Edmonton International Airport
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| Edmonton International Airport | |||
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| IATA: YEG – ICAO: CYEG | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||
| Operator | Edmonton Regional Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Edmonton, Alberta | ||
| Location | Edmonton Capital Region, Alberta | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,373 ft / 723 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 02/20 | 11,000 | 3,353 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 10,200 | 3,109 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 130,704 | ||
| Number of Passengers | 6,065,117 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3] Passengers from Edmonton Airports.[4] |
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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 Canada's 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic and the 13 busiest by aircraft movements[3]. Located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Edmonton's central business district, it served almost 6.1 million passengers in 2007[4] and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. It is WestJet's third busiest hub[5], as well as a focus city for Air Canada Jazz.
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 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 travelling public.
Edmonton International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities, where travellers clear US Customs at the airport prior to boarding flights bound for any airport in the United States.
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[edit] 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 7,000 acres (28 km²) of land.
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 "1998-2005 Redevelopment Project"[6] of renovation and expansion, 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.
[edit] Growth
Edmonton International Airport's passenger traffic has grown tremendously in recent years.[4] With the significant economic and population growth of Edmonton and area, Edmonton International Airport has consistently been at or near the top of the annual list of Canada's fastest growing major airports in terms of passenger traffic, with traffic increasing by 5% in 2004, 11% in 2005, and 16% in each of 2006 and 2007.
When opened in 1960, the Edmonton International Airport had been built to accommodate 2.5 million passengers a year. The previously mentioned expansion program was intended to allow for 5.5 million by 2015. With total growth in passenger traffic just shy of 50% in the 3 years ending 2007, the airport has already surpassed the passenger volume predicted for 2015. (see "Future Expansion" below)
| Year | Passenger Traffic |
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| 2001 | 3,940,416 |
| 2002 | 3,773,800 |
| 2003 | 3,882,497 |
| 2004 | 4,081,565 |
| 2005 | 4,511,451 |
| 2006 | 5,213,992 |
| 2007 | 6,065,117 |
The growth in passenger traffic at the Edmonton International Airport has attracted new airlines and destinations as well as steadily increasing destinations and frequency from existing service providers. Since 2004, full time or seasonal nonstop flights to destinations that include Chicago, Halifax, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Montego Bay, Cancun, Punta Cana, London-Heathrow and Mexico City have been added. (see "Airlines and Destinations" below)
[edit] Future Expansion
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A $1.1 billion expansion plan has recently been approved for the airport as of October, 2007. Phase One of this revised expansion plan will involve a 253,000 square metre apron expansion to accommodate the south terminal expansion, beginning in 2008. Phase Two involves a large hammerhead-shaped south terminal extension with 13 new gates, boosting the number of gates at the airport to 30 from the current 17. Both of the first two phases are expected to be complete in 2010. Phase Three will see a new concourse linking the "hammerhead" terminal to the existing south terminal, and this is expected to be complete by 2012. The airport is growing faster than originally predicted and is now expected to handle 9 million passengers by 2012, up from the 7.5 million passengers originally predicted for that same year.[7][8]
The parkade is currently undergoing an expansion to include an additional 1,000 stalls. Apron expansion to the north and setting up of new de-icing pads are underway as well.[8] 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 has already been exceeded.
A Courtyard by Marriott hotel has been proposed to be built by the original terminal[9], and although construction of it has been delayed, construction of the hotel is now expected to begin in 2008.[8] 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]
[edit] Airlines and Destinations
[edit] North Terminal
- Air Transat (Cancún, Frankfurt, London-Gatwick, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero) [all seasonal]
- Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancún, Cozumel, La Romana, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero) [all seasonal]
- Sunwing Airlines (Toronto, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Varadero) [all seasonal]
- Central Mountain Air (Calgary, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, High Level, Lloydminster, Rainbow Lake)
- WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax [seasonal], Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Mazatlan [seasonal], Montréal [seasonal], Ottawa [seasonal], Palm Springs [seasonal], Phoenix [seasonal], Regina, San Jose del Cabo [seasonal], Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
[edit] 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, Hay River, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Yellowknife)[10]
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
- Mexicana (Mexico City)
- First Air (Yellowknife)[11]
- Northwestern Air (Calgary, 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 (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
- US Airways (Las Vegas, Phoenix)
[edit] Other Operations
The following airlines operate out of their own private facilities:
- Alta Flights
- Integra Air (Lethbridge, Fort McMurray)
- Kenn Borek Air
- North Cariboo Air
- Regional 1
- Sunwest Aviation
- Corporate Express (Calgary, Dawson Creek)
[edit] Cargo
- Antonov Airlines
- BAX Global
- Cargojet Airways
- Canadian North Cargo
- DHL Worldwide Express
- FedEx Express
- Purolator Courier
- UPS (United Parcel Service)
- Volga Dnepr
- Gemini Air Cargo
- Atlas Air
- North Thunderbird Air (Canada Post)
- Skylink Aviation
- Westcan International
[edit] Past Airlines
- Air Canada Tango
- American Airlines
- America West
- Canada 3000
- Canadian Airlines
- Canadian Pacific Airlines
- Canjet Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- Greyhound Air
- Hughes Airwest
- JetsGo
- LOT Polish Airlines
- Martinair
- Pacific Western Airlines
- Peace Air
- QuikAir
- Royal Airlines
- Wardair
- Zip
- Zoom Airlines
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ a b Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
- ^ a b c Passenger Stats 2008 to 2001 - Edmonton International Airport
- ^ a b Edmonton International leads Canadian airports in passenger growth
- ^ Air Terminal Project (1998-2005)
- ^ Billion-dollar expansion set to take off at International
- ^ a b c 2007 - 2012 Expansion Project
- ^ Agreement inked to build 184-room hotel at Edmonton International Airport
- ^ Route map and Flight Schedule
- ^ http://www.firstair.ca/weather/index.html
[edit] External links
- EIA (Edmonton International Airport) homepage
- Fly Edmonton Campaign
- Google Maps Edmonton International Airport
- 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.
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