Vancouver International Airport
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Aerial view of Vancouver International Airport in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Vancouver International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Vancouver | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Sea Island, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | July 22, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°11′41″N 123°10′57″W / 49.19472°N 123.18250°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public transit access | YVR–Airport station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Vancouver International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada Passenger traffic and movements from yvr.ca | |||||||||||||||||||
Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. The airport is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a nonprofit organization, and covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares (3,311 acres) of airport property.
Vancouver is the second busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic (26.2 million), with the site serving as Canada's main transpacific airport. Vancouver International Airport is a hub for Air Canada, WestJet, and Pacific Coastal Airlines, and is one of nine Canadian airports that have U.S Border Pre-clearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled floatplanes.
The airport has won several notable international best airport awards. It won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007 and 2010 through 2022, for a record of 12 consecutive years, then again in 2024. Vancouver also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results.