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'{{Short description|Airport in Alberta, Canada}} {{Redirect|Calgary fuck I want to destroy this Airport|other airports in Calgary|List of airports in the Calgary area}} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{good article}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox airport | name = YYC Calgary International Airport | nativename = {{small|{{lang|fr|Aéroport international de Calgary YYC}}}} | image = YYC logo.svg | image-width = 250 | image2 = YYC airport runways.jpg | image2-width = 250 | IATA = YYC | ICAO = CYYC | WMO = 71877 | type = Public | owner = [[Transport Canada]] | operator = Calgary Airport Authority | city-served = [[Greater Calgary]] | hub = {{nowrap|[[WestJet]]}} | focus_city = {{nowrap|[[Air Canada]]}} | operating_base = {{ubl| | {{nowrap|[[Flair Airlines]]}} | {{nowrap|[[Lynx Air]]}} }} | timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]] | utc = [[UTC−07:00]] | summer = MDT | utcs = [[UTC−06:00]] | elevation-f = 3,606 | coordinates = {{coord|51|07|21|N|114|00|48|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | website = {{URL|www.yyc.com}} | r1-number = 08/26 | r1-length-f = 6,200 | r1-surface = [[Asphalt concrete|Asphalt]] | r2-number = 11/29 | r2-length-f = 8,000 | r2-surface = Asphalt | r3-number = 17R/35L | r3-length-f = 12,675 | r3-surface = Asphalt | r4-number = 17L/35R | r4-length-f = 14,000 | r4-surface = Concrete | stat-year = 2023 | stat1-header = Passengers | stat1-data = 18,490,283 | stat2-header = Aircraft movements | footnotes = Sources: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name=CFS>{{CFS}}</ref><br />[[Environment Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201114641/http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html|url-status=dead|title=Synoptic/Metstat Station Information|archive-date=1 December 2011 |publisher=[[Environment Canada]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/passengerstatistics.aspx|title=Calgary Int'l Airport Local E&D Passenger Statistics|website=yyc.com|accessdate= February 3, 2024}}</ref> | publictransit = [[Calgary Transit]] {{rint|calgary|max}} {{rbox|300||#bc5a47}} {{rbox|100||blue}} }} '''Calgary International Airport''' {{airport codes|YYC|CYYC}}, branded as '''YYC Calgary International Airport''', is an [[international airport]] that serves the city of [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], Canada. It is located approximately {{convert|17|km|mi}} northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 square kilometres (8.04 sq mi; 5,144 acres; 2,082 ha).<ref>{{cite web|website=YYC Calgary International Airport|url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/factsheet.aspx|title=Fact Sheet|access-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150203/https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/factsheet.aspx|archive-date=13 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> With 18.5 million passengers in 2023 and 124,108 aircraft movements in 2021, Calgary International is the busiest airport in Alberta and the [[List of the busiest airports in Canada|fourth-busiest in Canada]] by passenger traffic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calgary airport scores 81 per cent recovery in 2022|website=calgary.citynews.ca|url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/02/01/calgary-airport-recovery-2022-yyc/|date=February 1, 2023|access-date=February 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=YYC Calgary International Airport|url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/passengerstatistics.aspx|title=Passenger Statistics|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407053850/https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/passengerstatistics.aspx|archive-date=7 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="move">{{Cite web|title=Total aircraft movements by class of operation – NAV CANADA towers|date = 30 May 2018|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=2310000201#timeframe|access-date=26 April 2020|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> This airport is served by the Calgary International Airport Emergency Response Service for [[aircraft rescue and firefighting]] (ARFF) protection. The region's petroleum and tourism industries (and its proximity to [[Banff National Park]]) have helped foster growth at the airport, which has nonstop flights to an array of destinations in North and Central America, Europe, and Asia. Calgary serves as the headquarters and primary [[Airline hub|hub]] for [[WestJet]].<ref>{{cite news|author=Keenan, Greg|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/westjet-ceo-sets-his-sights-on-international-skies/article18402058/?page=all|title=WestJet CEO sets his sights on international skies|date=2 May 2014|access-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728003030/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/westjet-ceo-sets-his-sights-on-international-skies/article18402058/?page=all|archive-date=28 July 2014|quote=A distinct corporate culture that forms part of the foundation of WestJet is evident in the airy, six-storey head office at its campus at Calgary International Airport and is mission critical for Mr. Saretsky.|website=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/content/aircanada/ca/en/aco/home/about/media/air-canada-usa.html|title=Air Canada - In the United States|website=www.aircanada.com|language=en-ca|access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> Built in the late 1930s, the site has since grown to house four runways and two terminal buildings with six concourses for passengers (Gates A1-6, A12-24, B31-40, C50-65, D70-79 and E80-97), warehouses for cargo handling, and other infrastructure. The Calgary Airport Authority operates the property while paying rent to the federal government. Close to the airport is the [[Deerfoot Trail]] freeway for transport into the city, and [[Calgary Transit|public transit]] also serves the airport. ==History== ===Early history=== The first airport to serve Calgary opened in 1914, in the neighbourhood of [[Bowness, Calgary|Bowness]]. It occupied one-square kilometre ({{convert|1|sqkm|disp=out}}) and consisted of a hut and a grass runway.<ref name="SFU">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfu.ca/geog351fall04/etc_webdesigns/cal_hist.htm|title=Calgary International Airport - History|website=[[Simon Fraser University]]|date=2004|access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="CBC">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-airport-history-terminal-1.3804304|date=24 October 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|author=Dippel, Scott|title=Shiny new terminal just the latest in a long line of Calgary airports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428014415/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-airport-history-terminal-1.3804304|archive-date=28 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The site of the first airport ({{Coord|51|05|23.6|N|114|11|57.6|W}}) is the location of a community centre (The Landing)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mybowness.com/the-landing | title=The Landing }}</ref> as well as Bowness High School and Bowglen Park.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} Operations shifted to a new airport southwest of the city in 1928, named Old Banff Coach Road Airport ({{Coord|51|02|55.7|N|114|09|09.8|W}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Calgary Airport |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-airport-history-terminal-1.3804304 |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=cbc.ca}}</ref> However, issues with [[Clear-air turbulence|turbulence]] in the area prompted another airfield to be built the following year in the neighbourhood of [[Renfrew, Calgary|Renfrew]] known as the ''Calgary Municipal Airport''<ref name="CBC" /> or ''Stanley Jones Airport''.<ref name="HERMIS"/> The local airline Renfew Air Service constructed the Rutledge Hangar at the Renfrew site (6th Street and Regal Crescent) in 1929,<ref name="HERMIS"/> a [[Lamella (structures)|lamella arch]] structure composed of [[Douglas Fir]] planks on a reinforced concrete base. The Renfew Air Service folded in November 1931 as a result of the [[Great Depression]],<ref name="HERMIS"/> and ownership of the Rutledge Hangar was taken over by the Edmonton Credit Corporation who subsequently lease the hangar to the City of Calgary. The [[RCAF]] used the airport in the 1940s. The Rutledge Hangar remains standing at the original Renfew site by Boys and Girls Club of Calgary and was designated an [[Provincial historic sites of Alberta|Alberta Provincial Historic Resource]] on 5 May 2003.<ref name="HERMIS">{{cite web |title=Rutledge Hangar |url=https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4665-0833 |website=HeRMIS |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> ===Present site and Second World War=== As the City of Calgary grew to surround the Renfrew airport site the municipal government decided to relocate the airport to a new location. The city purchased an area of land north of Calgary in 1938 for about $31,000; and remains the site of Calgary's current airport. The city came to an agreement with [[Trans-Canada Air Lines]] to construct and lease a hangar on the site for $45,000 ({{Inflation|CA|45000|1939|fmt=eq}}),<ref name="100YearHistory">{{cite book |title=Calgary 100: 100 year history of Calgary |date=1974 |publisher=Provost Promotions & Publications LTD. |location=Calgary, AB |page=138 |url=https://archive.org/details/calgary100100yea0000unse/page/138/mode/2up |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> and the federal [[Transport Canada|Department of Transportation]] financed the construction of three runways and other improvements, the first of which opened on 25 September.<ref name="100YearHistory"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Airports Yield $632.68 Profit in 11 Months |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=byFkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1649,5936602 |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=27 December 1939 |page=10}}</ref> The new Calgary airfield was named ''McCall Field'' after [[First World War]] [[Flying ace|ace]] and lifelong Calgarian [[Frederick McCall|Fred McCall]].<ref name="SFU"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Airport History |url=http://www.yyc.com/en-us/calgaryairportauthority/history.aspx |website=yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International |access-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230927/http://www.yyc.com/en-us/calgaryairportauthority/history.aspx |archive-date=20 December 2018}}</ref> As a result of Canada entering the [[Second World War]], the federal government assumed control of McCall Field in 1940, re-purposing it as a fuel and maintenance stop for aircraft involved in the war effort and later stationing the [[Calgary air force stations|No. 37 Service Flying Training School]] at the airfield from 22 October 1941 until its closure on 10 March 1944.