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Edmonton International Airport
YEG Logo2.svg
YEG departure area.jpg
The check-in area of the South Terminal
IATA: YEG – ICAO: CYEG
– WMO: 71123
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Transport Canada[1]
Operator Edmonton Airports
Serves Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta
Location Leduc County, near Leduc, Alberta
Elevation AMSL 2,373 ft / 723 m
Coordinates 53°18′36″N 113°34′46″W / 53.31°N 113.57944°W / 53.31; -113.57944Coordinates: 53°18′36″N 113°34′46″W / 53.31°N 113.57944°W / 53.31; -113.57944
Website www.flyeia.com
Map
CYEG is located in Alberta
CYEG
Location within Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 10,995 3,351 Asphalt
12/30 10,200 3,109 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 130,596
Number of Passengers 6,089,099
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2]
Environment Canada[3]
Movements from Statistics Canada[4]
Passengers from Edmonton Airports.[5]

Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton region in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada providing regularly scheduled nonstop flights to over fifty communities in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe. It is Canada's largest major airport by total land area,[6] 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic, and the 13th busiest by aircraft movements.[4][7] Operated by Edmonton Airports and located 14 NM (26 km; 16 mi) south southwest[2] of downtown Edmonton, in Leduc County, it served over 6.2 million passengers in 2011.[8]

Contents

[edit] Airline usage

WestJet aircraft at Edmonton International Airport, as seen from the North Terminal

Edmonton International Airport is one of WestJet's largest focus cities; the airline operates to 28 non-stop destinations from Edmonton. WestJet is by far the largest carrier at Edmonton International Airport, holding more than 50% of the market share.[9] Edmonton is also a focus city for flag carrier Air Canada and Air Canada Express, which combined operate to 13 destinations.

Air North, Canadian North, WestJet, and First Air connect their northern networks through Edmonton.

Edmonton International Airport offers US Border Pre-clearance facilities.[10]

[edit] History

Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport and bought over 7,000 acres (28 km2) of land. When the airport opened in 1960,[11] its first terminal was an arch hangar. Today, it is in use by L-3 Communications. In 1963, a passenger terminal, built in the International Style, was opened. It remains in use as the North Terminal. Artwork, fired by Alberta Natural Gas, adorned the departures area exterior. A large mural, (commissioned by the Federal government in 1963 for $18,000) "Bush Pilot in Northern Sky" by Jack Shadbolt, remains from this time period. An appraisal in 2005 indicated the mural was worth $750,000 and a restoration of the mural was undertaken in 2007.

During the 1970s, the airport experienced rapid passenger traffic growth as the city of Edmonton grew, serving approximately 2 million passengers by 1980.

From the early 1980s until 1995, traffic declined. This decline was attributed to the continued usage of Edmonton City Centre Airport, in addition to a slowing economy. Edmonton City Centre did not have the facilities to accept large aircraft, and airlines used City Centre to fly short-haul flights to hubs in other cities.

Growth returned in 1995. In a municipal plebiscite in that year, 77% of voting Edmontonians voted to consolidate all scheduled jet passenger service at Edmonton International Airport.[12]

In 1998, the airport underwent a CAD$282 million "1998–2005 Redevelopment Project".[13] The three-phase project included the construction of a south terminal and central hall concept, a commuter facility, doubling of the apron, and a multi-storey parkade. This redevelopment project expanded the passenger capacity to 5.5 million.

By 2005, the expansion project was completed. However continued passenger growth triggered planning for another expansion.[14]

In 2008, additional parking opened as a first phase of this second major expansion. Construction on this expansion continues to date.

In March 2010, the airport launched a campaign aimed at "repatriating" travellers who drive to the southern Alberta city of Calgary to catch their flights, rather than using Edmonton International. The campaign, poorly received in Calgary,[15] uses television and radio ads featuring "addicts" recovering from their "Calgary habit", and advises Edmontonians that, "When you head south, so does your air service".[16][17]

The airport hopes the campaign will help reduce the estimated 750,000 Edmontonions who drive to Calgary's larger airport, and therefore support more air service at Edmonton.[18]

In Edmonton, citizens and businesses are upset that Calgary has more flights, despite the populations of the two centres being nearly equal.[19] Calgary's larger airport is attributed to active hubbing by airlines like Air Canada and its Star Alliance partners, and WestJet.[20][21]

[edit] US Quick Connect

Passengers from domestic flights connecting in Edmonton to a US destination use EIA's Quick Connect, which relieves passengers from having to claim and recheck baggage during the connection, and the passenger remains post-security the entire trip.

[edit] Growth in destinations

Recently added destinations include year-round service to Houston-Intercontinental,[22] the reintroduction of seasonal winter service to Kahului-Maui, as well as the introduction of seasonal service to Orlando.[23] However since 2008, routes to Frankfurt, Kamloops, Salt Lake City, and Mexico City, have been cancelled.

[edit] Future expansion

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The new terminal as of January 2010. Note Terminal Express behind the steelwork.
The new terminal almost a year and a half later in May 2011.

