Vancouver International Airport facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Vancouver International Airport French: Aéroport international de Vancouver
IATA: YVR – ICAO: CYVR – WMO: 71892
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Transport Canada
Operator		Vancouver International Airport Authority
Serves		Metro Vancouver
Location		Richmond, British Columbia
Hub for		*Air Canada Pacific Coastal Airlines WestJet
Elevation AMSL		13 ft / 4 m
Coordinates		49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W
Website		www.yvr.ca
Map
Location in Vancouver
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08L/26R	9,940	3,030	Concrete
08R/26L	11,500	3,505	Asphalt/concrete
13/31	7,300	2,225	Asphalt/concrete
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
	ft	m
A	110	34	Turf
B	79	24	Asphalt
C	108	33	Concrete/asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft movements			338,073
Number of passengers			25,936,907
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada

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

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  Air Canada domestic check-in facilities at the Domestic Terminal.

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  International arrivals hall

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  Corridor to the boarding gates after the US border clearance, with signs in English, French and Chinese.

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  Aerial shot showing Georgia Strait near the airport

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  SkyTrain's Canada Line

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  South runway at YVR in 2017 showing the lengthened runway

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  Shops inside restricted zone

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  Graham Clarke atrium

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  Aquarium at YVR

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  YVR Air traffic control tower