Vancouver International Airport facts for kids

Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport
IATA: YVR – ICAO: CYVR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Transport Canada
Operator	Vancouver Airport Authority
Serves	Vancouver, British Columbia
Location	Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
Elevation AMSL	14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W / 49.19472°N 123.18389°WCoordinates: 49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W / 49.19472°N 123.18389°W
Website	www.YVR.ca
Map
	Location of airport in Vancouver
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Passengers (ACI)	2,978,433
Aircraft operations (FAA)	329,808
Based aircraft (FAA)	435

Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is a public-use airport on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. It serves Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia. In 2010, it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (296,511) and passengers (16.8 million), right behind Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Images for kids

All official signage in the terminal buildings is trilingual (English, French, and Simplified Chinese) except inside the U.S. Preclearance zone, where only English and French are used.
Vancouver Airport Aquarium
South runway at YVR in 2017 showing the lengthened runway
Air Canada domestic check-in facilities at the Domestic Terminal.
International arrivals hall
US Preclearance Annexe of the International Terminal's check-in hall.
Floatplanes at YVR South Terminal
A Canadian Aboriginal wood sculpture, located on the first floor of the domestic terminal.
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, the Jade Canoe, located on the International departure level.
Aerial shot showing Georgia Strait near airport.
Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-400 taking off on a snowy day.
A Korean Air Boeing 777-200ER bound to Seoul–Incheon being serviced.
Construction of the Skytrain Canada Line .
YVR ATC Tower