Talk:Edmonton International Airport

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[edit] Western Region Area Control Centre

Is it important to discuss that Edmonton is also the base for the Western Region Area Control Centre that is responsible for all aircraft movements over Alberta and most of northern Canada, including the high Arctic?

[edit] Newark?

It says on the YEG page that Northwest flies YEG-EWR, yet I see no other mention of that supposed flight anywhere else on the internet. Can somebody please clarify this? Metstotop333 06:20, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Answered in your similar question on the Newark page. Tinlinkin 10:08, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] History?

Anyone know when the airport was built, or why this site was chosen? Kevlar67 11:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Built in 1960. (see article) I also know they were considering land in the Ellerslie area, but chose to go with the Leduc sight for a variety of reasons. Unsure of anything more 'concrete'. I'd like to know more as well. Onishenko 16:49, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

I read somewhere that back in the 1950s, the city wanted to have the international airport built by Namao just north of Edmonton, but Defence Canada got first dibs on that piece of land and turned it into CFB Namao (now CFB Edmonton). The city ended up having to go with the Leduc site. NorthernFire 20:42, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

I had heard that as well, which is why I was curious if anyone had any more info on it. Personally I thik Namao would have been a 1000x better location. Kevlar67 23:28, 27 November 2006 (UTC)