<ref name="hatch">{{cite book | last1 = Hatch | first1 = F. J. | title = The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945 | publisher = [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Directorate of History, Department of National Defence]] | year = 1983 | location = Ottawa | isbn = 0660114437 |url=https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/general/book-1983-aerodrome-democracy-en.pdf |access-date=2 July 2020}}</ref> McCall Field continued to operate regular passenger flights during the Second World War.<ref name="SFU" /><ref name="CBC" /> Following the end of the Second World War, the airport had been expanded to include additional hangars, four runways and other infrastructure.<ref name="SFU"/> The City of Calgary resumed management of McCall Field in 1946, repurposed the a hangar as a passenger terminal, and convinced the federal government to extend the airports {{cvt|4,125|ft}} east–west runway to {{convert|6,200|ft|m}} in October 1949 at an estimated cost of $750,000 the construction required a {{convert|5|foot|m}} excavation below grade to prevent [[frost heaving]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport Runway to be Extended |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uTRkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1171,2166264 |access-date=14 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=21 February 1949 |page=1}}</ref> At the time of completion, McCall Field's east–west runway was the third-longest runway in Alberta behind the Calgary Airport's north–south runway and the runway at [[CFB Namao]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport Runway Now Completed |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vS5kAAAAIBAJ&pg=1089,4186624 |access-date=14 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=29 October 1949 |page=32}}</ref><ref name="CBC" /> ===1950s and 1960s, terminal expansion and jet age=== The re-purposed military hangars did not meet the needs of the growing transportation needs of the city, and efforts were made by city officials to secure funding for a new passenger terminal. A new passenger terminal was constructed in 1956; its design originated in the 1950s as a [[thesis]] project by [[Southern Alberta Institute of Technology|Provincial Institute of Technology and Art]] [[Bachelor of Architecture|architecture student]] Ken Bond, who later formed the [[architectural firm]] Clayton, Bond and Mogridge, which was awarded the contract for designing the new terminal.<ref name="June-1-1956CH"/> The one-million dollar project featured an open public [[concourse]], and ticketing offices for three airlines was dubbed one of the most modern air terminals in Canada when it opened on 2 June 1956.<ref name="June-1-1956CH"/> A lavish [[opening ceremony]] was attended by [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|federal Transportation Minister]] [[George C. Marler]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Alberta]] [[John J. Bowlen]], and [[Mayor of Calgary|Mayor]] [[Donald Hugh Mackay]], and a number of other dignitaries.<ref name="June-2-1956CH">{{cite news |title=Marler Officially Opens New Airport Terminal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DTBkAAAAIBAJ&pg=5794,450000 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=2 June 1956 |page=23}}</ref> The festivities included an [[air show]] featuring an [[Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck]].<ref name="June-1-1956CH">{{cite news |last1=Snell |first1=Dick |title=It Took Six Long Years, But Result Is A Dandy |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DDBkAAAAIBAJ&pg=7266,215202 |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=1 June 1956 |page=38}}</ref><ref name="SFU" /><ref name="CBC" /> Following construction of the new passenger terminal, McCall Field would see 110,984 passenger arrivals, 96,287 departures and nearly {{convert|1,000,000|lb|kg}} of cargo through the airport in 1957.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shiels |first1=Bob |title=Aviation in Calgary is Big Business |work=[[Calgary Herald|The Herald Magazine]] |date=27 December 1958 |page=1 |location=Calgary |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nUdkAAAAIBAJ&pg=4633,6000692 |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> In the 1960s [[Calgary City Council]] began lobbing the federal government to designate McCall Field as an "international airport", a status defined by the Department of Transportation. As a compromise on April 6, 1962, the federal government approved the naming the airport terminal ''Calgary International Airport'' from ''Calgary Municipal Airport''. However, Mayor [[Harry Hays]], local [[Aldermen]] and residents continued to refer to the airport in general as ''McCall Field''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport To Keep 'McCall' |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mGJkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2210,1567142 |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=9 April 1962 |page=1}}</ref> Calgary International Airport did not receive official "International" status from the federal government until 1969.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hull |first1=Ken |title=Calgary Airport To Achieve International Status In 1969 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aWtkAAAAIBAJ&pg=3094,1267024 |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=5 November 1968 |page=1}}</ref> The first non-stop [[transatlantic flights]] were scheduled by [[Canadian Pacific Airlines]] in 1961, connecting Calgary with [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]], and more flights from Europe commenced the following year.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Calgary Airport Authority |title=Thank You Calgary |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=12 July 2002 |page=B6}}</ref> The [[jet age]] arrived shortly after the construction of Calgary's new passenger terminal. The terminal was not designed with [[jet aircraft]] in mind, and the airport's runways were not suitable for the larger and faster aircraft. In 1961 the airport replaced the diagonal runway with an {{convert|8,000|ft|m}} runway capable of handling modern jet aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tons of Equipment, Material Used to Complete New City Jet Runway |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e2BkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1085,3079746 |access-date=14 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=15 September 1961 |page=23}}</ref> In 1963 the airport underwent a $4-million refurbishment which saw improved electronic landing aids, and the main north–south runway extended by {{convert|4,675|ft|m}} to its present length of {{convert|12,675|ft|m}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport Face-Lift Costs $4 Million |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=19 June 1963 |page=16 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uWJkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2829,4390702 |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> The City of Calgary was unable to afford the continued upgrades the Calgary Municipal Airport necessary to cope with the rising aircraft traffic.<ref name="SFU" /><ref name="CBC" /> The city proceeded to sell the Calgary Municipal Airport to the federal government in 1966 for $2 million, and the Department of Transportation proceeded to refurbish the runways shortly afterwards.<ref name="SFU" /> ===1970s, terminal and hub status=== The new passenger terminal constructed in 1956 proved to only temporarily meet the needs of the city, and was inadequate for expansion or facilitating jet aircraft servicing. Following the sale of the Calgary International Airport by the City of Calgary to the Government of Canada in 1966, plans were put in motion to build a new passenger terminal. The airport's sale came with a promise by [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|Federal Transportation Minister]] [[Jack Pickersgill]] that the federal government would build a $20-million passenger terminal within five years; however, continued delays pushed completion of the terminal to 1977.<ref name="Herald1972">{{cite news |last1=Bye |first1=Cristine |title=Ten years later, federal promise has been kept |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nHFkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1152,551635 |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=11 October 1977 |page=G7}}</ref> Construction began on the new passenger terminal in 1972, construction would be delayed due to re-designs to meet increased air traffic needs, causing the price of the new terminal to grow well beyond the original $20-million figure.<ref name="Herald1972"/> Finally, on 12 October 1977, the new $130-million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|CA|130|1970|fmt=c}}-million in {{Inflation/year|CA}}), {{convert|600,000|sqft|sqm}} terminal was opened by [[Mayor of Calgary|Mayor]] [[Rod Sykes]], Provincial Transportation Minister [[Hugh Horner]], and Federal Transportation Minister [[Otto Lang]] two months before construction had completed.<ref name="rodsykes"/> Sykes was able to leverage his friendship with [[Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma|Lord Mountbatten]] to convince [[British Airways]] to have one of the newly introduced [[Concorde]] land in Calgary on the day,<ref name="rodsykes"/> and although the jet showed up a day late due to mechanical issues, it was still quite the coup for a city of less than half a million residents.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Simaluk |first1=Vern |title=Concorde: one word for it - beautiful |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n3FkAAAAIBAJ&pg=1739,2089051 |access-date=10 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=14 October 1977 |pages=A1}}</ref> Among other festivities for the opening event included flyovers by a [[Boeing 747]], [[Lockheed F-104 Starfighter]], and the [[Snowbirds (aerobatic team)|Canadian Air Force Snowbirds]].<ref name="rodsykes">{{cite book |first=Andy |last=Marshall |title=Thin Power: How former Calgary Mayor Rod Sykes stamped his brand on the city . . . And scorched some sacred cows |publisher=[[FriesenPress]] |year=2016 |isbn=978-1460283967 |pages=168–175 }}</ref> The 1977 passenger terminal remains the core of Calgary International Airport's domestic terminal to this day.<ref name="SFU" /><ref name="CBC" /> The [[Jumbo Jet]] age arrived in Calgary with the newly introduced [[Boeing 747]] landing for the first time in 1973, with [[Wardair]] providing non-stop bi-weekly [[charter flight|charter]] service from Calgary to [[London]].<ref>{{cite news |title=First 747 arrives May 5 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=12 January 1973 |page=38}}</ref> Air Canada was not far behind, and began non-stop service to London using the 747 starting on June 27, 1974.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dardis |first1=Wilf |title=Calgary-London route opens |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=27 June 1974 |page=30}}</ref> In April 1974, Calgary International Airport hosted [[CP Air|CP Air's]] flight testing for the Boeing 747 after [[Aircraft rescue and firefighting|airport firefighters]] went on [[Strike action|strike]] at both [[Vancouver International Airport]] and [[Toronto Pearson Airport]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Strikes turn Calgary into jumbo testing site |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A25kAAAAIBAJ&pg=3453,3607011 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=19 April 1974 |page=33}}</ref> In 1974 the [[Government of Alberta]] acquired ownership of [[Pacific Western Airlines]], Canada's third largest airline at the time and move the [[head office]] and hub to Calgary.