Calgary International Airport

Calgary International Airport, (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), is the main airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; It is located 17 km from the downtown core. It is one of Canada's busiest airports by passenger traffic, serving 11.27 million passengers^[4] in 2006, and the third busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, with 242,658.^[3] The airport offers scheduled daily nonstop flights to major cities in Canada, Europe and the United States. It is also a major hub 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.

Cargo facilities

Apron II is the main Cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four Boeing 747s. Apron VII is also used as a Cargo facility, primarily for FedEx and Purolator as well DHL. FedEx is among the cargo carriers that use Calgary as a hub at Apron VII. 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.

As of May 2007, expansion construction are in progress for Apron VII to allow 7 parking pad including 3 for Purolator and DHL as well 4 for FedEx. UPS has plans to build a new sort facility, including a parking pad south of FedEx's facility.

General aviation

Main airport hall

The Calgary Air Control Tower

Ground and Terminal Control tower

Part of Concourse A, usually reserved for prop operations

Airport overview, Concourse A at right, D at left

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

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

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.

Runways

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 take off 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.

Construction

There were plans to widen Concourse B/C but those plans have evaporated over 'rising costs.'

The Calgary Airport Authority are now examining the possibility of creating an 'E' pier.

Concourses

The terminal has three concourses:

Concourse A

Concourse A has an Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge. This concourse is mostly used by Air Canada.

• Air Canada (Edmonton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Winnipeg)
  • Air Canada Jazz (Castlegar, Comox, Cranbrook, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Kamloops, Kelowna, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Prince George, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg, Yellowknife)
• Central Mountain Air (Edmonton, Lloydminster)

Concourse B

Gates 20-29 are swing gates between Concourse B and C. 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 due to US Customs preclearence for US-bound flights. On some occasions during high flight volumes, other Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz flights using jet engines depart from Concourse B when there is no gate available in Concourse A.

• Air Canada (Cancún [Seasonal], Frankfurt, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo [Seasonal], London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [Seasonal], Puerto Vallarta [Seasonal], Punta Cana [Seasonal], Varadero [Seasonal])
• FlyGlobespan (Dublin [starts May 2008], Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [All Seasonal])
• Martinair (Amsterdam [Seasonal])

Concourse C

On flights originating in Calgary passengers bound for the United States go through United States Border Preclearance (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. Concourse C is only used for US bound flights.

• Air Canada (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York-JFK, Palm Springs [seasonal], Phoenix [seasonal], San Francisco)
  • Air Canada Jazz (Houston-Intercontinental, Seattle/Tacoma)
• Alaska Airlines
  • Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma)
• American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
• Canadian North (Las Vegas, Laughlin [Both Seasonal])
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark [Seasonal])
• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
• Frontier Airlines
  • Frontier JetExpress operated by Horizon Air (Denver) [Seasonal]
• Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St.Paul)
• United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
  • United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
• US Airways (Phoenix)
  • US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Las Vegas)
• WestJet (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando [Seasonal], Palm Springs [Seasonal], Phoenix [Seasonal])

Concourse D

• Air North (Whitehorse)+
• Air Transat (Amsterdam, Cancún, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, London-Gatwick, Montego Bay, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle [begins May 29, 2008], Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Varadero) [seasonal]
• Belair (Zurich [seasonal])++
• British Airways (London-Heathrow)
• Canadian North (Edmonton)
• Condor Airlines (Frankfurt) [seasonal]
• Monarch Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)) [seasonal]
• MyTravel Airways (London-Gatwick) [seasonal]
• Pacific Coastal Airlines (Penticton)
• Skyservice (Acapulco, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Holguin, Huatulco, Liberia, Manzanillo, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero) [seasonal]
• Sunwing Airlines (Cancun [begins November 17], Holguin [begins December 19], Huatulco [begins November 19], Punta Cana [begins November 11], Puerto Vallarta [begins November 16], Toronto-Pearson, Varadero [begins November 16]) [seasonal]
• Thomas Cook Airlines (London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK)) [seasonal]
• WestJet (Abbotsford, Cabo San Lucas [seasonal], Comox, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Halifax, Hamilton, Kelowna, Kitchener, London (ON), Mazatlan [seasonal], Montréal, Nassau [seasonal], Orlando [seasonal], Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, St. John's [seasonal], Toronto-Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg)
• Zoom Airlines (Glasgow, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK), Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal])

+Air North's flight to Whitehorse involves a stop in Edmonton; however passengers cannot purchase a ticket to fly Air North between Calgary and Edmonton.

++Belair's flight to Zurich involves a stop in Vancouver; however passengers cannot purchase a ticket to fly Belair between Calgary and Vancouver.

Other operations

The following airlines operate out of their own private facilities:

• Alta Flights
• Bar XH Air
• Corporate Express
• Kenn Borek Air
• Skyxpress Airline
• Sunwest Aviation

Cargo airlines are:

• ABX Air
• Antonov Airlines
• Asiana Cargo
• Astar Air Cargo
• BAX Global
• Cargojet Airways
• Cargolux
• FedEx Express
  • Morningstar Air Express
• Purolator Courier
  • Kelowna Flightcraft

Ground Handling

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

Airport Terminal Services

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, Japan Airlines and Thomas Cook Airlines. Airport Terminal Services also provides cargo handling service for UPS and BAX Global

Air Canada

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 Flyglobespan.

Servisair

Servisair, provides ramp and passenger services in Calgary. Servisair has many other stations across North America and the world and is one of the leading ground handlers in the world. 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. Servisair operates a business lounge for WestJet and Zoom airlines.

WingTips Airport Services

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

Past Airlines

• Big Sky Airways
• Canada 3000
• Canadian Airlines
• CanJet Airlines
• Harmony Airways
• Hawkair
• Jetsgo
• LTU
• Peace Air
• Quikair
• Wardair
• Zip (airline)

See also

• List of airports in the Calgary area
• Calgary

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.
2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
3. ^ ^{a b} Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
4. ^ ^{a b} Calgary Passenger Statistics

External links

• Calgary International Airport Homepage
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Calgary International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.

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