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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Vancouver International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Vancouver, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Richmond, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°11′38″N 123°11′04″W / 49.19389°N 123.18444°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.yvr.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. In 2008 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (337,795[2]) and passengers (17.8 million[3]), behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. The airport has won several notable international "best airport" awards, and it won the Skytrax "Best North American Airport" award in 2007.[4] YVR also retains the distinction of "Best Canadian Airport" in the regional results.[5] It is an Air Canada hub as well as a focus city for WestJet and a hub for Air Transat.
Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that have U.S. border preclearance facilities.
Vancouver International Airport is owned by Transport Canada[6] and is managed by Vancouver International Airport Authority,[7] who also manage other airports around the world through its Vancouver Airport Services subsidiary.
History
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh refused to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchased land on Sea Island for aviation purposes, replacing the original grass airstrip at Minoru Park. During WWII the airports and its original terminal, now the South Terminal, would be leased to the Federal government, and operated by the department of National Defence and Transport. The airport was a base for RCAF training, the crews and their families housed in a new townsite on the island, named Burkeville after Boeing president Stanley Burke. Funds from the lease was used to purchase additional land for new hangars and a production plant for Boeing Aircraft of Canada. [8]
Gateway
Due to its proximity to Asia in relation to the rest of Canada, YVR is a gateway between Canada and the rest of Asia. It has more transpacific flights than any other airport in Canada. The sizable number of Asian Canadians living in Vancouver contributes to the large number of flights as well.
By the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver is expected to serve over 20 million passengers annually, ranking YVR in the Top 50 airports in the world by passenger traffic.
Terminals
Vancouver International Airport has four terminals: The domestic terminal, which was constructed in 1968 and recently given a top-to-bottom renovation; the International Terminal and Transborder, which was newly constructed in the mid to late 1990s, and the South Terminal, which is a portion of the original terminal that is still in use. The International and Domestic terminals can more or less 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. The international terminal is divided into international departures and trans-border departures (to the USA only).
Cost
In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced it was cutting rent costs by 54%. The rent reductions will cut the cost of the lease by approximately $840 million CAD between 2006-2020, or $5.0 billion CAD over the term of the lease, which ends in 2052. Currently, the airport authority pays about $80 million CAD each year in rent.
Passengers traveling through YVR are no longer required to pay a separate Airport Improvement Fee; it now is included in the price of a ticket.
Architecture
Vancouver International Airport's interior has a uniquely B.C. theme, featuring one of the most extensive collections of Pacific Northwest Coast Native art in the world, and blues and greens to reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky. The airport uses a great deal of carpet and vast expanses of glass to let in large amounts of natural light. 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. Arriving passengers come down escalators leading to a platform across a large waterfall. The YVR aboriginal art collection includes wooden sculptures and totem poles. Bill Reid's sculpture in bronze, "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe", is displayed in the international departures area.
Public transit connections
Currently, the domestic and international terminals are served by TransLink buses 424 and N10. Route 424 connects the airport to Airport Station, a stop on the 98 B-Line express bus route between Vancouver and Richmond. Route N10 is a night bus route that connects the airport to Downtown Vancouver and other locations when route 424 is not running. The South Terminal is served by route C92.
Vancouver International Airport has contributed up to $300 million to the Canada Line, a new SkyTrain line running from the airport to Downtown Vancouver (with another branch serving central Richmond) which will be completed by September 7, 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The total cost of the project is $2 billion. A Link Building ($117 million, completion 2007) will be the docking area for users of the metro line and will link the international terminal with the domestic terminal. When the line opens, Vancouver's airport will be the only one in Canada with a rapid transit connection.
Future expansion
A nine-gate international terminal expansion will be done in two phases ($420 million; Phase 1 – 2007; Phase 2 – as soon as 2010). The first phase saw four new gates with two conventional wide-bodied gates and two able to accommodate the Airbus A380. The international terminal addition has several examples of beauty in British Columbia, including a stream in a proposed pathway and fish and jellyfish tanks (completed). Phase 2 will add five additional gates and is currently under construction.
Vancouver International Airport Authority is currently developing a 2007-2027 Master Plan and Land Use Plan, a look forward 20 years to ensure YVR will be able to accommodate the passengers it expects. It is asking the community for input and toured local malls with an informational display to elicit feedback. The tour is complete, but the public can still provide feedback through the Master Plan section of the YVR website, where a copy of the draft Master Plan recommendations is also available.[9][10]
Operation Yellow Ribbon
The airport's reputation as a premier gateway airport between Asia and North America was made evident during Operation Yellow Ribbon on September 11, 2001. With U.S. airspace closed as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, there was no choice for Vancouver International Airport but to take part in the operation since it was the only major Canadian airport on the Lower Mainland or the British Columbia Coast that has the capability of handling large aircraft for transpacific flights. The airport handled 34 flights carrying 8,500 passengers—more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation, although this is mainly due to the amount of large aircraft used for transpacific flights.
The airport won the 2001 Airport Management Award from the B.C. Aviation Council[11] and was cited for overcoming many challenges in a professional and compassionate way.[12]
Airlines and destinations
Domestic terminal
Gates: A1-A5, B11-B22, C32-42, C50-C52. (C50-C52 are gates which can be used for international flights.)
