Regina International Airport
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| Regina International Airport[1] | |||
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| IATA: YQR – ICAO: CYQR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[2] | ||
| 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 (2006) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 57,993 | ||
| Aircraft statistics from Transport Canada.[3] | |||
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 2006, the second busiest airport in Saskatchewan.
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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 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 2006, 871,416 passengers passed through the airport which handled 57,993 aircraft movements.
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. Other airlines flying scheduled flights into Regina in December 2005 were WestJet, Transwest and Northwest Airlink (through its subsidiary Mesaba Airlines). Air Canada's decision to turn service over to Jazz caused considerable grumbling 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
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
- National Aviation
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Skyservice (Cancun, Holguin, Nassau, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta) (seasonal)
- Air Transat (Cancun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta) (seasonal)
- Transwest Air (Saskatoon, Prince Albert)
- WestJet ( Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg)
- West Wind Aviation
- Express Air Club[1] (Departs Shell Aerocentre) (Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Yorkton)
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
[edit] External links
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