<ref name="Aug1974">{{cite news |last1=Zdeb |first1=Chris |title=Aug. 1, 1974: Province swoops in to take over Pacific Western Airlines |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/aug-1-1974-province-swoops-in-to-take-over-pacific-western-airlines |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=31 July 2015}}</ref> The airline continued under provincial government ownership until 1983,<ref name="Aug1974"/> and later merged with [[Canadian Pacific Air Lines]] to form [[Canadian Airlines]]. Canadian Airlines maintained Calgary as the hub and headquarters for the airline<ref>{{cite book |author1=Canadian Airlines |author-link1=Canadian Airlines |title=Investor & Financial Information Overview |date=2000 |url=http://www.cdnair.ca/eng/corp/01corp/financialinfo/mainb.html |location=Calgary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000302135041/http://www.cdnair.ca/eng/corp/01corp/financialinfo/mainb.html |archive-date=2 March 2000}}</ref> until it was acquired by Air Canada in 2001.<ref name="CBC timeline">{{cite news | title=Indepth: Air Canada Timeline | date=20 June 2005 | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aircanada/timeline.html | publisher=[[CBC News]] | access-date=4 April 2009 | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060421035635/http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/aircanada/timeline.html |archive-date=21 April 2006}}</ref> ===1990s reorganization and WestJet=== In the early 1990s, the Government of Canada introduced the [[National Airports Policy (Canada)|National Airports Policy]] which moved towards privatization, liberalization and economic deregulation of air transportation, which included the formation of a Local Airport Authority under the name ''Calgary Airport Authority'' in 1992 for the management, operation and development of the Calgary International Airport<ref>{{cite report |author=[[Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations]] |date=2014 |title=The Governance of Canadian Airports: Issues and Recommendations |url=http://igopp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/igopp_gouvernanceaeroport_en_web_lowres.pdf |publisher=Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations |page=8 |access-date=2 July 2020 }}</ref> under lease from the federal government.<ref name="SFU" /><ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/privatization-no-cure-for-high-cost-of-air-travel-airport-ceo|date=7 December 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|title=Calgary airport CEO: Privatization no cure for high cost of air travel in Canada|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|author=Stephenson, Amanda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222082959/http://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/privatization-no-cure-for-high-cost-of-air-travel-airport-ceo|archive-date=22 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The Calgary Airport Authority, incorporated in July 1990 is a [[Non-stock corporation|non-share capital]], [[not-for-profit corporation]] formed under the authority of Alberta's ''Regional Airports Authorities Act''.<ref name="5-YearPerfReview2012"/> The Calgary Airport Authority signed a long-term 60-year lease with an additional 20-year [[Option (finance)|option]], which was subsequently exercised in 2011.<ref name="5-YearPerfReview2012"/> [[File:WestJet 737 Calgary skyline (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|WestJet is based in Calgary]] In 1992, Calgary International Airport opened a new [[air traffic control tower]] at the southern end of Aero Drive. The control tower when completed was {{convert|44|m|ft}} tall with {{convert|38|m2|sqft}} of office room,<ref name="globaltower"/> and was designed with the knowledge that it would not provide the necessary line of sight to the expanded east airfield.<ref>{{cite report |author=AECOM |title=Volume II – Information Necessary to Complete the Environmental Assessment Chapter 7 – Project Description |url=https://www.yyc.com/portals/0/345_Chapter_7-Project_Description_(9_MB).pdf |publisher=The Calgary Airport Authority |pages=7–59 |access-date=3 July 2020 }}</ref> In February 1996, [[WestJet]], which began as a [[low-cost carrier]] began operations with a base of operations at Calgary International, occupying an expanded area of the terminal.<ref name="CBC" /><ref>{{cite news|date=18 February 2015|title=WestJet's inspirational ascent from humble beginnings|url=http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/westjet-s-inspirational-ascent-from-humble-beginnings-1.2242474|access-date=1 August 2017|website=[[CTV News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802054805/http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/westjet-s-inspirational-ascent-from-humble-beginnings-1.2242474|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The airline's first flight, a [[Boeing 737]] departed Calgary International on route to Vancouver International Airport on 29 February 1996.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortney |first1=Valerie |title=Fortney: One of WestJet's first pilots celebrates 20 years of flying with one last flight |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/fortney-pilots-celebrate-20-years-of-flying-with-one-last-flight |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=18 February 2016}}</ref> ===Operation Yellow Ribbon=== During the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001 attacks]] 13 international flights destined for the United States were diverted to Calgary International Airport as part of [[Operation Yellow Ribbon]]. The operation was a joint effort between NAV Canada and Transport Canada in communication with the U.S. [[Federal Aviation Administration]], which facilitated the [[Ground stop|grounding]] of potentially destructive air traffic.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hres286ih/html/BILLS-112hres286ih.htm |title=Congressional Bills 112th US Congress - H. Res. 286 Introduced in House (IH) |publisher=US Government |access-date=12 July 2014}}</ref> ===2000s, runway and new terminal=== The Calgary Airport Authority began analyzing the facility's air capacity in the late 1990s, and found the airport could reach its maximum capacity as early as 2006. The Airport Authority and [[NAV Canada]] made a number of changes to airport operations in the 2000s to improve the efficiency and capacity of the facility, but by 2008, with a number of changes made, NAV Canada reported the airfield would begin to exceed its practical capacity.<ref>{{cite web |author1=AECOM |title=Parallel Runway Project: Project Description and Scoping Document |url=https://www.yyc.com/portals/0/79_Round_One_Panel_Boards.pdf |website=yyc.com |publisher=Calgary Airport Authority |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=2008}}</ref> The Calgary Airport Authority planned and under the "Airport Development Program", a major development program aimed at improving the capacity and quality of the airport, which included the construction of a new runway, air traffic control tower and passenger terminal.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} On 25 May 2013, the new [[Air traffic control#Airport traffic control tower|Air Traffic Control Tower]] opened at Calgary International Airport. The one-year, $25-million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|CA|25|2013|fmt=c}}-million) project came in advance of the airport's new runway, and at 91&nbsp;m (300&nbsp;ft), the tower was the tallest free-standing control tower in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=NAV CANADA Opens Tallest Free-Standing Air Traffic Control Tower in Canada at Calgary International Airport |url=https://www.yyc.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/140/NAV-CANADA-Opens-Tallest-Free-Standing-Air-Traffic-Control-Tower-in-Canada-at-Calgary-International-Airport.aspx |website=yyc.com |publisher=NAV CANADA |access-date=3 July 2020 |location=Ottawa, ON |date=3 July 2013}}</ref> The airport's previous 50&nbsp;m (165&nbsp;ft) control tower was demolished in October 2014.<ref name="globaltower">{{cite news |last1=Gilligan |first1=Melissa |title=Tear-down of old air traffic control tower begins at Calgary airport |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/1484981/tear-down-of-old-air-traffic-control-tower-begins/ |access-date=3 July 2020 |work=Global News |date=31 July 2014 |location=Calgary, AB}}</ref> The Calgary Airport Authority initiated the Parallel Runway Project, a $620-million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|CA|620|2014|fmt=c}}-million) project to assess and construct a new runway, which led to the construction of the {{convert|14000|ft|m}} runway 17L/35R beginning in April 2011. Upon its completion on June 28, 2014, runway 17L/35R became the [[List of longest runways|longest runway in Canada]].<ref name="CBCrunway">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/new-calgary-runway-officially-open-1.2691266|date=29 June 2014|access-date=1 August 2017|website=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]|title=New Calgary runway officially open|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226052014/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/new-calgary-runway-officially-open-1.2691266|archive-date=26 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> During the construction of the runway, a $295-million (equivalent to ${{Inflation|CA|295|2014|fmt=c}}-million), {{convert|620|m|abbr=on}}, six-lane roadway tunnel was constructed underneath the runway to connect [[Barlow Trail]] to 36th Street N.E.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dippel |first1=Scott |title=Calgary airport tunnel by the numbers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-airport-tunnel-by-the-numbers-1.2649531 |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=21 May 2014 |location=Calgary}}</ref> The decision for [[Calgary City Council]] on whether to construct the tunnel while the runway was being constructed, or wait until a later date was a major issue during the [[2010 Calgary municipal election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Airport tunnel a top priority, Nenshi vows |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/airport-tunnel-a-top-priority-nenshi-vows-1.878345 |access-date=2 July 2020 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=20 October 2010 |location=Calgary}}</ref> The Airport Authority addressed cargo capacity through the construction of a {{cvt|30,000|sqft}} cargo facility in 2015 followed by a {{cvt|100,000|sqft}} facility constructed in 2016.