Saskatoon International Airport

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Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title Template:Airport infobox }} Template:Runway title Template:Runway Template:Runway Template:Airport end frame Saskatoon International Airport Template:Airport codes officially known as The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, is an airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada.

The airport has 5 Jetbridges. Also, in 2001, traffic in YXE exceeded 800,000 passengers, making YXE the largest airport in the province; by 2005 traffic reached over 900,000 passengers[1]. The airport contains 25 check-in points, a combination of ground and bridge loading positions and a customs/immigration arival area. Some bridges can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 747.[2]. The airport is serviced by major courier and air freight operators.

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History

On June 1, 1929 the city of Saskatoon was given a "License For Air Harbour" and the airport was established, this provided a home for the Saskatoon Aero Club [3],[4].

In 1940 the city leased the airport to the Royal Canadian Air Force. During the war years this was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, with the Canadian Forces No. 4 Flight Training School established at the airport. To support these operations four large hangers were built as well as support buildings including a hospital and control tower.

After the war (1947) the airport was transferred to the Canadian Department of Transport for civilian use. That year Trans-Canada Air Lines, now known as Air Canada, started providing passenger service using DC-3 aircraft.

Air Canada in 1950 began operating the Canadair North Star at the airport, followed by the Vickers Viscount in 1955. A new terminal building was also constructed in 1955. The primary runway (09/27) was lengthened in 1954 and again in 1960 to 8,300 feet. While the secondary runway (15/33) was lengthened in 1963 to 6,200 feet.

In 1964 the RCAF trainning program at the airport came to an end. In 1967 the jet age arrived at the airport, with Air Canada introducing DC-9 service, followed in the same year by Wardair introducing Boeing 707 service to the city.

Due to larger aircraft and more frequent flights, in 1972 plans were drafted for a new terminal building. The new terminal was completed and opened on November 29, 1975. The former terminal was renovated in 1977.

In 1993 the name of the airport was changed to recognise Canada's 13th Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. In 1995 under the Canada-US Open Skies agreement service to Minneapolis St. Paul was started. In 1996 WestJet began Boeing 737 service. In 1999 the airport was turned over to the Saskatoon Airport Authority, as part of the National Airports Policy.

In 2000 NAV CANADA constructed a new control tower and the airport authority began renovations and expansions to the terminal building. In October 2002 the first two phases of renovations to the air terminal building was completed at a cost of $18 Million. The updated terminal facilities are designed to handle 1.4 million passengers annually. In 2005 additional renovations were completed to the check-in area and baggage screening as well as the addition of a fifth bridge. In October, 2005, Air Canada ended "mainline" Airbus A320 and A319 service into Saskatoon, turning over the Toronto route to Air Canada Jazz using the CRJ-705.

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