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg |
| Air Canada Jazz | Calgary, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Fort McMurray,[13] Fort St. John, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Regina, Sandspit, Saskatoon, Smithers, Terrace, Victoria, Whitehorse, Winnipeg, Yellowknife [seasonal]) |
| Air North | Whitehorse |
| Canadian North | DND Cadet Flights |
| CanJet | Calgary, Edmonton [all seasonal] |
| Central Mountain Air | Campbell River, Comox, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Kelowna, Quesnel, Williams Lake |
| Skyservice | Calgary, Toronto-Pearson |
| Sunwing Airlines | Toronto-Pearson [seasonal] |
| WestJet | Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray [seasonal],[14] Kelowna, London (ON) [seasonal],[14] Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa [seasonal], Prince George, Regina [seasonal],[14] Saskatoon [seasonal],[14] Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg |
International terminal
Gates: D50-D78 (D71-D78 are gates which can be used for transborder flights.) Note: US-bound flights from this terminal do not go through border preclearance.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Beijing-Capital, Cancún, Hong Kong, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, London-Heathrow, Los Cabos, Montego Bay [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal; begins 1 July], Puerto Vallarta, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita |
| Air China | Beijing-Capital |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Air Transat | Amsterdam, Barcelona [begins 4 June], Cancún, Frankfurt, Holguín, London-Gatwick, Madrid [begins 4 June], Montego Bay, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino [begins 29 May], Santa Clara, Varadero |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow |
| CanJet | Cancún, La Ceiba, Varadero [all seasonal] |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong, New York-JFK |
| China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan |
| China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai-Pudong |
| Condor Airlines | Frankfurt [seasonal] |
| EVA Air | Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Flyglobespan | Dublin, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [seasonal] |
| Japan Airlines | México City, Tokyo-Narita |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Korean Air | Seoul-Incheon |
| LTU International | Düsseldorf [seasonal] |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt |
| Mexicana de Aviación | México City |
| Philippine Airlines | Las Vegas, Manila |
| Skyservice | Bahias de Huatulco, Cancún, Liberia, Los Cabos, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero |
| Sunwing Airlines | Cancún, Holguín, Puerto Vallarta, Varadero |
| Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico | Cancún |
| Thomas Cook Airlines | Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [seasonal] |
| WestJet | Cancún [seasonal], San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlán |
Preclearance transborder terminal
Gates: E71-E96 ( E71-E78 are gates between the international and transborder terminals.) Note: US-bound flights from this terminal pass through border preclearance.
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Anchorage [seasonal], Honolulu, Kahului, Kona [seasonal], Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco |
| Air Canada Jazz | Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma, San Diego, San Francisco [seasonal] |
| Alaska Airlines | Los Angeles, Palm Springs [seasonal], Seattle/Tacoma |
| Horizon Air | Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Canadian North | Laughlin/Bullhead City [seasonal] |
| Continental Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark [seasonal] |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta [seasonal] |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City |
| Northwest Airlines | Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul [all seasonal] |
| Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal] |
| Sunwing Airlines | Las Vegas [seasonal] |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Los Angeles |
| US Airways | Las Vegas, Phoenix |
| WestJet | Honolulu, Kona [seasonal], Las Vegas, Maui-Kahului, Palm Springs [seasonal] |
South terminal
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air North | Masset [seasonal] |
| Harbour Air | Ganges Harbour, Montague Harbour, Miners Bay, Lyall Harbour, Bedwell Harbour, Victoria/Inner Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour |
| Hawkair | Prince Rupert, Smithers, Terrace |
| HeliJet | Victoria/Inner Harbour |
| Howe Sound Seaplanes | Victoria/Inner Harbour |
| Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter | Masset, Sandspit, Kelowna |
| KD Air | Qualicum Beach, Gilles Bay/Texada Island |
| Nolinor Aviation | Masset |
| Northern Thunderbird Air | Smithers, Mackenzie, Prince George |
| Orca Airways | Qualicum Beach, Tofino, Victoria Airport |
| Pacific Coastal Airlines | Anahim Lake, Calgary, Campbell River, Comox, Cranbrook, Kamloops, Port Hardy, Powell River, Trail, Victoria Airport, Williams Lake |
| San Juan Airlines | Friday Harbor, Anacortes, Bellingham, Seattle-Boeing Field/King County Airport |
| Salt Spring Air | Ganges Harbour, Maple Bay |
| Seair Seaplanes | Ganges Harbour, Montague Harbour, Miners Bay, Lyall Harbour, Port Washington, Telegraph Harbour, Nanaimo/Departure Bay |
| Tofino Air | Silva Bay, Sechelt |
| Voyageur Airways | Masset |
| West Coast Air | Nanaimo, Sechelt, Victoria/Inner Harbour |
| Whistler Air | Whistler/Green Lake |
Cargo only carriers
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| AirPac Airlines | Seattle-Boeing Field/King County Airport |
| ABX Air | Seattle-Boeing Field/King County Airport, Wilmington |