<ref name="Airporttech2020">{{cite web |title=Calgary International Airport Development Programme, Calgary |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/calgary-international-airport-development/ |website=airport-technology.com |publisher=Airport Technology |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> The final stage of the Calgary Airport Authority's Airport Development Program was the construction of a new $1.6-billion (equivalent to ${{Inflation|CA|1.6|2016|fmt=c|r=2}}-billion) international terminal.<ref name="CBC" /><ref name="USAToday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/10/31/calgary-airport-international-terminal/93052590/|date=31 October 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|title=New international terminal opens at Calgary Airport|website=[[USA Today]]|author=Baskas, Harriet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802051542/https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/10/31/calgary-airport-international-terminal/93052590/|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Officially opened on 31 October 2016, the international terminal {{convert|186000|sqm|sqft}} facility added 24 new [[Gate (airport)|aircraft gates]], North America's first call-to-gate passenger boarding system, [[Canadian Air Transport Security Authority|CATSA Plus]] enhanced passenger screening system, moving walkways and dedicated electric passenger vehicle system.<ref>{{cite news |title=YYC Officially Opens New International Terminal |url=https://www.yyc.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/277/YYC-Officially-Opens-New-International-Terminal.aspx |access-date=3 July 2020 |work=The Calgary Airport Authority |date=31 October 2016 |location=Calgary, AB}}</ref> The international terminal was designed with several sustainable principles including 581 [[Geothermal energy|geothermal wells]] for heating and cooling, and an annual [[Reclaimed water|rainwater capture]] capacity of {{convert|800,000|L|impgal}}.<ref name="Airporttech2020"/> In October 2016, Transport Canada officially renamed Calgary International Airport to "YYC Calgary International Airport", affixing the "YYC" [[International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA code]] to the airport's name.<ref>{{cite news|date=6 October 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|url=http://www.660news.com/2016/10/06/city-airport-officially-named-yyc-calgary-international/|website=[[CFFR|660 News]]|title=City airport officially named "YYC Calgary International"|author=Tarasko, Mike|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802051743/http://www.660news.com/2016/10/06/city-airport-officially-named-yyc-calgary-international/|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, after several months of travel restrictions due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the governments of Alberta and Canada announced a new program to enable certain travellers to enter Canada more easily. Canadian citizens and essential workers entering Canada at Calgary, as well as at the [[Sweetgrass–Coutts Border Crossing]], can be tested for the [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|virus]] and, if they test negative, will be allowed to quarantine for only 48 hours instead of the usual 14 days.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Alberta to pilot COVID-19 testing at border that could shorten quarantine time {{!}} CBC News|language=en-US|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-covid-19-test-border-pilot-1.5772637|access-date=2020-10-22}}</ref> ==Infrastructure== ===Passenger terminals=== [[File:Calgary Airport.jpg|thumb|Inside the domestic terminal]] [[File:Calgary Airport (34410026506).jpg|alt=|thumb|Inside the new US and international terminal]] [[File:YYC Concourse D 2017.jpg|thumb|Concourse D at Calgary International Airport]] The Calgary International Airport houses two passenger terminals, one for [[domestic flight]]s and the other for [[international flight]]s. The four-storey Domestic Terminal was originally opened in 1977 and has undergone a number of renovations in the decades following. The ground level of the terminal serves as the arrivals area with [[baggage claim]] and transportation facilities present. The second level of the terminal serves as the departures level and includes [[airport check-in]], [[Airport security|security]] and access to departure gates. The basement level of the airport contains utilities and tenant storage while the mezzanine level contains a food court, airline offices and the airport authority offices. The Domestic Terminal has four concourses: Concourses A1, A2, B, and C. All A, B and C gates are shared between domestic airlines such as Air Canada and Westjet (and their subsidiaries) predominantly, as well as Flair Airlines, Lynx Air, Air North, Air Transat and Porter Airlines. Westjet primarily uses A gates, Air Canada flights primarily use C gates, and B gates are used by all airlines. ''Concourse A1'' includes departure gates A1-A6 (used for WestJet regional non-jet flights); ''Concourse A2'' includes gates A11-A24; ''Concourse B'' includes departure gates B31-B40; and ''Concourse C'' includes departure gates C50-C65.<ref name="CalgaryAirportCom1">{{cite web |title=Calgary Airport Domestic Terminal |url=https://www.calgary-airport.com/domestic-terminal.php |publisher=calgary-airport.com |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref> The International Terminal was originally opened on 31 October 2016 and consists of five levels; utilities and baggage processing in the basement. Arrivals meet and greet areas, Canada Customs and relevant infrastructure on the ground level with departure check-in, security, US customs and the international departures concourse being located on the second floor. The third level contains the international departures concourse and finally, the mezzanine level contains the US departure lounges. The International Terminal includes gates 70 through 97 shared across two concourses: ''Concourse D'' for all flights to and from foreign countries except the US as well as domestic flights; and ''Concourse E'' for flights to and from the United States.<ref name="CalgaryAirportCom2">{{cite web |title=Calgary Airport International Terminal |url=https://www.calgary-airport.com/international-terminal.php |publisher=calgary-airport.com |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="terminalmaps">{{cite web|url=https://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/TRAVELLER INFO/YYC-Terminal-Maps-print-web.pdf|title=Terminal maps|website=YYC Calgary International Airport|access-date=1 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803004634/https://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/TRAVELLER INFO/YYC-Terminal-Maps-print-web.pdf|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> For the International Terminal, passengers travelling to the United States clear customs and immigration prior to departure at the [[United States border preclearance|preclearance facility]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance|title=Preclearance locations|website=[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]|date=22 June 2017|access-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815142816/https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/ports-entry/operations/preclearance|archive-date=15 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CH1">{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/opening-day-flies-by-at-new-calgary-airport-terminal|title=Opening day flies by at new Calgary airport terminal|author=Jarvie, Michele|date=31 October 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406172719/http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/opening-day-flies-by-at-new-calgary-airport-terminal|archive-date=6 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:YYC Link shuttle 3.jpg|thumb|YYC Link shuttle]] The Domestic Terminal is connected to the International Terminal by a 620-metre walkway corridor and path for the YYC Link Passengers Shuttles; twenty, ten-seat electric vehicles used to transport connecting passengers.<ref name="CalgaryAirportCom1"/><ref name="USAToday" /> WestJet, headquartered in Calgary and for which Calgary is the hub, has criticized the design of the international terminal, which opened in 2016. The airline's [[CEO]] stated that the distance between the terminals was too long for connecting travellers and that YYC Link was insufficient to solve this problem. As a result, WestJet had to alter its schedules in order to allow additional time for passengers transiting through Calgary.<ref name="CH2">{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/westjet-ceo-blasts-new-terminal-at-yyc-says-airport-authority-hasnt-listened-to-concerns|title=WestJet CEO blasts new terminal at YYC, says airport authority hasn't listened to concerns|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|date=27 December 2016|access-date=1 August 2017|author=Stephenson, Amanda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708164910/http://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/westjet-ceo-blasts-new-terminal-at-yyc-says-airport-authority-hasnt-listened-to-concerns|archive-date=8 July 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3142232/westjet-says-passengers-upset-with-calgary-airport-connection-travel-times/|title=WestJet says passengers upset with Calgary airport connection travel times|author=Tighe, Tony|date=21 December 2016|access-date=2 August 2017|website=[[Global News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802204841/http://globalnews.ca/news/3142232/westjet-says-passengers-upset-with-calgary-airport-connection-travel-times/|archive-date=2 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Calgary Airport Authority responded that it did not see issues with the connections process, although it said passengers would need some time to adjust to the new facilities.<ref name="CH2" /> ===Runways=== [[File:CalgaryAirportFlyover.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of runway layout, 2021. Runway 08/26 runs horizontally near bottom of image; 11/29 is diagonal left of center; 17R/35L is vertical left of image centre; and 17L/35R is vertical at right side of image. Numerous taxiways connect to the passenger terminals toward top-right, cargo terminals and other aviation facilities.]] Calgary International Airport consists of two north–south parallel runways with two intersecting runways. The parallel runways are 17R/35L (west) which is generally used for aircraft arriving and departing to the west, and 17L/35R (east) which is generally used for aircraft arriving and departing to the east. During the winter months in Calgary, cold [[Polar vortex|arctic air]] will move in from the north which means aircraft will primarily depart and arrive on north-facing runways (35R and 35L), while the summer months with warm winds from the south, aircraft will primarily take-off and land on south-facing runways (17R and 17L). The diagonal runway 11/29 is generally used when [[crosswinds]] are present, which commonly occurs in the summer when westerly [[Chinook wind|Chinooks]] roll into Calgary, or when extreme wind conditions prohibit the use of the parallel runways.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}} The fourth and smallest runway, 08/26, is almost exclusively used by [[light aircraft]] and the [[general aviation]] sector.