EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

'Edmonton International Airport' is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in Edmonton, Alberta as well as a major hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada. The airport is experiencing the fastest rate of growth in passenger traffic of any major airport in the nation. It is one of Canada's busiest airports by passenger traffic and the 13th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements³. Located approximately 35 km (22 miles) south of Edmonton's central business district, it served over 5.2 million passengers in 2006⁴ and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. It is WestJet's third busiest hub, as well as a focus city for Air Canada Jazz.
Edmonton International Airport is located within the Edmonton Capital Region, close to the towns of Devon and Beaumont, the city of Leduc, and adjacent to the Nisku industrial park. It is immediately west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, south of Highway 19, and one mile north of Highway 39. Within the immediate radius of the terminal, there are many full service hotels and offsite parking lots complete with terminal shuttle service to offer a full range of services to the travelling public.

Contents

History

Growth

Future expansion

Airlines and destinations

North Terminal

South Terminal

Charter

Cargo

See also

Other operations

References

External links

History

Originally constructed in 1960, the airport's first Terminal was an arch hanger still used by North West industries. In 1963-1964, the International Style Terminal opened, still used to this day as the North Terminal. An original artwork, fired by Alberta Natural Gas, adorned the departures area exterior. The airport underwent a $350 million CAD renovation and expansion program from 1996-2004, including 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 (">"). Edmonton International Airport is one of eight 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.

Growth

Edmonton International Airport's passenger traffic has grown tremendously in recent years.^[5] It is one of Canada's fastest growing major airports in terms of passenger traffic, mainly due to the high economic and population growth of Edmonton and area.

Edmonton Airport	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Passenger Traffic	3,940,416	3,773,800	3,882,497	4,081,565	4,511,451	5,211,911

Air Canada and other airlines have increased service to Edmonton. Since 2004, nonstop flights to destinations such as Halifax, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Montego Bay, Cancun, Punta Cana, and London-Heathrow have been added, although some are on a seasonal basis only.

Future expansion

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 construction will include a new north terminal expansion, increased tarmac area, and increased parking facilities. The parkade is currently undergoing an expansion to include an additional 1,000 stalls. 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 of 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.

Airlines and destinations

North Terminal

★ Air Transat (Cancún, Bahias de Huatulco, Frankfurt, London-Gatwick, Manzanillo, 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])

★ MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)

★ Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancún, Cozumel, La Romana, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero)

★ Sunwing Airlines (Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Santo Domingo, Toronto-Pearson, Varadero)

★ WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax [seasonal], Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Mazatlan [seasonal; begins December 22, 2007], Montréal [seasonal], Palm Springs [seasonal], Phoenix [seasonal], Regina, San Jose del Cabo [seasonal; begins December 21, 2007], Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)

★ Zoom Airlines (London-Gatwick [seasonal])

South Terminal

★ Air Canada (Calgary, Cancún [seasonal], Halifax, Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [seasonal], Montréal, Ottawa, Punta Cana [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)

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★ Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Los Angeles, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)

★ Air North (Calgary, Whitehorse)

★ Alaska Airlines

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★ Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma)

★ Canadian North (Calgary, Cambridge Bay, Hay River, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife)

★ Delta Air Lines

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★ Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)

★ First Air (Cambridge Bay, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife)

★ Northwestern Air Lease (Fort Smith, Yellowknife)

★ Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)

★ United Airlines

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★ United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)

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★ United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)

★ US Airways

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★ US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

Charter

★ Aeromexico (Mexico City)

★ Air Transat operated by WestJet (Ixtapa, Manzanillo)

★ All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)

★ Canadian North (Laughlin, CNRL Horizon, Diavik Diamond Mine)

★ MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)

★ Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)

Cargo

★ Antonov Airlines

★ BAX Global

★ Cargojet Airways

★ Canadian North Cargo

★ DHL Worldwide Express

★ FedEx Express

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★ Morningstar Air Express

★ Purolator Courier

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★ Kelowna Flightcraft

★ UPS (United Parcel Service)

★ Volga Dnepr

★ Gemini Air Cargo

★ Atlas Air

★ North Thunderbird Air (Canada Post)

★ Skylink Aviation

★ Westcan International

See also

★ List of airports in the Edmonton area

Other operations

★ Alta Flights (Base At YEG)

★ Integra Air (Lethbridge, Fort McMurray)

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★ Scheduled service departing out of Executive Flight Centre

★ Kenn Borek Air

★ North Cariboo Air (Base At YEG)

★ Regional One

★ Sunwest Aviation

★ Corporate Express (Calgary, Dawson Creek)

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★ Scheduled service departing out of Executive flight centre

★ Swanberg Air (Grande Prairie)

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★ Scheduled service departing from Shell Aerocentre

★ Cathton Aviation

★ Storm aviation flight academy

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★ Flight school

References

1.
2. Airport Divestiture Status Report
3. Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
4. Edmonton Passenger Statistics
5. http://www.edmontonairports.com/bins/content_page.asp?cid=13-68-373 Passenger Stats 2001 - 2007

External links

★ Edmonton International Airport homepage

★ Fly Edmonton Campaign

★ Canadian Owners and Pilots Association ''Places to Fly'' Airport Directory page about Edmonton International Airport