Vancouver International Airport

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international airport transport infrastructure

Vancouver International Airport is a major Canadian international airport serving the Vancouver metropolitan area and acting as a key gateway between North America and the Asia-Pacific region.

Aliases (1)

YVR ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international airport → transport infrastructure →
cityServed	Richmond → Vancouver →
connectedBy	Canada Line (SkyTrain) →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
distanceFromCityCentre	approximately 12 km from downtown Vancouver →
focusCityFor	Pacific Coastal Airlines → WestJet →
hasAward	Skytrax Best North American Airport → multiple Skytrax awards →
hasCargoFacilities	yes →
hasCodeSharingOperations	yes →
hasCustomsFacilities	yes →
hasFeature	US border preclearance facilities → duty-free shopping → in-terminal aquarium → indigenous art displays →
hasImmigrationFacilities	yes →
hasParkingFacilities	yes →
hasRunway	Runway 08L/26R → Runway 08R/26L → Runway 13/31 →
hasSeaplaneFacilities	yes →
hasTerminal	Domestic Terminal → International Terminal → Main Terminal → South Terminal →
hasUSPreclearance	yes →
hubFor	Air Canada →
IATAcode	YVR →
ICAOcode	CYVR →
locatedIn	Richmond, British Columbia →
locatedOn	Sea Island →
near	Fraser River →
opened	1931 →
operator	Vancouver Airport Authority →
owner	Transport Canada →
previousName	Sea Island Airport →
province	British Columbia →
role	gateway between North America and Asia-Pacific region →
runwaySurface	asphalt →
serves	Vancouver metropolitan area →
servesAs	major trans-Pacific hub → primary international gateway for British Columbia →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
WMOcode	71892 →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lynx Air →	airlineHub
Victoria International Airport →	connectsTo
Nadi–Vancouver →	destinationAirport
Vancouver →	hasAirport
WestJet →	hub
Flair Airlines →	hubAirport
Vancouver International Airport ("YVR") →	IATAcode
Metro Vancouver →	majorAirport
Canadian Airlines →	operatedHub
Lynx Air →	primaryAirportServed
Air Canada →	primaryHub