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[edit] Airport Location

I've added the airport location as being within Leduc County on a number of occasions, however, some of the Edmonton folk keep on removing this information. It is a factual piece of data, and the appropriate reference has been added. I would request moderators to ensure this doesn't happen again. Removing such factual information amounts to vandalism of Wikipedia. 14:23, 22 May 2007

The airport location is very well described as is. With it's distance from downtown Edmonton, to the bedroom communities that it is surrounded by. There is no need to keep saying it is in "Leduc County" when the article already says it is close to Leduc. I will continue to remove references to Leduc County. You have edited the name of the airport, on several occasions to "Leduc International Airport". You are obviously here to vadalize, and I will remove all edits. Have a great day.



[edit] Airport Facilities

Some mention needs to be made about the different facilities and amenities in the airport. For eg. - Maple Leaf lounge as well as the many retail and food outlets located in the terminal building. In addition, the number of gates in the airport should also be included in this area. Brief mention of the viewing areas available for pre-security flyers and aviation enthusiasts alike should be added. As I recall, the most recently built terminal and "centrall Hall" won a design award when they first opened a few years back. This should be included in the article as well. Lastly I feel some mention should be made of the various works of art which hang in the airport, and this could be tied to a brief reference about Edmonton's extremely active cultural and arts scene.--Markh15 (talk) 07:07, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[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?

Yes, as well as all the upgrades that went into the center. If I recall correctly, it is the first one in Canada to get all the new equipment... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Edmonchuck (talk • contribs) 19:58, 21 December 2006 (UTC).

[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)
YEG-EWR is not a direct flight. The only New York flight that is same plane from what I recall is YEG-LGA...bu tthey did take us off the plane in MSP to groom and to have the INS take a look see...Edmonchuck 19:57, 21 December 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)
Incorrect. The AMERICANS built Namao in the 1940's in response to increasing needs for heavy bombers...YXD couldn't cut it. Namao was completed in 1944. CYEG was a Transport Canada initiative in response to the need for a larger field and no room at CYXD to do so, and this debate happened a decade after Namao was completed. Namao was a DND Facility so NO civillian airliners were allowed. It was NOT an option. Check out http://www.abheritage.ca/aviation/history/military_namao.html which is a well written article and does accurately depict several things, including WHY CFB namao was not chosen to be the next CYEG in the 1990's when it was going to be transformed into the current army base. Sure, Namao was a better location in terms of proximity, but it is still a transportation nightmare with no alignment for an LRT and even more congested side streets preventing expansion of 97th avenue.Edmonchuck 15:35, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Marriott

So are they actually building that Marriott? They were supposed to break ground in the Fall of 2006, now Wiki (no citation) sez Summer 2007. There have been 4 hotels built within a mile of the site since last year, seem like it won't be viable, even if they can afford to build it, or manage to staff it. I've heard that Marriott is preoccupied with the River Cree project and something in Whitecourt, and that the deal is dead. Anybody know? (DAG)

It could be the labour shortage due to the red-hot economy in Alberta and not necessarily just due to Marriott's other projects, but don't quote me on this. NorthernFire 17:14, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
It is official, the hotel will start construction in 2008. This should be added to the page.here is the link for more information [1]

(info about hotel is at very bottom) Excerpt from that page: Airport Expansion

Sustained double-digit passenger growth at Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is driving the need to expand the airport terminal building, parking facilities, and other infrastructure much faster than expected.

Our last phased expansion project, 1998 - 2005 Air Terminal Redevelopment Project, including the parkade, South Terminal and Central Hall, was completed for approximately $280 million, giving EIA a 5.5 million passenger capacity.

We expected to reach 5.5 million passengers, the trigger point for expansion by 2015; however, EIA will serve more than six million passengers in 2007 – accelerating the need to expand.

To ensure passengers move through the airport as smoothly as possible and to minimize the terminal's physical, environmental and financial impact, Edmonton Airports is adopting "future airport" technologies such as self-serve check-in kiosks and check-in desks useable by any airline.

As well, over the next five years we will invest $1 billion in a three-phase expansion project that will enable Edmonton International to serve nine million passengers annually.


2007 - 2012 Expansion Project

An additional 13 bridges will be built on the south side of the terminal, boosting the total number of bridges to 30 from the current 17.

    Phase 1 (completion date 2010): 253,000
    square metres of new apron space to  
    accommodate new south terminal
    development.

    Phase 2 (completition date 2010): A new
    "hammerhead" located south of the
    current airport terminal.

    Phase 3 (completion date 2012): A new concourse linking the existing south terminal
    with the "hammerhead."


Expansion projects already underway

Parkade expansion - 1,000 new parkade stalls Completion date: 2008 Expanding aprons and new de-icing pads Completion date: 2007 Upgrading or replacing current systems and better utilizing existing space New airport hotel

A 192-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel will also begin construction in 2008. The costs for this project will be borne by the developer, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, and is not part of the $1 billion airport expansion.

--Markh15 (talk) 06:52, 17 November 2007 (UTC)
  • The hotel project was delayed by NavCan and the developer disagreeing on land issues as well as rising construction costs. At least, that's what I was told by an ERAA representative during an informal Q&A session last week. NorthernFire (talk) 02:15, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Charters?

I could not find any evidence that Aeromexico and All Nippon Airways fly out of YEG. Can anyone source this or remove it? Scrapschad 06:18, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lack of regular updates discouraging

There is a lot of information relevant to EIA not included in the article. I have outlined some of these mising facts on the discussion pages, however I am not comfortable modifing the actual page, as I am unsure about sourcing and formatting etc. Perhaps someone with a bit of experience editing wikipedia could visit EIAs website www.edmontonairports.com and create appropiate updates for the page. :) --Markh15 (talk) 07:14, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

  • I've incorporated the relevant info you provided in the discussion page into the main article. Hope this will help. NorthernFire (talk) 02:13, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:YEG Logo.jpg

Image:YEG Logo.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 08:52, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Logo for Edmonton International Airport

Please note that the airport now has a new logo of its own in conjunction with a rebranding of the airport (See http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/news/238). The same licensing and copyright rules should apply. NorthernFire (talk) 20:21, 10 May 2008 (UTC)