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Calgary International Airport is an airport in Calgary, Alberta, near Banff, Alberta. Its IATA Airport Code is YYC. Its ICAO Airport Code is CYYC.
Calgary International Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Canada and the busiest in the province of Alberta serving 8.8 million passengers in 2003. The airport is a major hub facility for Western Canada and is the home of Westjet Airlines as well as a secondary hub for Air Canada.
Cargo facilities
Apron II is the main Cargo facility at the airport which can park up to four 747's. FedEx currently uses a facility on the south side of the airport but will be moving to Apron VII when the expansion is completed at the end of November, 2004. Purolator has a facility in the northwest corner of the field adjacent to Apron VII. Apron VII can hold two 727's but will be able to park an additional three MD-11's for FedEx in November, 2004.
General Aviation
General Aviation facilities are located on the south side of the field. These facilities include a Shell Aerocenter, an Esso Avitat, Calgary Flight Training, a Customs building, and more.
Runways
- 16-34 12675 ft (3,863 m) longest runway in Canadian civil aviation
- 10-28 8000 ft (2,438 m)
- 7-25 6200 ft (1,890 m)
There is also a plan to build a parallel runway east of the airport (16L/34R).
Construction
The Calgary International Airport is currently undergoing major upgrades and construction. The recent widening of Concourse C should be officially opened in December, 2004. The B/C concourse will also be widened within the next year. The regional wing of the airport has also begun its phase of upgrades.
During the past couple of months the runways and taxiways have been improved and upgraded. Taxiway Hotel now connects concourse D with the main taxiway Charley which improves the traffic flow for Apron I.
Airport frequencies (MHz)
- 127.200 - ATIS
- 121.300 - Clearance Delivery
- 121.900 - Ground
- 118.400 - Tower
- 119.800 - Departures
- 125.900 - Arrivals
- 133.300 - Edmonton Center (Adjacent sector)
The terminal has 3 Concourses:
Concourses
Concourse A
Concourse B and C
Concourse D
The following airlines don't have any particular terminal:
Cargo airlines are:
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