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft Noise Management |url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/calgaryairportauthority/noisemanagement/aircraftoperations.aspx |website=yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International Airport |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref> Calgary International Airport's four runways are as follows. with the following dimensions:<ref name="CFS" /> *Runway 08/26 is {{convert|6,200 × 150|ft|abbr=on}} *Runway 11/29 is {{convert|8,000 × 200|ft|abbr=on}} *Runway 17R/35L is {{convert|12,675 × 200|ft|abbr=on}} *Runway 17L/35R is {{convert|14,000 × 200|ft|abbr=on}} The longest runway in Canada at the time of its 2014 opening, Runway 17L/35R was built to reduce congestion and better accommodate larger, heavier aircraft: the weight of such aircraft, combined with the low air density resulting from the airport's high elevation and [[hot and high|temperatures during the summer]], means that a longer runway is necessary for take-off. Runway 17L/35R is also layered with concrete, a material more durable than the asphalt that composes the airport's other three runways.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/calgary-intl-builds-canadas-longest-runway|title=Calgary Int'l builds Canada's longest runway|author=Bradley, Jennifer|date=August 2014|website=Airport Improvement|access-date=8 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/million runway takes calgary airport/9941668/story.html|title=New $600-million runway takes off at Calgary airport|author=Stephenson, Amanda|date=16 June 2014|access-date=8 September 2017|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109064509/http://www.calgaryherald.com/million runway takes Calgary airport/9941668/story.html|archive-date=9 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Cargo area=== The airport has allotted an extensive amount of area for cargo operations, including over {{convert|3000000|sqft|sqm}} of warehouse space. Freight airlines such as [[Cargolux]] make regular trips to Europe, Asia, and other destinations.<ref name="cargotakesoff">{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/parker-airport-cargo-traffic-takes-flight|title=Parker: Calgary airport cargo traffic takes off|date=17 June 2016|access-date=3 August 2017|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|author=Parker, David|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825060852/http://calgaryherald.com/business/local-business/parker-airport-cargo-traffic-takes-flight|archive-date=25 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Massive cargo plane touches down at YYC for first time|date=22 October 2014|access-date=3 August 2017|website=[[Global News]]|last1=Vaessen|first1=Doug|last2=Freeman|first2=Jenna|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1622111/massive-cargo-plane-touches-down-at-yyc-for-first-time/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804020955/http://globalnews.ca/news/1622111/massive-cargo-plane-touches-down-at-yyc-for-first-time/|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the Calgary airport handled a total of 147,000 tonnes (144,678 tons) of cargo.{{clarify|reason=the table say 147,000 kg|date=May 2022}} In 2011, Calgary International Airport received the [[Air Cargo World]] Award of Excellence for airports between 100,000 and 199,999 cargo tonnage, having the highest score for Canadian airports, and second highest for North-American airports.<ref>{{cite news |title=YYC ranked best Canadian Cargo Airport and receives prestigious 2011 Air Cargo World Award |url=https://www.internationalairportreview.com/news/5961/yyc-ranked-best-canadian-cargo-airport-and-receives-prestigious-2011-air-cargo-world-award/ |access-date=9 July 2020 |work=Calgary Airport Authority |publisher=Airport Review |date=28 July 2011 |location=Calgary, AB}}</ref> ===Hotels=== Calgary International Airport has two [[hotels]] located on site. The ''Calgary Airport [[Marriott International|Marriott]] In-Terminal Hotel'' is a 10-storey, 318 room hotel located in the international passenger terminal was opened On 1 September 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Calgary Airport Marriott In-Terminal Hotel Has Now Checked-In to YYC |url=https://www.yyc.com/Media/Blog/TabId/785/ArtMID/1885/ArticleID/23/The-Calgary-Airport-Marriott-In-Terminal-Hotel-Has-Now-Checked-In-to-YYC.aspx |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=YYC Calgary International Airport |date=1 September 2016 |format=Press Release}}</ref> The ''[[Delta Hotels]] by Marriott Calgary Airport In-Terminal'' located across Airport Road from the domestic passenger terminal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/travellerinfo/shopping,diningservices/onsitehotels.aspx|title=Onsite hotels|website=yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International Airport|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804013155/https://www.yyc.com/en-us/travellerinfo/shopping,diningservices/onsitehotels.aspx|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Other facilities=== At {{convert|91|m|ft}}, the airport's [[air traffic control]] tower was the tallest standalone control tower in Canada upon its opening in 2013; compared to the previous tower, it has space for more air traffic controllers and is situated closer to the centre of the airport, giving controllers better views of the airfield.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/691249/look-up-way-up-calgary-airport-unveils-new-air-traffic-control-tower/|title=Look up, way up! Calgary Airport unveils new air traffic control tower|website=[[Global News]]|last1=Elliott|first1=Tamara|last2=Boushy|first2=David|date=3 July 2013|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804060555/http://globalnews.ca/news/691249/look-up-way-up-calgary-airport-unveils-new-air-traffic-control-tower/|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Meanwhile, the headquarters of WestJet and its subsidiary [[WestJet Encore]] are located onsite.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/303541/westjets-new-headquarters-stay-true-to-calgary-roots/|title=WestJet's new headquarters stay true to Calgary roots|website=[[Global News]]|author=Elliott, Tamara|date=19 March 2013|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804020719/http://globalnews.ca/news/303541/westjets-new-headquarters-stay-true-to-calgary-roots/|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Airlines and destinations== ===Passenger=== <!-- Please use independent sources, not the airport or airline as they are not independent. --> {{Airport-dest-list | 3rdcoltitle=Refs <!-- --> | [[Air Canada]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]] (resumes May 1, 2024)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231114-acns24yycyow | title=Air Canada Resumes Calgary – Ottawa Service from May 2024 }}</ref> | <ref name="Air Canada Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Air Canada|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|archive-date=23 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Air Canada Express]]}} | [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Fort McMurray International Airport|Fort McMurray]], [[Grande Prairie Airport|Grande Prairie]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]] | <ref name="Air Canada Flight Schedules"/> <br /> <!-- --> | [[Air North]] | [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]] | <ref name="Air North Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://booking.flyairnorth.com/servlet/FlightScheduleServlet|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=Air North|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073837/https://booking.flyairnorth.com/servlet/FlightScheduleServlet|archive-date=26 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Air Transat]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]] | <ref>{{cite web|title=Air Transat bookings|url=https://bookings.airtransat.com/ts-next-gen-ux/air-lfs-result?airLowFareSearchId=6190084000bcfb7ccaf374bf&lang=fr_CA&pos=TS-B2C-CA&returnURL=https://www.airtransat.com/fr-CA/accueil|access-date=November 13, 2021}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] | <ref name="Alaska Airlines Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.alaskaair.com/schedule|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Alaska Airlinest|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911212857/https://www.alaskaair.com/schedule|archive-date=11 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[American Airlines]] | [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]] (begins June 8, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=American Adds Seasonal Charlotte – Calgary Service From June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231224-aans24cltyyc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]] | <ref name="American Airlines Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|title=Flight schedules and notifications|publisher=American Airlines|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Condor (airline)|Condor]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] (resumes May 27, 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/09/condor-resumes-flights-to-calgary-and-returns-to-miami-after-more-than-a-decade/|title=Condor resumes flights to Calgary and returns to Miami after more than a decade|website=Aviacionline|author=Rainer Nieves Dolande|date=September 6, 2023 |access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref>| <ref>[https://www.condor.com/de/flug-buchen-planen/flug/flugplan.jsp condor.com – Flight schedule] (German) retrieved November 3, 2021</ref> <!-- --> | [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] | <ref name="Delta Air Lines Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Delta Air Lines|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action|archive-date=21 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Delta Connection]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] | <ref name="Delta Air Lines Flight Schedules"/> <!