Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is a public-use airport on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. It serves Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia. In 2010, it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (296,511) and passengers (16.8 million), right behind Toronto Pearson International Airport.[3]
| Vancouver International Airport French: Aéroport international de Vancouver | |||
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| IATA: YVR – ICAO: CYVR – WMO: 71892 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||
| Operator | Vancouver International Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Metro Vancouver | ||
| Location | Richmond, British Columbia | ||
| Hub for | *Air Canada | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||
| Coordinates | 49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W / 49.19472°N 123.18389°WCoordinates: 49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W / 49.19472°N 123.18389°W | ||
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| Map | |||
| Location in Vancouver | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08L/26R | 9,940 | 3,030 | Concrete |
| 08R/26L | 11,500 | 3,505 | Asphalt/concrete |
| 13/31 | 7,300 | 2,225 | Asphalt/concrete |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| A | 110 | 34 | Turf |
| B | 79 | 24 | Asphalt |
| C | 108 | 33 | Concrete/asphalt |
| Statistics (2018) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 338,073 | ||
| Number of passengers | 25,936,907 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] | |||
Vancouver International Airport Media
The airport and surrounding area in 1940
- Vancouver-yvr-terminal.id.jpg
Air Canada domestic check-in facilities at the Domestic Terminal
- YVR International Depture Hall 2018.jpg
International departure hall
- YVR International arrivals Hall 2018.jpg
International arrivals hall
- Vancouver International Airport, Richmond (504737) (23677015644).jpg
Exterior of airport (International Concourse)
- CBP International Travel Preclearance Operations in Canada (39844023192).jpg
Corridor to the boarding gates after the US border clearance, with signs in English, French and Chinese
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Floatplanes at Vancouver International Water Airport
- Vancouver International Airport 2006.jpg
Aerial shot showing Georgia Strait near the airport
South runway at YVR in 2017 showing the lengthened runway
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References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 January 2009 to 0901Z 12 March 2009
- ↑ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Environment Canada. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers". Statistics Canada. 2011.