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Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
Saskatoon International Airport
IATA: YXE – ICAO: CYXE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Transport Canada[1]
Operator Saskatoon Airport Authority
Serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Elevation AMSL 1,653 ft / 504 m
Coordinates 52°10′15″N 106°41′59″W / 52.17083, -106.69972
Website www.yxe.ca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 8,300 2,530 Asphalt
15/33 6,200 1,890 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements 87,108
Statistics from Transport Canada.[2]
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[3]

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE), is an airport located three nautical miles (5.6 km) northwest of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. The airport is serviced by passenger, courier and air freight operators.

The airport is classifed as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 200 passengers, however they can handle up to 300 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.[3]

In 2001, traffic in YXE exceeded 800,000 passengers, making YXE the largest airport in the province; by 2005 traffic reached over 900,000 passengers.[4] With 87,108 aircraft movements in 2006 it was the 20th busiest airport in Canada.

The airport has five passenger bridges, five ground loading positions, 32 check-in points and a customs/immigration arrivals area. Some bridges can handle aircraft as large as the Boeing 747.[5] The airport has designs ready for two additional apron expansions that will be constructed when required to meet demand.

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On June 1, 1929 the city of Saskatoon was given a "License For Air Harbour" and the airport was established, this provided a home for the Saskatoon Aero Club.[6][7]

In 1940 the city leased the airport to the Royal Canadian Air Force. During the war years this was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, with the Canadian Forces No. 4 Flight Training School established at the airport. To support these operations four large hangars were built as well as support buildings including a hospital and control tower.

After the war (1947) the airport was transferred to the Canadian Department of Transport for civilian use. That year Trans-Canada Air Lines, now known as Air Canada, started providing passenger service using DC-3 aircraft.

Air Canada in 1950 began operating the Canadair North Star at the airport, followed by the Vickers Viscount in 1955. A new terminal building was also constructed in 1955. The primary runway (09/27) was lengthened in 1954 and again in 1960 to 8,300 feet. While the secondary runway (15/33) was lengthened in 1963 to 6,200 feet.

In 1964 the RCAF trainning program at the airport came to an end. In 1967 the jet age arrived at the airport, with Air Canada introducing DC-9 service, followed in the same year by Wardair introducing Boeing 707 service to the city.

Due to larger aircraft and more frequent flights, in 1972 plans were drafted for a new terminal building. The new terminal was completed and opened on November 29, 1975. The former terminal was renovated in 1977. From 1977 to 1984 Boeing 747 charter flights were operated by Wardair to Europe until Wardair was bought by Canadian Airlines International.

In 1993 the name of the airport was changed to recognise Canada's 13th Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. In 1995 under the Canada-US Open Skies agreement Northwest Airlines started service to Minneapolis-St. Paul. In 1996 WestJet began Boeing 737-200 service. In 1999 the airport was turned over to the Saskatoon Airport Authority, as part of the National Airports Policy.

In 2000 NAV CANADA constructed a new control tower and the airport authority began renovations and expansions to the terminal building. In October 2002 the first two phases of renovations to the air terminal building was completed at a cost of $18 Million. The updated terminal facilities are designed to handle 1.4 million passengers annually.

In 2005 additional renovations were completed to the check-in area and baggage screening as well as the addition of a fifth bridge. In October, 2005, Air Canada ended "mainline" Airbus A320 and A319 service into Saskatoon, turning over the Toronto route to Air Canada Jazz using the CRJ-705. In 2006 the airport also expanded public parking to 500 stalls, Pronto Airways started operating at the airport. In 2006 Northwestern Air and Transwest Air introduced service to Fort McMurray, Alberta. In April of 2007 Northwestern Air discontinued service from Saskatoon.

  1. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  2. ^ Transport Canada TP 577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2006
  3. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 25 October 2007 to 0901Z 20 December 2007.
  4. ^ 2005 Passenger Traffic at Saskatoon’s Airport sets new record
  5. ^ Facts & Figures
  6. ^ 2004 Annual Report
  7. ^ 75 years of Aviation History in Saskatoon

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