Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in Edmonton, Alberta as well as a major hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada. The airport is experiencing the fastest rate of growth in passenger traffic of any major airport in the nation.^[5] It is one of Canada's busiest airports by passenger traffic and the 13th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements^[3]. Located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Edmonton's central business district, it served over 5.2 million passengers in 2006^[4] and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. It is WestJet's third busiest hub^[6], as well as a focus city for Air Canada Jazz. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ... For other places with the same name, see Edmonton (disambiguation). ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also known as Greater Edmonton or the Alberta Capital Region, comprises Albertas provincial capital of Edmonton and surrounding communities in Sturgeon County(north), Parkland County (west), Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County (east) and Leduc County (south). ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... Asphalt is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Canadas busiest airport by aircraft movements and number of passengers served is Toronto Pearson International Airport, which is also the only Canadian airport ranked in the top 30 airports in the world (by number of passengers). ... “km” redirects here. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... A WestJet Boeing 737-700 WestJet Airlines Ltd. ... Jazz Air LP (Air Canada Jazz) is a Canadian regional airline based in the Halifax Regional Municipality, at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in Enfield, Nova Scotia. ...

Edmonton International Airport is located within the Edmonton Capital Region, close to the towns of Devon and Beaumont, the city of Leduc, and adjacent to the Nisku industrial park. It is immediately west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, south of Highway 19, and 1.6 kilometres north of Highway 39. Within the immediate radius of the terminal, there are many full service hotels and offsite parking lots complete with terminal shuttle service to offer a full range of services to the travelling public. The Edmonton Capital Region (ECR), also known as Greater Edmonton or the Alberta Capital Region, comprises Albertas provincial capital of Edmonton and surrounding communities in Sturgeon County(north), Parkland County (west), Specialized Municipality of Strathcona County (east) and Leduc County (south). ... Devon is a town in the province of Alberta, Canada, situated 26 km south of Edmonton, the provincial capital, and located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. ... Beaumont is a town in central Alberta, Canada near the Irvine Creek. ... For the disambiguation page of Leduc, see Leduc (disambiguation) The area of Leduc, Alberta (53°16′ N 113°32′ W Elevation: about 668 m or 2192 feet), began in 1889 when Robert Taylor Telford settled on a piece of land near a scenic lake. ... Nisku Business Park was established in the 1970s. ... Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, Alberta. ...

The original and south terminals are shaped together in a fashion akin to a chevron (">"). Edmonton International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities, where travelers clear US Customs at the airport prior to boarding flights bound for any airport in the United States. The United States maintains border preclearance facilities at a number of ports and airports in foreign countries. ...

History

While the Edmonton Industrial Airport (later Edmonton Municipal Airport, and now Edmonton City Centre Airport) was originally the main airport for Edmonton and area, it was becoming apparent by the mid-1950s that the downtown airport would not be able to handle jet aircraft, which would have required much longer runways and a larger terminal building. Thus, Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport and bought over 7000 acres of land. Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, (IATA: YXD, ICAO: CYXD), is located within the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. ...

Originally constructed and opened in 1960, the airport's first terminal was an arch hangar still used by L-3 Communications and Spar Aviation. In 1963, the current original terminal was opened, still used to this day as the North Terminal. An original artwork, fired by Alberta Natural Gas, adorned the departures area exterior. During the 1970s, the airport underwent rapid passenger traffic growth as the city of Edmonton grew, and was serving over 2 million passengers by 1980.

As Edmonton City Centre Airport was still being used as an airport mainly for short-haul flights within Alberta and British Columbia, the international airport's passenger traffic actually declined from the early 1980s until 1995, as nonstop flights became less available. Over concerns about aircraft noise from Edmonton City Centre Airport and declining airline service from Edmonton arising from the two-airport system, over 77% voted in a referendum in 1995 to shift most airline passenger service over to the international airport. This created a jump in passenger traffic at the international airport and triggered an immediate need to expand it.

The international airport underwent a $350 million CAD renovation and expansion program from 1996-2004, including the construction of a new south terminal, a multi-level parking facility, central hall connecting the north and south terminals, commuter facility and a doubling of the apron. ISO 4217 Code CAD User(s) Canada Inflation 2% Source The World Factbook, 2006 est. ... The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. ...

Growth

Edmonton International Airport's passenger traffic has grown tremendously in recent years.^[7] It is one of Canada's fastest growing major airports in terms of passenger traffic, mainly due to the high economic and population growth of Edmonton and area.^{[citation needed]}

Air Canada and other airlines have increased service to Edmonton. Since 2004, nonstop flights to destinations such as Halifax, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Montego Bay, Cancun, Punta Cana, and London-Heathrow have been added, although some are on a seasonal basis only. Air Canada is Canadas largest airline and flag carrier. ...

Future expansion

This article or section contains information about a planned or expected expansion of an existing airport. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the airport expansion approaches, and as more information becomes available on it.

