Calgary International Airport

Calgary International Airport
Control Tower
IATA: YYC – ICAO: CYYC – WMO: 71877 Calgary International Airport Location of the Calgary International Airport
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Transport Canada[1]
Operator		Calgary Airport Authority
Serves		Calgary, Alberta
Hub for		Air Canada Air Canada Jazz WestJet
Elevation AMSL		3,557 ft / 1,084 m
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 (2009)
Number of Passengers			12,175,011
Aircraft Movements			233,145
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passenger statistics from Calgary Airport[4]

Calgary International Airport, (IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), is the international airport that serves Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the surrounding region; it is situated approximately 17 km (11 mi) northeast of downtown Calgary. The airport offers scheduled non-stop flights to major cities in Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, the United States, and East Asia.

Calgary International Airport serves as headquarters for WestJet and as a hub airport for Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz. The airport is one of eight Canadian airports with US Border Pre-clearance facilities. The airport is operated by The Calgary Airport Authority as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System. It is Canada's fourth busiest airport by passenger traffic^[5] and third busiest by aircraft movements, handling 12.18 million passengers and 233,145 movements in 2009,^[3][4] down 2.7% compared to 2008. It handled 12.51 million passengers^[6] and 246,370 aircraft movements in 2008.^[3] In October 2008, The Calgary Airport Authority was named one of Alberta's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc.^[7][8]

Calgary International Airport is one of two Canadian airports that has mainline service from all five US legacy carriers, the other being Vancouver.

Terminal

Inside the terminal

The terminal has three concourses, one of which is subdivided into two wings, one wing to accommodate international flights, and another wing to accommodate international flights to the United States utilizing the airport's US border pre-clearance facilities. Plans for a fourth concourse are also being developed.^[9].

Concourse A

Part of Concourse A, usually reserved for prop operations

Comprising of gates 1-19, Concourse A is used mostly for domestic outbound flights, although US-bound flights (without US Pre-Clearance) and other international flights sometimes depart from the A-gates. However, as this concourse is not connected to the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) hall, only domestic flights arrive into concourse A. Gates 1 to 10 are ground boarding and utilized for most Air Canada Jazz flights (excluding flights operating on the CRJ 705) and all Central Mountain Air flights. Gates 11-19 are jet-bridged and are used for mainline Air Canada flights. Further, some Jazz Air flights operating on CRJ equipment are parked on gates 16, 17, 18, and 19. The Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge is located immediately beyond security on Concourse A. Concourse A has five security lanes. During peak periods, passengers with flights departing out of Concourse A may use the Concourse B security facilities (and vice-versa) before switching concourses through a walkway.

Concourse B

Airport overview, Concourse A at right, D at left

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 and B are connected behind security by a walkway, facilitating connections for Air Canada flights. When all Gates in the B/C section are "C" gates, then this walkway is closed due to US Customs & Border Protection pre-clearance for US-bound flights. Most Air Canada international flights and some domestic flights depart from the B concourse. During Domestic and International operations the B Concourse security facilities (four lanes) are open. Passengers utilize the Concourse A security facilities during off-peak periods.

Concourse C

Gates 20 to 34 are swing gates. Gates 31 to 34 will swing between Concourse C and D. On flights originating in Calgary passengers bound for the United States go through US Customs & Border Protection pre-clearance prior to boarding their flights. The flight is then treated on arrival in the U.S. as a domestic flight. Concourse C has five dedicated security lanes after US pre-clearance facilities. Concourse C is only used for US bound flights. The C concourse contains the Servisair Calgary Rocky Mountain lounge (co-branded as the WestJet Lounge).^[10]

Concourse D

Gates 31 to 50 are located on this concourse. Gates 31 to 34 can also be used for US-bound flights and are shared with Concourse C. Gates 41, 42, 43 and 44 can be utilized for international arrivals and departures. There are six security lanes dedicated to Concourse D flights. The D concourse contains the Servisair Calgary Chinook lounge (co-branded as the WestJet Lounge).^[10]

Airlines and destinations

Charter flights

Cargo

Other operations

Main airport hall

The following airlines operate out of their own private facilities:

• Alta Flights
• Bar XH Air
• ConnectAir
• Kenn Borek Air
• Skyxpress Airline
• Sunwest Aviation
• Swanberg Air ^[11]

Ground transport

Calgary Transit bus #57 connects the Arrivals level of the airport to the Whitehorn C-Train station and #430 to North Pointe terminal, where passengers can board the BRT route #301 to downtown. Also, Airporter bus links the airport to several downtown hotels.

Ground handling

View of downtown Calgary from airport

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

Airport Terminal Services

Airport Terminal Services (ATS) provides cargo, passenger, and ramp services to select airlines in Calgary. Passenger services are provided to Aeromexico and Northwest Airlines. Ramp services are provided to Aeromexico, Continental Airlines, Horizon Air, Delta Air Lines, Compass Airlines, United Express (Skywest), Delta Connection (Skywest), American Airlines and United Airlines. Cargo handling services are provided to UPS and DB Schenker.

Air Canada

Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz operations at the Calgary International Airport.

Servisair

Servisair provides cargo, lounge, passenger, and ramp services in Calgary. Passenger services are provided to Air Transat, Sunwing Airlines, and US Airways. Ramp services are provided to Air North, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Monarch Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, Thomas Cook Airlines, the RAF, as well as many ad hoc carriers. Cargo ground handling for Asiana Cargo, Cargolux, and Cargojet is also performed. Servisair also operates a business lounge for airlines using the C (USA) and D Concourses.

WestJet Turn Around Crew (TAC)

WestJet TAC is the sole provider of ground handling services for WestJet at Calgary International Airport.

WingTips Airport Services

WingTips Airport Services (WingTips) provides passenger services for Air North, Lufthansa, KLM and Thomas Cook Airlines.

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 Express and Purolator Courier. 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 November 2007, expansion construction are in progress for Apron VII to allow seven parking pads, including three for Purolator and four for FedEx. UPS Airlines has begun construction of a new centre, including an apron directly southeast of FedEx's facility.

General aviation

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

Runways

• Runway 16/34 is 12,675 × 200 ft (3,863 × 61 m)
• Runway 10/28 is 8,000 × 200 ft (2,400 × 61 m)
• Runway 07/25 is 6,200 × 200 ft (1,900 × 61 m)

A new runway currently under construction will be called 16L/34R when operational in 2014. It will be 14,000 × 200 ft (4,300 × 61 m),^[12] which according to the airport's website will be the longest runway in Canada.^[13]

The long runway length can be attributed to the relatively high elevation, 3,557 ft (1,084 m),^[2] 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.

Accidents and incidents

On 7 May 1982, Douglas C-47A C-FQHF of Kenn Borek Air overran the runway following an aborted take-off.^[14] The aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.^[15]

References

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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