Vancouver International Airport

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Vancouver International Airport Template:Airport codes is located about 15 kilometres driving distance from downtown Vancouver, British Columbia on Sea Island in Richmond. It is the second busiest airport in Canada, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. In 2004, 15.7 million passengers went through the airport, and in 2005 it was expected to serve over 16 million.

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

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

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.

After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the closure of North American airspace forced Vancouver International Airport to be part of Operation Yellow Ribbon because it was the only major Canadian airport on the West Coast that could handle large aircraft. This resulted in a huge volume of trans-Pacific traffic being diverted there—34 flights carrying 8,500 passengers from Asia to destinations on the United States West Coast and points beyond. 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, purely due to a communication problem. Even though Vancouver International did not register the highest number of flights relative to other Canadian airports involved in the operation (Only Halifax and Gander registered more than Vancouver International), it registered more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation. The airport's handling of the operation won them the 2001 Airport Management Award from the B.C. Aviation Council.

In May 2005, the federal government, who own the land, announced that they were cutting rent costs by 54%. The rent reductions will cut the cost of the lease by approx. $1.1 billion Canadian over the term of the lease, which ends in 2052. Currently, the airport authority pays about $80 million CAD each year in rent.

Vancouver International 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 2.4 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.

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Architecture

Image:YVRsalmon-statue.jpg Vancouver International Airport's interior is made up of glass, wood and green metal. The airport uses a lot of carpet and the use of large windows has allowed YVR to use more natural light during times. 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. Arrivals come down escalators leading to a platform across a large waterfall. YVR incorporates many pieces of aboriginal art, such as wooden sculptures and totem poles.

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Future expansion

Image:Vancouver Airport Inside.jpg By November 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, Canada Line, a rapid transit line running from Richmond to the airport to downtown Vancouver, will completed, for which Vancouver International Airport is contributing $300 million dollars. The total cost of the project is $2 billion Canadian dollars. A Link Building (up to $125 million, completion 2007) will be the docking area for users of the line and will link the international terminal with the domestic terminal. The nine-gate international terminal expansion which will be done in two phases ($420 million; Phase 1 – 2007; Phase 2 – 2009). The first phase will see five new gates with two conventional wide-bodied gates, two able to accommodate the Airbus A380 and one for wide bodied aircraft like the Boeing 747. It will have several examples of beauty in British Columbia, including a stream in a proposed pathway and fish and jellyfish tanks.

The Vancouver Airport Authority is also currently looking into the Master Plan, a look forward 30 years to see if YVR will be able to accommodate the passengers it expects. It is asking the community for help with it by creating a booth for information about the future expansion.The model has had a tour around a few of the major malls around Vancouver and the lower mainland (EG. Coquitlam, Port Moody) The model has finished its tour and the booth has now been set up in the airport.

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Airlines and destinations

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Domestic terminal

  • Air Canada (Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Toronto, Victoria, Winnipeg)
    • Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Campbell River, Castlegar, Comox, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Regina, Sandspit, Saskatoon, Smithers, Terrace, Victoria, Whitehorse)
  • Air North (Whitehorse)
  • Central Mountain Air (Campbell River, Comox, Kamloops, Kelowna, Quesnal, Williams Lake)
  • Harmony Airways (Honolulu, Kahului (Maui), Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Toronto, Calgary)
  • Integra Air (Abbotsford)
  • Skyservice (Calgary, Cancun, Holguin, Las Vegas, Liberia, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, San Jose Del Cabo, Toronto, Varadero)
  • WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton, Honolulu, Kahului/Maui, Kelowna, Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Montréal, Ottawa, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Prince George, Puerto Vallarta, San Jose del Cabo, Saskatoon, Toronto, Winnipeg)
  • Zoom Airlines (Belfast (starts June 2006), Calgary, Cardiff (starts June 2006), Glasgow, Hanover (starts June 2006), London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Paris-Charles De Gaulle (starts June 22, 2006))
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International terminal

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South terminal

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Cargo only carriers

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FBOs

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

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See also

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External links

ja:バンクーバー国際空港 pt:Aeroporto Internacional de Vancouver zh:溫哥華國際機場

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