Regina International Airport
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| Regina International Airport | |||
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| IATA: YQR – ICAO: CYQR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||
| Operator | Regina Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,894 ft / 577 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 6,200 | 1,890 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 7,900 | 2,408 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 63,688 | ||
| Passengers | 962,692 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3] |
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Regina International Airport (IATA: YQR, ICAO: CYQR) is an airport located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, about seven kilometres WSW of the city centre. It is run by the Regina Airport Authority. It is, as of 2007, the second busiest airport in Saskatchewan.[3]
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 120 passengers, however they can handle up to 250 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.[2]
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[edit] History
The first site in Regina used for flying was the infield at Regina Exhibition Park's horse race track, where visiting barnstormer "Lucky Bob" St. Pierre (a Nebraskan whose real name was "Shaeffer" or "Shaffer") flew a Curtis biplane in August, 1911. A few other barnstormers, notably aviatrix Katherine Stinson of the famous aviation family, appeared in Regina and other prairie cities in the years thereafter, but there was virtually no other aviation activity in western Canada during the First World War.
After the First World War, Reginan Roland Groome returned from military service as a flying instructor in southern Ontario and, with partners, set up a company called the "Aerial Service Co." Its primitive airfield was located near what is the current intersection of Hill Avenue and Cameron Street in the city's southern Lakeview district. In May of 1920, federal government regulators assigned this field the designation of Canada 's first licenced "air harbour". Groome also received Canadian commercial pilot's licence No. 1 and mechanic Robert McCombie was given air engineer's licence No. 1.
The present airport site was developed in 1928-30. A terminal building was built in 1940. Scheduled airline service was initially provided by Moose Jaw-based Prairie Airways (in 1938) and then Trans-Canada Airlines (in 1939). A new terminal building was erected in 1960.
Major renovations to this terminal building were conducted in 1983-86. A $24-million expansion started in January 2004, increasing its capacity to 1.2 million passengers per year. The first stage of the expansion included the expansion of the terminal and includes a larger post-security holding room, another passenger loading bridge, an expansion to the international arrivals area and more baggage carousels. The first phase was completed in August 2005. The second phase is now under way and includes further expansion for security services as well as facilities for new tenants, likely stores and eating establishments.
In 2007, 962,692 passengers passed through the airport which handled 63,688 aircraft movements.[3][4]
Air Canada, which began scheduled service to Regina in the spring of 1939, ended "mainline" service into Regina and six other medium-sized Canadian cities in October 2005, turning over these routes to its subsidiary Air Canada Jazz. Air Canada's decision to turn service over to Jazz caused considerable discontent because Jazz, although increasing frequency of flights to centres like Vancouver and Toronto, uses relatively small Bombardier regional jets (RJs) that have limited room for cargo and baggage, often forcing some of the latter to be left behind and delivered later.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
- Air Transat (Puerto Vallarta) [seasonal]
- National Aviation
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated Compass Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Skyservice (Cancun, Holguin, Montego Bay, Nassau, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta) [seasonal]
- Sunwing Airlines (Cancun, Varadero) [seasonal]
- Transwest Air (Saskatoon, Prince Albert)
- WestJet (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson [seasonal], Winnipeg)
- West Wind Aviation
- Express Air Club[1] (Departs Shell Aerocentre) (Saskatoon)
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ a b c Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
- ^ Regina airport had record year for passenger traffic in 2007
[edit] External links
- Regina International Airport
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Regina International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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