Calgary International Airport

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Calgary International Airport[1]

IATA: YYC – ICAO: CYYC
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Transport Canada[2]
Operator Calgary Airport Authority
Serves Calgary, Alberta
Elevation AMSL 3,557 ft / 1,084 m
Coordinates 51°06′50″N, 114°01′13″W
Website www.calgaryairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 6,200 1,890 Asphalt
10/28 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
16/34 12,675 3,863 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements 5242,658
Number of Passengers 11,279,080
Aircraft statistics from Transport Canada.[3] Passenger statistics from Calagary Airport[4]

Calgary International Airport, (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), is an airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; It is located 17 km from the downtown core. It is the fourth-busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic, serving 11.27 million passengers[4] in 2006, and the third busiest airport by aircraft movements, with 242,658.[3] The airport offers scheduled daily nonstop flights to major cities in Europe, the United States, Central America, and Canada. Cargo-only and charter flights also fly to Asia every so often. It is also a major hub facility for Western Canada and is the home and hub of WestJet Airlines as well as a hub for Air Canada. Calgary International Airport is one of 8 Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities.

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Apron II is the main Cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s. FedEx is among the cargo carriers that use Calgary as a hub. Purolator has a facility in the northwest corner of the field adjacent to Apron VII. Apron VII used to hold just two Boeing 727s but has been able to park an additional three McDonnell-Douglas MD-11s for FedEx since November 2004.

Main airport hall
Main airport hall
The Calgary Air Control Tower
The Calgary Air Control Tower
Ground and Terminal Control tower
Ground and Terminal Control tower
Part of Concourse A, usually reserved for prop operations
Part of Concourse A, usually reserved for prop operations
Airport overview, Concourse A at right, D at left
Airport overview, Concourse A at right, D at left
WestJet Airlines using the north side of Concourse D
WestJet Airlines using the north side of Concourse D
Apron VII with a Purolator Boeing 727 on the left, and a DHL MD-80 on the right
Apron VII with a Purolator Boeing 727 on the left, and a DHL MD-80 on the right
An Air Canada Airbus A319 in the foreground, and the Cargo Terminal in the background, showcasing an Antonov 124 to the right
An Air Canada Airbus A319 in the foreground, and the Cargo Terminal in the background, showcasing an Antonov 124 to the right
View of downtown Calgary from airport
View of downtown Calgary from airport

General aviation facilities are located on the south side of the field. These facilities include a Shell Aerocenter, an Esso Avitat, Calgary Flight Training, a customs building, and more.

There is a plan to build a parallel runway east of the airport (16L-34R).

Runway 16-34 is the longest runway in Canada. This can be attributed to the relatively high elevation (3,556 ft, 1083 m) of the airport and the need to support the largest passenger aircraft types. Aircraft require more distance to takeoff at higher elevations, because of the reduced air density associated with altitude.

Calgary International Airport also has two other runways, 10-28 and 07-25. Both are used as relief runways for 16-34 during high traffic periods and during specific weather conditions.

The Calgary International Airport is currently undergoing major upgrades and construction. The recent widening of Concourse C officially opened in December 2004. The B/C concourse will also be widened within the next year. The regional wing of the airport has also begun its phase of upgrades.

During the past couple of months the runways and taxiways have been improved and upgraded. Taxiway Hotel now connects concourse D with the main taxiway Charlie which improves the traffic flow for Apron I.

Planning is well underway for a golf course to be constructed alongside the airports' southeast corner. Airport Authority are closly monitoring this project to ensure it doesn't interfere with the Airports plans to expand.

The terminal has three concourses:

  • Air Canada (Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg)
    • Air Canada Jazz (Abbotsford [ends May 31, 2007][1], Castlegar, Comox, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Prince George, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)
  • Central Mountain Air (Edmonton, Lloydminster)

On flights originating in Calgary, like at many other major Canadian airports, passengers bound for the United States go through U.S. customs and immigration prior to boarding their flights. The flight is then treated on arrival in the U.S. as a domestic flight. Gates 20-34 are in the B/C wing. Any US bound flight is treated as a "C" Gate, whereas any Canadian-bound/International-bound flight is treated as a "B" Gate. Concourse A links to Concourse B by a walkway attached to the airport. When all Gates in the B/C section are "C" gates, then this walkway is closed.

  • Air North (Whitehorse)
  • Air Transat (Amsterdam, Cancún, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, London-Gatwick, Montego Bay, Munich, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Varadero [all Seasonal Charter])
  • British Airways (London-Heathrow)
  • Canadian North (Edmonton, Inuvik, Norman Wells, Yellowknife)
  • Condor Airlines (Frankfurt) [Seasonal]
  • Harmony Airways (Vancouver [Seasonal] - service ends April 9 2007)
  • Monarch Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)) [both Seasonal Charter]
  • Skyservice (Acapulco, Bahias de Huatulco, Cancun, Holguin, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Toronto-Pearson, San Jose del Cabo, Varadero [all Seasonal Charter])
  • Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)) [both Seasonal Charter]
  • WestJet (Abbotsford, Comox, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener/Waterloo [starts May 14, 2007], London(ON), Montréal, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's [starts June 27, 2007], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
  • Zoom Airlines (Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Paris-Charles de Gaulle [all Seasonal Charter except London-Gatwick])

  • FlyGlobespan (Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [starts Spring 2008] [Seasonal Charter])
  • Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon [starts Summer 2007] [Seasonal Charter])
  • Sunwing Airlines (Toronto-Pearson [starts June 4, 2007] [Seasonal Charter])

Some airlines have charter flights servicing Calgary every so often. These cannot be considered scheduled charter flights because they are not frequent and are not sold to varying travel dates. However, they do fly passengers to Calgary and should be mentioned to benefit viewers of this page.

The following airlines operate out of their own private facilities:

Cargo airlines are:

There are only a few ground handing companies in Calgary but each provides different services to the airlines the serve.

Airport Terminal Services (ATS) provides ramp and passenger services to select airlines in Calgary, only one of an astounding 54 stations across North America. Currently, only passenger services are provided to Northwest Airlines. Ramp services are also provided to Northwest Airlines, in addition to Aeromexico, Alaska Airlines, Belair, Continental Airlines, Horizon Air, and Thomas Cook Airlines.

In addition to handling all aspects of Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz operations at the Calgary International Airport, Air Canada also provides ramp and passenger services for All Nippon Airways, Condor, and Japan Air Lines.

Penauille Servisair (nicknamed GlobeGround after its former name), provides ramp and passenger services in Calgary. Penauille Servisair has many other stations across North America and the world and is one of the leading ground handlers in the world. Penauille Servisair provides both ramp and passenger services to Air Transat, British Airways, SkyService, and US Airways. As well, they provide ramp services to Air North, Canadian North, Martinair, Monarch Airlines, and Zoom Airlines.

WingTips Airport Services (WingTips) provides passenger services for Aeromexico, Air North, Belair, Canadian North, Martinair, Monarch Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, and Zoom Airlines.

  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 Calgary Passenger Statistics


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