| Ameriflight | Seattle-Boeing Field/King County Airport, Klawock |
| Cargojet Airways | Calgary, Winnipeg |
| Cathay Pacific | Anchorage, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
| DHL Express | operated by Cargojet Airways, ABX Air, Ameriflight and AirPac Airlines |
| Empire Airlines | Oakland |
| FedEx Express | Memphis, Oakland, Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Victoria |
| Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter | Calgary, Kamloops, Victoria, Winnipeg |
| Martinair Cargo | Amsterdam |
| Morningstar Air Express | Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto-Pearson, Montréal-Trudeau, Moncton, Halifax, Victoria |
| Purolator Courier | operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Charter |
| United Parcel Service | Seattle-Boeing Field/King County Airport, Louisville |
Proposed airlines
- Air India (Amritsar, Delhi) [subject to government approval] [citation needed]
- Asiana Airlines (Seoul-Incheon),[15]
- China Southern Airlines (Guangzhou) begins July 2009 [subject to government approval] [citation needed]
- Emirates Airline (Dubai), subject to changes to bilateral agreement between the United Arab Emirates and Canada
- Emirates' intent to begin service to YVR was disclosed by Tony Gugliotta, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Commercial Development for YVR on March 7, 2007, at which time it was also noted that some other carriers, specifically Korean Air and Philippine Airlines, also planned to increase their frequencies to YVR once agreements with the airlines home governments are completed (Vancouver Province newspaper)[16][17]
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi), plans to eventually fly to Vancouver once bilateral agreements between the UAE and Canada have changed[18]
- Jet Airways (Delhi, Brussels) [subject to government approval] [citation needed]
- Kingfisher Airlines (Delhi) [subject to government approval] [citation needed]
- Qantas Airways (Sydney) [potentially will restart service when Boeing 787-8 are introduced into service - possibly as Jetstar] [19]
- Virgin Atlantic (London) [Vancouver is a possibility as a new destination once the airline begins to recieve its Boeing 787 aircraft] [20]
FBOs
There are several fixed base operators that service aircraft at Vancouver International Airport:
- CHC Helicopter
- Esso Avitat (Esso/Imperial Oil)
- HeliJet
- Heli-One
- Landmark Aviation (Shell Canada)
- Million Air (Chevron Corporation)
Incidents
- On February 7, 1968, a Canadian Pacific Airlines Boeing 707 overran a runway, and hit a building, while landing in heavy fog, killing one crew member.
- On October 19, 1995, a Canadian Pacific Airlines Douglas DC-10 aborted takeoff on runway 26 (now 26L) two seconds after the V1 call. The aircraft ended up in the soft ground west of the end of runway, causing the failure of the nose gear. All 243 passengers and 14 crew escaped with no more than minor injuries.[21]
- On September 11, 2001, an Air China 747 from Beijing to San Francisco, was escorted by two U.S. F-15s onto the airport's north runway during Operation Yellow Ribbon, apparently due to a communication problem.
- On October 14, 2007, Robert Dziekański, a 40-year-old Polish immigrant, died after leaving the secondary inspection area at the airport. Dziekański, who had become visibly agitated after spending ten hours in the customs area, died shortly after being tasered five times by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers.[22]
- On October 19, 2007, at approximately 4:10 pm, a Piper Seneca bound for Pitt Meadows Airport took off from YVR and crashed into a nearby apartment building in Richmond. The pilot was the sole occupant of the plane. He was killed in the crash. Two others were injured, both of whom were in the apartment building at the time. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
- On September 18, 2008 in the afternoon, an Air Canada Airbus A340 collided with an Air Canada Jazz Dash 8 aircraft. The Jazz flight was taxiing on the runway when it collided. The Air Canada flight was bound for Hong Kong. Both aircraft received damage but there were no injuries or fatalites.
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b TP141 - Aircraft Movement Statistics
- ^ a b Vancouver Passenger Statistics
- ^ "2007 Regional Airport Awards". Skytrax. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
- ^ "2006 Airport of the Year: Results". Skytrax. 2007. Retrieved 2007-04-04.
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Whe We Are
- ^ The History of YVR
- ^ YVR: Your Airport 2027
- ^ YVR: Your Airport 2027, 20-Year Master Plan
- ^ B.C. Aviation Council
- ^ "2001 Annual Report" (PDF). Vancouver International Airport Authority. Retrieved 2006-09-30.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ Air Canada to launch non-stop Fort McMurray-Vancouver flights, continues non-stop Kelowna-Toronto seasonal service
- ^ a b c d Here we grow again
- ^ South Korea's second largest carrier builds success on operational excellence and a strong network to China.
- ^ Emirates Pitches Calgary Flights
- ^ Practise What You Preach on trade
- ^ Abu Dhabi airline seeks Open Skies with Canada
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Transportation Safety Board of Canada Report 1995 - A95H0015
- ^ "Taser video shows RCMP shocked immigrant within 25 seconds of their arrival". CBC. 2007-11-15. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
External links
- Vancouver International Airport Authority
- Vancouver International Airport page on Places to Fly, the airport directory of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association
- Vancouver International Airport Authority Union
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Vancouver International Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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