Edmonton International Airport

Concerning Edmonton International airport, it is the primary air passenger, as well as cargo facility in the Canadian province of Alberta, in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. The airport codes are IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG. Edmonton airports operate the airport, and it is placed 14 nautical miles, which is 26 km, as well as 16 mi, south-southwest of Downtown Edmonton on Highway 2 opposite of the town of Leduc, in Leduc County. The airport provides its scheduled non-stop enplanements for major cities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and Europe. The airport is a hub facility for Northern Canada, as well as for Northern Alberta. Edmonton International airport has an area that encompasses Central and Northern Alberta, Yukon, and Northern British Columbia, Western Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories. The total catchment area has 1.8 million residents. By total land area, it is Canada's largest airport. As for the passenger traffic, it has the 5th busiest place, and as for aircraft movements, their place is 9th. In 2018, the airport served 8,254,121 passengers.

Edmonton International Airport

Concerning Edmonton International airport, it is the primary air passenger, as well as cargo facility in the Canadian province of Alberta, in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. The airport codes are IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG. Edmonton airports operate the airport, and it is placed 14 nautical miles, which is 26 km, as well as 16 mi, south-southwest of Downtown Edmonton on Highway 2 opposite of the town of Leduc, in Leduc County. The airport provides its scheduled non-stop enplanements for major cities in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and Europe. The airport is a hub facility for Northern Canada, as well as for Northern Alberta. Edmonton International airport has an area that encompasses Central and Northern Alberta, Yukon, and Northern British Columbia, Western Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories. The total catchment area has 1.8 million residents. By total land area, it is Canada's largest airport. As for the passenger traffic, it has the 5th busiest place, and as for aircraft movements, their place is 9th. In 2018, the airport served 8,254,121 passengers.

The Capacity and Business Activity of the Edmonton International Airport

The Edmonton International airport has scheduled non-stop flights to more than 50 destinations in the world. The airport serves as a hub for Flair Airlines, which is a domestic carrier. The airport is the western hub for Swoop, which became the largest hub in the winter, during the season it flew 51 departures weekly. Edmonton is one of WestJet's focus cities, this airline goes to 30 destinations, and they have an average of 62 daily departures, as well as non-stop from the airport. WestJet and its subsidiaries are the most reliable carriers of the airport, and they hold more than 70% of the market. As for other facilities, the Edmonton Area Control Center, their code is ICAO: CZEG, which is governed by Nav Canada, and it is located at the airport. They are responsible for aircraft movements from Alberta and most of Canada, including the Arctic. Canadian North, which is a Northern carrier, maintains its operation facilities there as well. A new premium outlet mall was opened in May 2015, which was developed by Ivanhoe Cambridge. Construction started in Spring 2016 on over 580,000 sq ft, which is 54,000 m2 shopping mall, it was opened on May 2, 2018. It has more than 100 outlet stores; Canadians make many of them.

History and Present-day Operations

Transport Canada selected the current site of the Edmonton International Airport, and it is on the opposite side of the town from RCAF Station Namao, which is the military airport. Over 7,000 acres of land were purchased. The airport was opened on November 15, 1960, and An arch hangar served as its first terminal. Today, this hangar is used by Summit Air. In 1963, a passenger terminal was opened. It was built in the international style; however, nowadays, it remains as the North Terminal. During the 1970s, the airport had a rapid growth as the city of Edmonton grew, and by 1980 the airport served more than 2 million passengers, but from the early 1980s till 1995, the passenger's number declined. The decline was caused by Edmonton City Center Airport, which was used by the passengers, but not only was this the reason, at this time, the economy slowed as well. One more reason was that Edmonton City Center was unavailable to accept long-haul aircraft, as well as sizeable wide-bodied aircraft. Another reason was that airlines were using city centers to have short-haul flights in other cities where linking was available. From 1995 growth returned, as, after the election, 77% of voters said that all scheduled jet passenger service must be done through Edmonton International Airport.