Vancity Buzz. Retrieved March 19, 2016 . 
11. ↑ Kelly Sinoski: Canada Line linking Vancouver and Richmond to open Aug. 17. In: Vancouver Sun. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009 ; accessed on March 20, 2016 . 
12. ↑ Accident Report B-707 N791SA , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 30 November 2017th
13. ↑ Flight International, November 14, 2017 (English), p. 12.
14. ^ Accident report Metro II C-GSKC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on December 6, 2017.