A $1.1 billion expansion plan was approved in October 2007. The $1.1 billion airport expansion program will include:

  • 13 new aircraft bridges
  • New apron for aircraft parking
  • Higher efficiency flow-thru deicing capability
  • 85% increase in car parking inventory
  • Redesigned and expanded with 12 new food, beverage, and retail spaces
  • Improved access from the city and surrounding communities
  • Common use airline facilities
  • No increase in aircraft fees[24]

Phase One – Construction of 253,000 m2 (2,720,000 sq ft) apron expansion to accommodate the terminal expansion. (Completion-2010) Phase One also includes the implementation of "Terminal Express", a temporary hyperlink tunnel to anchor the jet bridges of Gates 62, 64, 66, 68 and 70. These bridges had to be disconnected from the current south terminal in order to accommodate construction of the new hammerhead terminal. Upon completion of the new terminal, Terminal Express will be dismantled and the bridges installed into the new terminal.

Phase Two – Construction of new terminal south of present terminal. (Completion-2010)

Phase Three – Construction of concourse linking the new terminal to the existing south terminal. (Completion-2012)

The airport was expected to handle 9 million passengers annually by 2012 and 21 million passengers annually by 2020 based on the 2006 and 2007 growth rates.[25][26] Passenger numbers declined in 2009 and remained flat in 2010.[5][27] The expansion will increase the number of gates by 13. Common-use gates among other improvements have allowed the airport to accommodate up to 7.5 million passengers per year if necessary using the present building, helping to accommodate potential passenger growth before the expansion is complete.

A Courtyard by Marriott hotel is under construction adjacent to the North terminal.[28]

Edmonton International will become an Airbus A380-compatible airport. Taxiway widening and other improvements are being undertaken.

On the cargo side, EIA is planning Port Alberta, a conceptual plan to create a multi-modal cargo hub at EIA. EIA plans to leverage its proximity to shipping and intermodal facilities in Prince Rupert and Chicago, as well as Edmonton's location on the CN rail line. Port Alberta will feature common space for the easy handling of three types of cargo – air, rail, and ground freight.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Note: † denotes charter operators and their destinations

Airlines Destinations Terminal
Air Canada London-Heathrow, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Cancún		 South
Air Canada Express operated by
Jazz Air		 Calgary, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Yellowknife South
Air North Whitehorse South
Air Transat † Seasonal: Cancún, Liberia, London-Gatwick, Los Cabos, Montego Bay, Panama City, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero North
Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air Seattle/Tacoma South
Canadian North Yellowknife[29] South
Central Mountain Air Calgary, Fort St. John, High Level, Rainbow Lake North
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul South
First Air Yellowknife South
Northwestern Air Fort McMurray, Fort Smith, Hay River South
Sunwing Airlines † Seasonal: Cancún, Huatulco, Las Vegas, Los Cabos, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Vallarta, Abel Santa Maria, Varadero North
United Airlines Houston-Intercontinental South
United Express operated by
Shuttle America		 Chicago-O'Hare, Denver South
United Express operated by
SkyWest Airlines		 Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco South
US Airways Phoenix South
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Seasonal: Phoenix South
WestJet Abbotsford, Calgary, Cancún, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Puerto Vallarta, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Yellowknife
Seasonal: Halifax, Hamilton, Kahului, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Montréal-Trudeau, Orlando, Ottawa, Palm Springs, Phoenix, San José del Cabo		 North, South

[edit] Other operations

The following airlines operate out of private facilities:

Airlines Destinations
Alta Flights private charters
ConnectAir Calgary, Fort Nelson
Enerjet Firebag
Flair Airlines Albian Sands
Integra Air Cranbrook, Lethbridge
Kenn Borek Air private charters
Nolinor Aviation Firebag
North Cariboo Air private charters
Regional 1 private charters
Shell Canada Aviation[30] Albion
Suncor Energy Firebag, Fort St. John
Sunwest Aviation private charters

[edit] Cargo

Airlines Destinations
Ameriflight
Antonov Airlines
Astar Air Cargo Operated by Nolinor
Atlas Air
Aviacon Zitotrans
Canadian North Cargo
Cargojet Airways Winnipeg
Carson Air
DHL Express
FedEx Express
FedEx Feeder operated by Morningstar Air Express
First Air Cargo
Polar Air Cargo
Purolator Courier operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Ltd.
UPS Airlines
Volga-Dnepr

[edit] Public Transit Connections

Edmonton International Airport has limited connectivity to the Edmonton Transit System. Route 590, also known as the C-Line, operates during peak hours only. There are four trips from the Century Park LRT Station to the airport in the morning (returning to the city through Leduc), and four trips to the airport in the evening.[31]

[edit] Operating conditions

Map of Edmonton International Airport

[edit] Weather

Edmonton International Airport enjoys ideal flying conditions year-round. 99% of the year is fog-free, and in the last ten years, the runways have been closed for a total of 3 hours (due to heavy snow conditions). An on-site 24 hour meteorological service provides weather observation and information to pilots, flight service station staff, air traffic controllers, and the general public.[32]