A new $200 million expansion project has just been approved for the airport in 2006 that will enable the airport to handle 7.5 million passengers by 2015. The construction will include a new north terminal expansion, increased tarmac area, and increased parking facilities. The parkade is currently undergoing an expansion to include an additional 1,000 stalls. The north terminal expansion is expected to begin in 2008 and be complete by 2010. The airport in its current state was built to comfortably accommodate 5.5 million passengers per year, and up to about 7 million passengers at the most if necessary. This figure of 5.5 million was originally projected for 2015 at the time of construction of the south terminal in 1998-2000. However, this figure is now likely to be reached before 2008. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Image File history File links 20_airtransportation. ...

Long-term future plans include construction of a large new terminal to the southeast of the existing south terminal with as many as 14-20 new gates and a massive tarmac expansion as well. A Courtyard by Marriott hotel has been proposed to be built by the original terminal^[8], although construction of it has apparently been delayed and the status of the hotel project is currently unclear. Additionally, the ERAA (Edmonton Regional Airports Authority) has decided that Edmonton must become an A380 compatible airport if it wants to see service from the growing Asia-Pacific and mid-Eastern markets. Negotiations are underway to bring YEG's taxiways up to the minimum required width for the super-jumbo. There are also hopes of turning Edmonton into an international freight hub given its proximity to numerous intermodal facilities, carriers showing interest in this idea are Global Supply Systems, Jade Cargo, and Shanghai Airlines Cargo. ^{[citation needed]}

Airlines and destinations

North Terminal

• Air Transat (Cancún, Bahias de Huatulco, Frankfurt, London-Gatwick, Manzanillo, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)
• Central Mountain Air (Calgary, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, High Level, Lloydminster, Peace River, Rainbow Lake)
• Martinair (Amsterdam [seasonal])
• MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancún, Cozumel, La Romana, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero)
• Sunwing Airlines (Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Santo Domingo, Toronto-Pearson, Varadero)
• WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax [seasonal], Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Mazatlan [seasonal; begins December 22, 2007], Montréal [seasonal], Palm Springs [seasonal], Phoenix [seasonal], Puerto Vallarta [seasonal], Regina, San Jose del Cabo [seasonal; begins December 21, 2007], Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
• Zoom Airlines (London-Gatwick [seasonal])

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South Terminal

• Air Canada (Calgary, Cancún [seasonal], Halifax, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [seasonal], Montréal, Ottawa, Punta Cana [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
  • Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Los Angeles, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)
• Air North (Calgary, Whitehorse)
• Alaska Airlines
  • Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma)
• Canadian North (Calgary, Cambridge Bay, Hay River, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife)
• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• First Air (Cambridge Bay, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife)
• Northwestern Air Lease (Fort Smith, Peace River, Red Deer, Yellowknife)
• Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• United Airlines
  • United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
  • United Express operated by Shuttle America (Denver, Chicago-O'Hare)
• US Airways (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

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Charter

• Aeromexico (Mexico City)
• Air Transat operated by WestJet (Ixtapa, Manzanillo)
• All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)
• Canadian North (Laughlin, CNRL Horizon, Diavik Diamond Mine)
• MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)

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Cargo

• Antonov Airlines
• BAX Global
• Cargojet Airways
• Canadian North Cargo
• DHL Worldwide Express
• FedEx Express
  • Morningstar Air Express
• Purolator Courier
  • Kelowna Flightcraft
• UPS (United Parcel Service)
• Volga Dnepr
• Gemini Air Cargo
• Atlas Air
• North Thunderbird Air (Canada Post)
• Skylink Aviation
• Westcan International

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See also

• List of airports in the Edmonton area

The following active airports serve the area around Edmonton, Alberta, Canada: Edmonton International Airport, CYEG (YEG) Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, CYXD (YXD) Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, CEZ3 Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton/Gartner Airport, CFQ7 Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton/Josephburg Airport, CFB6 Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton/St. ...

Other operations

• Alta Flights (Base At YEG)
• Integra Air (Lethbridge, Fort McMurray)
  • Scheduled service departing out of Executive Flight Centre
• Kenn Borek Air
• North Cariboo Air (Base At YEG)
• Regional One
• Sunwest Aviation
• Corporate Express (Calgary, Dawson Creek)
  • Scheduled service departing out of Executive flight centre
• Swanberg Air (Grande Prairie)
  • Scheduled service departing from Shell Aerocentre
• Cathton Aviation
• Storm aviation flight academy
  • Flight school

Alta Flights is a charter airline based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ... Integra Air is a small carrier in Alberta, Canada. ... Kenn Borek Air is an aircraft charter and leasing company based in Canada. ... North Cariboo Air is an airline based in Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada. ... Regional One, or Regional 1, is a Canadian regional airline. ... Sunwest Aviation is the leading Western Canadian operator of jet and turboprop charter aircraft. ... Corporate Express is a Calgary, Alberta, Canada, based airline. ...

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.
2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
3. ^ ^{a b} Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
4. ^ ^{a b} Enplaned and Deplaned Passengers - Edmonton International Airport
5. ^ http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/news/185
6. ^ http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/news/185
7. ^ Passenger Stats 2001 - 2007
8. ^ Agreement inked to build 184-room hotel at Edmonton International Airport

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External links

• Edmonton International Airport homepage
• Fly Edmonton Campaign
• Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Places to Fly Airport Directory page about Edmonton International Airport
• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Edmonton International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.