Calgary International Airport

Did You Know & Links

Did You Know...

• The population of the City of Calgary, according to the 2009 civic census is 1,065,455
• The average summer temperature is 22.7°C (72.86°F).
• The average winter temperature is -8.9°C (15.98°F).
• The City of Calgary elevation is 1139 m (3736’).
• The Calgary International Airport (YYC) terminal building is located 17 km (10.6 miles) from downtown Calgary.
• YYC is Canada’s fourth busiest airport in Canada, moving 12.6 million passengers in 2010.
• The total land area of YYC is 20.82 Square Kilometers.
• Agricultural land is 12.26 Square Kilometers.
• Asphalt Roads/Parking make up 0.49 Square Kilometers.
• Airfield taxiway, runway, apron area are currently 1.76 Square Kilometers.
• Air Terminal Building Gross Floor Area is 141,648 Square Meters total.
• Existing Runway 16-34 is 3863 m (12,675’) long. Runway 10-28 is 2348 m (8,000’) in length.
• Runway 07-25 is 1890 m (6,200’) long.
• The new runway will be called 16L-34R and will be 4,270 m (14,000’) in length and 60 m (200') wide, which will be the longest runway in Canada.

Links

• Nav Canada
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Transport Canada

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