-- --> | {{nowrap|[[Discover Airlines]]}} | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230831-4ynw23yyc | title=Eurowings Discover Extends Calgary to Year-Round Service from Oct 2023 }}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Edelweiss Air]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Zurich Airport|Zürich]] | <ref name="Edelweiss Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.flyedelweiss.com/EN/inform/travel-information/timetable/Pages/timetable.aspx|title=Timetable Updates|publisher=Edelweiss Air|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114184229/https://www.flyedelweiss.com/en/inform/travel-information/timetable/pages/timetable.aspx|archive-date=14 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Flair Airlines]] | [[Abbotsford International Airport|Abbotsford]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]], [[Region of Waterloo International Airport|Kitchener/Waterloo]], [[London International Airport|London (ON)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Flair Airlines Adds Calgary – London ON Service From June 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230206-f8yxu |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Flair Airlines NS23 Domestic Network Update – 16APR23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230419-f8ca |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=19 April 2023}}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Victoria International Airport|Victoria]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Flair Airlines Adds Calgary – Cancun Service From Dec 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230914-f8dec23cun |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]],<ref name="dailyhive.com">{{cite web|title=Fly away: Flair announces winter schedule with new routes and a big sale|url=https://dailyhive.com/canada/flair-airlines-winter-sale|website=DHCanada|access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref> [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]],<ref name="dailyhive.com">{{cite web|title=Fly away: Flair announces winter schedule with new routes and a big sale|url=https://dailyhive.com/canada/flair-airlines-winter-sale|website=DHCanada|access-date=7 March 2023}}</ref> [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/flair-airlines_hey-calgarians-wave-hello-to-paradise-activity-7034571211833569280-hYc2 | title=Flair Airlines on LinkedIn: Hey Calgarians, wave hello to paradise 🌊 We're bringing the sun to… }}</ref> | <ref name="Flair Airlines Schedule">{{cite web|url=https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|title=Schedule|publisher=Flair Airlines|access-date=20 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326172838/https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|archive-date=26 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] | <ref name="KLM Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|title=View the Timetable|publisher=KLM|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011516/https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|archive-date=12 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Lynx Air]] | [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton (ON)]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]] (ends March 29, 2024),<ref name="aeroroutes.com">{{cite web |title=Lynx Air NS24 Preliminary Service Changes - 05 Nov 23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231107-y9ns24 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 November 2023}}</ref> [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/lynx-air-to-launch-nine-us-services-in-2h2023-1211069|title=Lynx Air to launch nine US services in 2H2023|website=CAPA|publisher=Informa Markets|date=July 3, 2023|access-date=July 5, 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]<br/>'''Seasonal:''' [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]] (begins May 17, 2024),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eltherington |first1=William |title='Ultra low-cost' Lynx Air coming to Ottawa this spring |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ultra-low-cost-lynx-air-coming-to-ottawa-this-spring-1.6672275 |access-date=4 December 2023 |work=Ottawa |publisher=CTV News Ottawa |date=4 December 2023 |language=en}}</ref> [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport|Québec City]] (begins June 6, 2024),<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Lynx Air Continues Eastern Canada Expansion by Welcoming Quebec City |date=January 11, 2024 |publisher=GlobeNewswire |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/11/2807884/0/en/Lynx-Air-Continues-Eastern-Canada-Expansion-by-Welcoming-Quebec-City.html |access-date=12 January 2024}}</ref> [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] | <ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/01/19/2369572/0/en/Lynx-Air-Tickets-Go-on-Sale-for-Flights-to-Five-Canadian-Destinations.html|title=Lynx Air Tickets Go on Sale for Flights to Five Canadian Destinations|date=19 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.todocanada.ca/ultra-low-cost-lynx-air-to-begin-flights-to-us-destinations/|title=Ultra Low Cost Lynx Air to Begin Flights to US Destinations|date=28 September 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> |[[Porter Airlines]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]] (begins May 28, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=Porter Airlines Adds Montreal – Western Canada Service in 2Q24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231205-pd2q24yul |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 December 2023}}</ref> [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]] (begins February 14, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=New Destinations |url=https://www.flyporter.com/en-ca/about-porter/who-we-are/porter-and-embraer |website=flyporter.com |date=17 October 2023|access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] | <ref>{{cite news|last=White|first=Ryan|title=Porter Airlines enters Calgary market with 2 daily flights to Toronto|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/porter-airlines-enters-calgary-market-with-2-daily-flights-to-toronto-1.6195878|work=[[CTV News]]|date=December 15, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[Sunwing Airlines]] | [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Guanacaste Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Mazatlán International Airport|Mazatlán]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport|Varadero]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sunwing.ca/en/sunwing-airlines/flight-status-alerts|title=Flight Status and Alerts|publisher=Sunwing|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[United Airlines]] |[[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] (begins June 28, 2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=United Adds Los Angeles – Calgary Service in NS24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240205-uans24yyc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=5 February 2024}}</ref> [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]] | <ref name="United Airlines Flight Schedules">{{cite web|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|title=United Flight Schedules|publisher=United Airlines|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=28 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]] | <ref name="United Airlines Flight Schedules"/> <!-- --> | [[WestJet]] | [[Abbotsford International Airport|Abbotsford]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[CFB Comox|Comox]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton (ON)]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Kahului Airport|Kahului]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]], [[Region of Waterloo International Airport|Kitchener/Waterloo]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[London International Airport|London (ON)]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport|Moncton]],<ref name="westjet.mediaroom.com">{{cite web | url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-WestJet-firmly-secures-position-as-Canadas-leading-leisure-airline-through-winter-schedule-unlocking-unbeatable-opportunity-to-escape-to-the-sun | title=WestJet firmly secures position as Canada's leading leisure airline through winter schedule unlocking unbeatable opportunity to escape to the sun }}</ref> [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]], [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Regina International Airport|Regina]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport|Saskatoon]], [[St. John's International Airport|St. John's]],<ref name="westjet.mediaroom.com">{{cite web | url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2023-07-24-WestJet-firmly-secures-position-as-Canadas-leading-leisure-airline-through-winter-schedule-unlocking-unbeatable-opportunity-to-escape-to-the-sun | title=WestJet firmly secures position as Canada's leading leisure airline through winter schedule unlocking unbeatable opportunity to escape to the sun }}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport|Varadero]], [[Victoria International Airport|Victoria]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]], [[Yellowknife Airport|Yellowknife]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport|Barcelona]], [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Charlottetown Airport|Charlottetown]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Deer Lake Regional Airport|Deer Lake]] (begins May 17, 2024),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://westjet.mediaroom.com/2024-02-05-WestJets-Expansive-Summer-2024-Schedule|title=WestJet's Expansive Summer 2024 Schedule }}</ref> [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Dublin Airport|Dublin]], [[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Bahías de Huatulco International Airport|Huatulco]], [[Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport|Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo]], [[Kona International Airport|Kailua-Kona]], [[Guanacaste Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Loreto International Airport|Loreto]], [[Playa de Oro International Airport|Manzanillo]], [[Mazatlán International Airport|Mazatlán]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau]], [[Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport|Québec City]], [[Keflavík International Airport|Reykjavík–Keflavík]] (begins May 15, 2024),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231115-wsns24inc | title=WESTJET NS24 LONG-HAUL NETWORK EXPANSION }}</ref> [[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport|Rome–Fiumicino]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] (begins May 17, 2024),<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.travelweek.ca/news/airlines/westjet-puts-seoul-on-the-schedule-with-new-flights-from-yyc-starting-may-2024/|title=WestJet puts Seoul on the schedule with new flights from YYC starting May 2024|publisher=TravelWeek|date=December 14, 2023|accessdate=December 14, 2023}}</ref> [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230723-wsnw23 | title=WestJet NW23 Network Additions }}</ref> [[Thunder Bay International Airport|Thunder Bay]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]], [[Windsor International Airport|Windsor]] | <ref name="WestjetRoutes">{{cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights|title=Direct and Non-Stop Flights|publisher=WestJet|access-date=October 10, 2022}}</ref> <!-- --> | [[WestJet Encore]] | [[Abbotsford International Airport|Abbotsford]], [[Brandon Municipal Airport|Brandon]], [[CFB Comox|Comox]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Fort McMurray International Airport|Fort McMurray]], [[Fort St. John Airport|Fort St. John]], [[Grande Prairie Airport|Grande Prairie]], [[Kamloops Airport|Kamloops]], [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna]], [[Nanaimo Airport|Nanaimo]], [[Penticton Regional Airport|Penticton]], [[Prince George Airport|Prince George]], [[Regina International Airport|Regina]], [[Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport|Saskatoon]], [[Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat|Terrace/Kitimat]], [[Victoria International Airport|Victoria]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet NW23 US / Puerto Rico Network Changes – 29MAY23 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230530-wsnw23us |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=30 May 2023}}</ref> [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[Yellowknife Airport|Yellowknife]]| <ref name="WestjetRoutes"/> <!