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Fort McMurray Airport (IATA: YMM, ICAO: CYMM) is located 7 nautical miles (13 km) southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. It has seen a rise in business over the last 10 years due to an economic boom in the Athabasca Oil Sands, which are north of Fort McMurray. Now the fifth largest city in Alberta, the population of Fort McMurray has grown at 8.5% per year from 1999 to 2006, to 64,441. Official forecasts indicate that the city will reach a population of 100,000 by 2012. The majority of the rise in population comes from migrant workers, and the city's remoteness means air travel is used frequently.
The airport is planning an expansion as it's seeing eight times the traffic it was designed to handle 560,000 people and 70,000 takeoffs and landings a year. The expansion plan includes a new terminal and a second runway, along with more gates and stores, tripling its current size.[3]
The airport is the busiest in Canada without air traffic control, having a Flight Service Station. Overall, with 68,924 aircraft movements it is busier than several international airports such as Regina International Airport or Gander International Airport[2]
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- ^ 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
- ^ 2nd runway to ease overloaded Fort McMurray Airport
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