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]
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Vancouver International Airport
French: Aéroport international de Vancouver |
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| Airport type | Public |
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| Owner | Transport Canada |
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| Operator | Vancouver International Airport Authority |
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| Serves | Metro Vancouver |
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| Location | Richmond, British Columbia |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) |
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| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m |
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| Coordinates | 49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W |
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| Website | www.yvr.ca |
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Location in Vancouver Show map of VancouverCYVR (British Columbia) Show map of British ColumbiaCYVR (Canada) Show map of CanadaCYVR (North America) Show map of North America |
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| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
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m |
| 08L/26R |
9,940 |
3,030 |
Concrete |
| 08R/26L |
11,500 |
3,505 |
Asphalt/concrete |
| 13/31 |
7,300 |
2,225 |
Asphalt/concrete |
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| Number |
Length |
Surface |
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m |
| A |
110 |
34 |
Turf |
| B |
79 |
24 |
Asphalt |
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108 |
33 |
Concrete/asphalt |
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| Aircraft movements | 338,073 |
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| Number of passengers | 25,936,907 |
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]Environment Canada[2] |
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