Summer highs can reach 35.3 °C (95.5 °F), while winter lows can reach −48.3 °C (−54.9 °F), creating one of the widest temperature swings of a major airport in Canada. Humidity however, is typically low in all seasons.[33]

[edit] Size

Edmonton International Airport is the second largest airport in Canada as measured by land mass, comprising an area of over 7,000 acres (28 km2).[32]

[edit] Elevation

2,373 ft (723 m) above sea level.[2]

[edit] Other

EIA has a wide catchment range encompassing Central and Northern Alberta, northern British Columbia, and Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Total catchment area is 1.8 million residents.[24]

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 km (0.99 mi) north of Highway 39. Within this 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 traveling public.[34][35][36][37]

[edit] Air traffic control

The Edmonton Area Control Centre (ICAO: CZEG) operated by NAV CANADA is located at the airport. It is responsible for all aircraft movements over Alberta (including Calgary) and most of northern Canada, including the high Arctic.

[edit] Gallery

Images
Central Hall, the concourse that connects the north and south terminals.  
The Westjet baggage drop and (in background) check-in counters for CanJet, Sunwing, and Air Transat in the North Terminal.  
These counters, currently run by Air Transat and CanJet, were once operated by Westjet and before that, Canadian Airlines.  
The Departures Lounge of the South Terminal, as seen from the Observation Deck in Central Hall.  
Another view of the check-in area of the South Terminal.  

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report - Transport Canada. Tc.gc.ca (2011-01-12). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  3. ^ Meteorological data
  4. ^ a b Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers. Statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2011-05-28.
  5. ^ a b 2010 Passenger Statistics
  6. ^ Welcome to Edmonton Airports Corporate Information Site
  7. ^ Air Carrier Traffic at Canadian Airports : Chronological index. Statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  8. ^ "EIA Passenger Statistics 2011". Edmonton Airports. January 10, 2012. http://corporate.flyeia.com/media/502831/12%20-%20public%20report%20p1.pdf. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  9. ^ Passenger numbers stable in Canada in Q1; Ottawa only top 10 airport growing at more than 5%; Demand up at Air Canada and WestJet. anna.aero. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  10. ^ "Preclearance Locations". U.S. Customs and Border Protection. http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  11. ^ EIA History – Edmonton International Airport. Corporate.flyeia.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  12. ^ "Edmonton City Centre Airport to Continue Serving Capital Region". Edmonton Airports. November 18, 2003. http://corporate.flyeia.com/media_resources/media_releases_list/2003/edmonton_city_centre_airport_to_continue_serving_capital_region. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  13. ^ "Continuous passenger growth spurs facilities review at Edmonton International Airport". Edmonton Airports. April 21, 2006. http://corporate.flyeia.com/media_resources/media_releases_list/2006/continuous_passenger_growth_spurs_facilities_review_at_edmonton_international_airport. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  14. ^ "Edmonton Airports - Air Terminal Project (2005 - 1998)". Archived from the original on August 21, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070821180426/http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/expansion_redevelopment/air_terminal_project_2005_-_1998. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  15. ^ [1][dead link]
  16. ^ Edmonton International Airport – Edmonton International Airport. Stopyourcalgaryhabit.ca (2011-02-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  17. ^ FlyEIA's channel at YouTube
  18. ^ [2][dead link]
  19. ^ EIA staging an intervention on March 1! – Page 3 – Connect2Edmonton. Connect2edmonton.ca. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  20. ^ Stop the Calgary Habit $4000 trip winner announced! – Edmonton International Airport. Flyeia.com (2011-02-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  21. ^ Edmonton International Airport launches intervention campaign – Edmonton International Airport. Corporate.flyeia.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  22. ^ Edmonton International Airport (EIA) proudly looks back at 2009 and looks forward to more in 2010.
  23. ^ YEG – Edmonton Int Airport – Page 257 – SkyscraperPage Forum. Forum.skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  24. ^ a b Edmonton International Airport Market Profile
  25. ^ Edmonton, The. (2007-10-12) Billion-dollar expansion set to take off at International. Canada.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  26. ^ [3][dead link]
  27. ^ {cite web |url= http://corporate.flyeia.com/media_resources/facts_statistics/passenger_statistics/passenger_stats_2001_to_2011 |title=Passenger Statistics 2001 to 2011 – Edmonton International Airport |accessdate=January 26, 2012}}
  28. ^ [4][dead link]
  29. ^ [5] and [6].
  30. ^ Shell Aviation – Shell Aviation. Shell.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  31. ^ "Route 590 Schedule and Map (Leduc C-Line)". City of Edmonton. http://webdocs.edmonton.ca/transit/route_schedules_and_maps/current/RT590.pdf. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  32. ^ a b Edmonton International Airport. Edmonton.airporthotelguide.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
  33. ^ Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000
  34. ^ [7][dead link]
  35. ^ Leduc County map
  36. ^ "Maps - Edmonton International Airport". Edmonton Airports. http://www.flyeia.com/airport_guide/maps. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  37. ^ Ground Transportation – Edmonton International Airport. Flyeia.com (2011-02-28). Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
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