-- --> | [[WestJet Link]] | [[Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport|Cranbrook]], [[Lethbridge Airport|Lethbridge]], [[Lloydminster Airport|Lloydminster]] (ends April 15, 2024),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylloydminsternow.com/62416/featured/westjet-grounds-its-lloydminster-link-service/|title=WestJet grounds its Lloydminster Link service|publisher=My Lloydminster Now|date=December 14, 2023|accessdate=January 13, 2024}}</ref> [[Medicine Hat Airport|Medicine Hat]] | <ref name="WestjetRoutes"/> <!-- --> }} [[File:Calgary Airport (33609401434).jpg|thumb|The YYC sign]] {| class="collapsible uncollapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto" |- ! Map of European passenger destinations |- |{{Location map |Europe |width=600|float=center |caption=Destinations from Calgary International Airport <br> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br>{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br>{{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination <br> |places= {{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg | Europe |lat=52.3676|long=4.9041|position=bottom|label=[[Amsterdam International Airport|Amsterdam]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg | Europe |lat=50.1109|long=8.6821|position=bottom|label=[[Frankfurt International Airport|Frankfurt]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg | Europe |lat=48.856613|long=2.3522|position=bottom|label=[[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Red pog.svg | Europe |lat=51.499149|long=-0.137760|position=bottom|label=[[Heathrow Airport|London]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Europe |lat=41.387920|long=2.169920|position=bottom|label=[[Barcelona Airport|Barcelona]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Europe |lat=53.349804|long=-6.260310|position=bottom|label=[[Dublin Airport|Dublin]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Europe |lat=55.950199|long=-3.187560|position=bottom|label=[[Edinburgh Airport|Edinburgh]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Europe |lat=41.902782|long=12.496365|position=bottom|label=[[Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport |Rome]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Europe |lat=47.369019|long=8.538030|position=bottom|label=[[Zurich Airport|Zurich]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Blue pog.svg | Europe |lat=64.147209|long=-21.942400|position=bottom|label=[[Keflavík Airport |Reykjavík]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} }} |} {| class="collapsible uncollapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:50em; margin:0.2em auto" |- ! Map of East Asian passenger destinations |- |{{Location map |Asia |width=600|float=center |caption=Destinations from Calgary International Airport <br> {{font color | red | Red}} = Year-round destination <br>{{font color | green | Green }} = Seasonal destination <br>{{font color | blue | Blue }} = Future destination <br> |places= {{Location map~ |mark = Green pog.svg | Asia |lat=35.773769|long=140.305573|position=bottom|label=[[Narita Airport|Tokyo]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} {{Location map~ |mark = Blue pog.svg | Asia |lat=37.566536|long=126.977966|position=bottom|label=[[Incheon Airport|Seoul]]|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} }} |} ===Cargo=== {{Airport-dest-list <!-- --> |[[Cargojet]]|[[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton]], [[Montréal–Mirabel International Airport|Montréal–Mirabel]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] <!-- --> |[[Cargolux]]|[[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] <!-- --> |Carson Air<ref>[http://www.carsonair.com/ Carson Air]</ref>|[[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] <!-- --> |[[FedEx Express]]|[[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]] <!-- --> |[[FedEx Feeder]]|[[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]], [[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg]] <!-- --> |[[WestJet Cargo]]|[[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] <!-- --> |[[UPS Airlines]]|[[Sioux Falls Regional Airport|Sioux Falls]]}} ==Statistics== In 2019, YYC Calgary International Airport was again the fourth-busiest airport in Canada in terms of the total number of passengers served, which was almost 18 million. This was another record year in passenger volume, surpassing the previous record set in 2018 by 3.54%.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/media/factsfigures/passengerstatistics.aspx|title=YYC > Media > Facts & Figures > Passenger Statistics|website=www.yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International Airport |access-date=22 February 2020}}</ref> Of the total for 2019, travellers bound for domestic destinations constituted 69.7% of all passenger traffic, while people travelling to the United States amounted to 19.6%, remaining 10.7% was traffic to international destinations, excluding United States.<ref name=":0" />[[File:YYC E Pier.jpg|thumb|Concourse E of the new international terminal]]YYC's cargo operations grew significantly with 155,820 tonnes of cargo moving through the airport, an increase of 6.7% over the previous year.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}} === Passenger and cargo traffic === {{Airport-Statistics|iata=YYC}} Calgary International Airport passenger and cargo volumes since 2010 are provided in the following table: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;" | Passenger and cargo traffic at Calgary International Airport, 2010{{ndash}}2023 |- style="text-align:center;" ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Year ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Passengers ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Change ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Cargo (kg) ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Change ! style="vertical-align:middle;" | Notes |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2010 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 12,630,695 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{steady}} | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 120,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{steady}} | <ref name="PassengerAci2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.aci-na.org/sites/default/files/_rankings-2010nam_.xls |title=ACI - North American airports traffic (2010)|publisher= [[Airports Council International]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120316105016/http://www.aci-na.org/sites/default/files/_rankings-2010nam_.xls |archive-date=16 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="5-YearPerfReview2012">{{cite book |author1=[[SNC-Lavalin]] |title=Calgary Airport Authority 5 Year Performance Review (2007-2011) |date=April 2012 |publisher=YYC Calgary Airport Authority |location=Calgary, AB |url=https://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Five Year Performance Review Report 2007-2011.pdf |access-date=9 July 2020 |language=EN }}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2011 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 12,770,988 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}1.1% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 116,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}3.3% | <ref name="5-YearPerfReview2012"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2012 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 13,641,339 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}6.8% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 119,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}2.6% | <ref name="cargo2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.yyc.com/en-us/businessatyyc/aircargo/cargostatistics.aspx|title=Cargo Statistics|website=YYC Calgary International Airport |publisher=Calgary Airport Authority|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185256/https://www.yyc.com/en-us/businessatyyc/aircargo/cargostatistics.aspx|archive-date=8 May 2018|access-date=7 May 2018}}</ref><ref name="2012-13-14stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214051851/http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf|title=Calgary International Airport local E&D passenger statistics|website=YYC Calgary International Airport|date=27 January 2015|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=14 February 2015|publisher=Calgary Airport Authority}}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2013 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 14,316,074 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}4.9% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 122,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}2.5% | {{efn|Calgary International became the third-busiest airport in Canada for the first time, ahead of [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport]].}}<ref name="cargo2015"/><ref name="2012-13-14stats"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2014 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 15,261,108 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}6.6% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 128,710 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}5.5% | <ref name="cargo2015"/><ref name="2012-13-14stats"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2015 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 15,475,759 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}1.4% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 134,695 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}4.6% | {{efn|Calgary International became the third-busiest airport in Canada for the second time, ahead of Montréal–Trudeau International Airport.}}<ref name="cargo2015"/><ref name="YYC2015-16stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf|title=Calgary International Airport local E&D passenger statistics|date=19 July 2017|publisher=Calgary Airport Authority |website=YYC Calgary International Airport|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803235336/http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf|archive-date=3 August 2017|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2016 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 15,680,616 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}1.3% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 137,255 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}1.7% | <ref name="YYC2015-16stats"/><ref name="Cargo2016">{{cite web |title=YYC's Passenger Numbers and Cargo Volumes Grow Again in 2016 |url=https://www.yyc.