Edmonton International Airport

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Edmonton International Airport
IATA: YEG - ICAO: CYEG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
Serves Edmonton, Alberta
Elevation AMSL 2,373 ft (723 m)
Coordinates 53°18′35″N, 113°34′47″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 11,000 3,353 Asphalt
12/30 10,200 3,109 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Number of Passengers 4,511,600
Aircraft Movements 115,840

Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is the 5th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, and the 13th busiest by aircraft movements. About 35 km (22 miles) south of Edmonton's central business district, it is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in Edmonton, Alberta and a major hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada. It served 4.5 million passengers in 2005 and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority.

Originally constructed in 1960, the airport has undergone a $350 million CAD renovation and expansion program from 1996-2004 which included 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. The two terminals are shaped together in a fashion akin to a chevron (">"), which is typical of many other airports worldwide. Edmonton International Airport is one of 8 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. This way, flights are treated like any other US domestic flight upon arrival at its destination.

Edmonton International Airport is located closest to the towns of Devon and Beaumont, and the city of Leduc. The airport is also located near Nisku, a major industrial park north of Leduc. Leduc and even Nisku contains a number of hotels, restaurants, guarded parking lots (for those who opt not to pay the airport's parking fee), and hotel-terminal transportation.

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[edit] Future expansion

Construction of a 184-room Courtyard by Marriott Hotel is expected to begin by the summer of 2007. The hotel will be located by the north terminal and will be linked to it by a covered heated walkway. Future plans include expansion of parking facilities, the expansion of the U.S. holdroom area, and the partial renovation and expansion of the original (north) terminal.

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 constuction will include a new north terminal expansion, increased tarmac area, and increased parking facilities. The parkade is currently undergoing an expansion. 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 the construction of the south terminal in 1998-2000. However, this figure is now likely to be reached before 2008.

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.

[edit] Airlines

[edit] North Terminal

  • Air Transat (Cancun, Frankfurt, London Gatwick [starts May 2007], 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, May-September])
  • MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)
  • Peace Air (Calgary, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Grande Prairie, High Level, Peace River, and Red Deer)
  • Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)
  • WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
  • Zoom Airlines (London-Gatwick) [Seasonal, May-September]

[edit] South Terminal

[edit] Charter

[edit] Cargo

[edit] See also

[edit] Other operations

[edit] References

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