Edmonton International Airport

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Edmonton International Airport[1]
IATA: YEG – ICAO: CYEG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Transport Canada[2]
Operator		Edmonton Regional Airports Authority
Serves		Edmonton, Alberta
Location		Leduc, Alberta
Elevation AMSL		2,373 ft / 723 m
Coordinates		53°18′35″N, 113°34′47″W
Website		www.edmontonairports.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
02/20	11,000	3,353	Asphalt
12/30	10,200	3,109	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements			124,910
Number of Passengers			5,211,911
Movements from Transport Canada.[3] Passengers from Edmonton Airports.[4]

Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is experiencing the fastest rate of growth in passenger traffic of any major airport in the nation and is currently 5th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic and the 13th busiest by aircraft movements^[3]. Located approximately 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 over 5.2 million passengers in 2006^[4] and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. It is a WestJet focus city.

Edmonton International Airport is located close 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 Nisku offer a number of hotels, restaurants, guarded parking lots (for those who opt not to pay the airport's parking fee), and hotel-terminal transportation.

Contents 1 History 2 Growth 3 Future expansion 4 Airlines and destinations 4.1 North Terminal 4.2 South Terminal 5 Charter 6 Cargo 7 Lounges 8 See also 9 Other operations 10 References 11 External links

[edit] History

Originally constructed in 1960, 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. Typical of many other airports, the two terminals are shaped together in a fashion akin to a chevron (">"). 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.

[edit] Growth

Edmonton International Airport's passenger traffic has grown tremendously in recent years.^[5]

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

[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 beside 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 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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[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)
• Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)
• Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson [starts June 4, 2007])
• WestJet (Abbotsford, Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Montréal [starts April 29, 2007], Palm Springs, Phoenix, Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
• Zoom Airlines (London-Gatwick) [Seasonal, March-October]

[edit] South Terminal

• Air Canada (Calgary, Cancún [seasonal], Halifax [seasonal, starts June 15, 2007], Las Vegas, London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [seasonal], Montréal, Ottawa, Punta Cana [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver)
  • Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Kelowna, Los Angeles, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)
• Air North (Calgary, Whitehorse)
• Alaska Airlines
  • Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma)
• Canadian North (Calgary, Cambridge Bay, Hay River, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Yellowknife)
• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• First Air (Yellowknife, Inuvik, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet, Iqaluit)
• Northwestern Air Lease (Fort Smith, Yellowknife)
• Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• United Airlines
  • United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
  • United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
• US Airways
  • US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

[edit] Charter

• Aeromexico (Mexico City)
• Air Transat operated by WestJet (Ixtapa, Manzanillo)
• All Nippon Airways (Osaka-Kansai)
• Canadian North (Laughlin)
• LTU International Airways (Dusseldorf [starting May 2007])
• MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick)
• Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero)

[edit] Cargo

• Antonov Airlines
• BAX Global
• Cargojet Airways
• DHL Worldwide Express
• FedEx Express
  • Morningstar Air Express
• Purolator Courier
  • Kelowna Flightcraft
• UPS (United Parcel Service)
• Volga Dnepr
• Gemini air cargo
• Atlas air
• North Thunderbird air (Canada Post)
• Skylink Aviation

[edit] Lounges

• Air Canada has a Maple Leaf lounge in Edmonton. It is used for both domestic and international flights, and is located in the South Terminal.

[edit] See also

• List of airports in the Edmonton area

[edit] Other operations

• Alta Flights (Base At YEG)
• Integra Air (Lethbridge, Fort McMurray)
  • Scheduled service departing out of Executive Flight Centre
• Peace Air (Calgary, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson, Grande Prairie, High Level, Peace River, and Red Deer)
  • Scheduled service departing out of Executive Flight Centre
• Kenn Borek Air
• North Cariboo Air (Base At YEG)
• Regional 1 Airlines
• Sunwest Home Aviation
• Corporate express (Calgary,Dawson creek)
  • Scheduled service departing out of Executive flight centre

[edit] References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.
2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
3. ^ ^{a b} Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
4. ^ ^{a b} Edmonton Passenger Statistics
5. ^ Passenger Stats 2001 - 2007

[edit] External links

• Edmonton International Airport homepage
• Fly Edmonton Campaign
• Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Places to Fly Airport Directory page about Edmonton International Airport

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