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/288/YYCs-Passenger-Numbers-and-Cargo-Volumes-Grow-Again-in-2016.aspx |website=yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International Airport |access-date=3 July 2020 |date=27 January 2017}}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2017 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 16,275,862 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}3.8% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 147,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}7.3% | <ref name="YYC2016-17stats">{{cite web|url=http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf|title=Calgary International Airport local E&D passenger statistics|date=20 August 2018 |website=YYC Calgary International Airport |publisher=Calgary Airport Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822081113/http://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf |archive-date=22 August 2018|access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="Cargo2017">{{cite web |title=YYC Achieves Record Passenger Volumes in 2017 |url=https://www.yyc.com/News/tabid/91/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/327/YYC-Achieves-Record-Passenger-Volumes-in-2017.aspx |website=yyc.com |publisher=YYC Calgary International Airport |access-date=3 July 2020 |date=1 February 2018}}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2018 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17,343,402 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}6.6% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 146,000 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}0.7% | <ref name="passengerstats2018-19">{{Cite web|url=https://www.yyc.com/Portals/0/MEDIA/Media-PassengerStats/br_paxtotal.pdf |title=Calgary International Airport Local E&D Passenger Statistics |website=www.yyc.com |access-date=2 July 2020 |publisher=Calgary Airport Authority}}</ref> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2019 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 17,957,780 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}3.5% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 155,820 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}6.7% | <ref name="passengerstats2018-19"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2020 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 5,675,483 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{decrease}}68.40% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | N/A | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | N/A | <ref name="passengerstats2018-19"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2021 | style="vertical-align:middle;" |6,326,406 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}11.47% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | N/A | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | N/A | <ref name="passengerstats2018-19"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2022 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 14,452,059 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}128.4% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | N/A | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | N/A | <ref name="passengerstats2018-19"/> |- | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:left;" | 2023 | style="vertical-align:middle;" | 18,490,283 | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | {{increase}}27.94% | style="vertical-align:middle;" | N/A | style="vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;" | N/A | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://yyc.com/Portals/0/websitestats.pdf|title=Calgary Int'l Airport Passenger Statistics for 2023|website=yyc.com|accessdate= February 3, 2024}}</ref> |} === Top domestic routes === {| class="wikitable sortable" | Top domestic routes from Calgary<br />({{as of|2019|October|23|lc=on}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/yyc|title=Top routes from YYC|website=[[Flightradar24]]|access-date=23 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023150550/https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/yyc|archive-date=23 October 2019|url-status=dead}}<br /></ref> !Rank !Destinations !Flights per week |- |1 |{{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver (YVR)]] |220 |- |2 |{{flagicon|Alberta}} [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton (YEG)]] |175 |- |3 |{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson (YYZ)]] |168 |- |4 |{{flagicon|Saskatchewan}} [[Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport|Saskatoon (YXE)]] |91 |- |5 | {{flagicon|British Columbia}} [[Kelowna International Airport|Kelowna (YLW)]] |90 |- |6 | {{flagicon|Manitoba}}[[Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport|Winnipeg (YWG)]] |83 |- |7 | {{flagicon|Saskatchewan}}[[Regina International Airport|Regina (YQR)]] |79 |- |8 | {{flagicon|Alberta}}[[Fort McMurray Airport|Fort McMurray (YMM)]] |67 |- |9 | {{flagicon|Alberta}}[[Grande Prairie Airport|Grande Prairie (YQU)]] |64 |- |10 | {{flagicon|British Columbia}}[[Victoria International Airport|Victoria (YYJ)]] |62 |} ==Ground transportation== [[Deerfoot Trail]] provides freeway access to the rest of the city.<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Calgary International Airport (YYC)/@51.1250641,-114.0190782,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x5371640f7bf63b77:0xdbe9871f5cbc7457!8m2!3d51.1250608!4d-114.0168895|title=Calgary International Airport (YYC)|access-date=4 August 2017}}</ref> There is also a tunnel beneath Runway 17L/35R that links the east side of the airport site to the terminal buildings.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/traffic takes through million tunnel/9875015/story.html|title=Traffic takes off through $295-million tunnel|website=[[Calgary Herald]]|author=Ho, Clara|date=26 May 2014|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822040848/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Traffic takes through million tunnel/9875015/story.html|archive-date=22 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Two parking garages and a rental-car facility are situated across from the terminals.<ref name="terminalmaps" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yyc.com/en-us/travellerinfo/groundtransportation/carrentals.aspx|title=Car rentals|website=YYC Calgary International Airport|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727210923/http://www.yyc.com/en-us/travellerinfo/groundtransportation/carrentals.aspx|archive-date=27 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Public transport options are also available at the airport: Buses operated by [[Calgary Transit]] link YYC Calgary International to downtown, a [[McKnight–Westwinds station|nearby station]] of the local CTrain light-rail network, and other parts of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/schedules-maps?route=100|title=Route 100 - Airport/McKnight Stn|website=[[Calgary Transit]]|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804220709/http://www.calgarytransit.com/schedules-maps?route=100|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.calgarytransit.com/schedules-maps?route=300|title=Route 300 - BRT Airport/City Centre|website=[[Calgary Transit]]|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804214522/http://www.calgarytransit.com/schedules-maps?route=300|archive-date=4 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It is in future plans by Calgary Transit's CTrain system to have a Grey Line to go to YYC Calgary International Airport from the expanded Blue line, and further toward the expanded Green Line. ==Notable accidents and incidents== *On 10 May 1945, [[Royal Air Force]] [[No. 105 Squadron RAF|No. 105 Squadron]] [[de Havilland Mosquito|de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk IX]] (LR503) struck the control tower roof shortly after takeoff, shearing off the planes port wing, and crashed into the ground killing both crew members. The Mosquito, known as "F for Freddie" was a survivor of 213 operations over Europe, and crashed while performing a low level pass for spectators prior to flying to [[Red Deer, Alberta|Red Deer]] and [[Lethbridge]] as part of cross country tour to support to garner support for [[war bond|8th Victory Loan Drive]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=de Boer |first1=Richard |title=F For Freddie – Calgary's VE Day Tragedy |url=https://www.bombercommandmuseum.ca/chronicles/f-for-freddie-calgarys-ve-day-tragedy/ |website=bombercommandmuseum.ca |publisher=[[Bomber Command Museum of Canada]] |access-date=2 July 2020 |date=1996}}</ref> *On 24 August 1963, [[West Coast Airlines]] Flight 794, a [[Fairchild F-27]] departing from [[Spokane International Airport]] to Calgary via [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]] made a crash-landing shortly before the runway. The probable cause of the accident was the pilot failed to maintain the approved minimum altitude on approach. There were no fatalities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630824-0|title=Accident description for West Coast Airlines Flight 794|date=4 August 2017|access-date=4 August 2017|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805060332/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630824-0|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *On 22 March 1984, [[Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501]], a [[Boeing 737-200]], aborted a take-off and exited the runway onto a taxiway after a component of the left engine broke off and hit the fuel stores in the wing, resulting in a fire that spread over the left and back portions of the plane. The flight attendants evacuated all passengers, while some suffered severe injuries, all the occupants survived.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840322-0|title=Accident description for Pacific Western Airlines Flight 501|date=4 August 2017|access-date=4 August 2017|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127174223/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840322-0|archive-date=27 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=1&LLID=65&LLTypeID=14|title=Related accidents/incidents|website=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]|access-date=4 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805015801/http://lessonslearned.faa.gov/ll_main.cfm?TabID=1&LLID=65&LLTypeID=14|archive-date=5 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *On 17 July 1990, an [[Ecuadorian Air Force]] [[de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo]] (Registration HC-BFH) being ferried to Calgary from [[Quito]], via [[Billings]], had the nosegear collapse following touchdown on runway 28, igniting hydraulic fuel and resulting in the aircraft burning out. There were no fatalities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accident Description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900717-0 |website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]] |access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref> ==See also== *[[List of the busiest airports in North America]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category|Calgary International Airport}} * {{Official website|https://www.yyc.com/}} * {{Can-arpt-wx|CYYC|Calgary International Airport}} * {{CRHP|5725|Rutledge Hangar}} {{Portal bar|Canada|Aviation}} {{Calgary}} {{List of airports in Canada}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Calgary International Airport| ]] [[Category:Airports established in 1939|Calgary]] [[Category:Certified airports in Alberta]] [[Category:Transport in Calgary]] [[Category:Canadian airports with United States border preclearance]] [[Category:National Airports System]]'