-YVR- Vancouver International Airport , British Columbia - Canada

Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. In 2008 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (337,802) and passengers (17.8 million[3]), behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. The airport has won several notable international best airport awards, and it won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007.[4] YVR also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results.[5] It is a hub for Air Canada and Air Transat as well as a focus city for WestJet.

Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that have U.S. border preclearance facilities.

Vancouver International Airport is owned by Transport Canada[6] and is managed by Vancouver International Airport Authority, which also manages other airports around the world through its Vancouver Airport Services subsidiary

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh refused to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchased land on Sea Island for aviation purposes, replacing the original grass airstrip at Minoru Park. During WWII the airports and its original terminal, now the South Terminal, would be leased to the Federal government, and operated by the department of National Defence and Transport. The airport was a base for RCAF training, the crews and their families housed in a new townsite on the island, named Burkeville after Boeing president Stanley Burke. Funds from the lease was used to purchase additional land for new hangars and a production plant for Boeing Aircraft of Canada. [8]

The present main terminal was completed in 1968, and has since been expanded to include separate domestic and international terminals. A north runway was completed in 1996.

Currently, the domestic and international terminals are served by the new SkyTrain, the Canada Line and the N10 night bus which runs after hours when the Canada Line is out of service. The South Terminal is served by the C92 and there is the C90 which travels to Airport North to the United Parcel Service Terminal. Both buses connect with the Canada Line.

Vancouver International Airport contributed $300 million to the Canada Line, the new SkyTrain line running from the airport to Downtown Vancouver (with another branch serving central Richmond) which opened on August 17th, 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics. The total cost of the project was $2 billion. A Link Building ($117 million, completion 2007) is the docking area for users of the metro line and links the international terminal with the domestic terminal. Vancouver's airport is the only one in Canada with a rapid transit connection.

Due to its proximity to Asia in relation to the rest of Canada, YVR is a gateway between Canada and Asia. It has more transpacific flights than any other airport in Canada. The sizable number of Asian Canadians living in Vancouver contributes to the large number of flights as well.

By the 2010 Winter Olympics, Vancouver is expected to top 20 million passengers annually, ranking YVR in the Top 50 airports in the world by passenger traffic.

Airlines Destinations :
Air Berlin Düsseldorf [seasonal]
Air Canada Beijing-Capital, Cancún, Hong Kong, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, London-Heathrow, Montego Bay [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal], Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Tokyo-Narita, Varadero [seasonal; begins December 25]
Air China Beijing-Capital
Air New Zealand Auckland
Air Transat Amsterdam, Cancún, Frankfurt, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo [begins December 22], Manzanillo [begins December 22], Montego Bay, Munich, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rome-Fiumicino, Varadero
British Airways London-Heathrow
CanJet Cancún, La Ceiba, Varadero [all seasonal]
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong, New York-JFK
China Airlines Taipei-Taoyuan
China Eastern Airlines Shanghai-Pudong
Condor Frankfurt [seasonal]
Enerjet Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Varadero
EVA Air Taipei-Taoyuan
Flyglobespan Dublin, Glasgow-International, London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [all seasonal]
Japan Airlines Mexico City, Tokyo-Narita
KLM Amsterdam
Korean Air Seoul-Incheon
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Mexicana de Aviación Mexico City
Philippine Airlines Las Vegas, Manila
Skyservice Bahias de Huatulco, Cancún, Liberia, Mazatlan, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, San José del Cabo, Varadero
Sunwing Airlines Cancún, Holguín, Puerto Vallarta, Varadero
Sunwing Airlines operated by Aeroméxico Cancún
Thomas Cook Airlines Glasgow-International [seasonal], London-Gatwick, Manchester (UK) [seasonal]
WestJet

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[OmerMaz757]

Amazing, Canada, keep stun me with your beautifull airports, and more ;)

[gluca90]

@OmerMaz757 Thanks, I lived in this city for 9 years :)

[EGNXspotter]

outstanding video!

[gluca90]

@EGNXspotter Thanks :)

[Derfenschliemer]

Why is a tag sex?

[gluca90]

@Derfenschliemer I dont know 

[TheHickupp]

why not visit us and get tazered.

[Jimfoxyboy]

Kudos on the info!

I grew up as a kid in Delta, and now live in Surrey, right under the approach path of YVR. Watching the planes passing over and the airport itself is what gave me a passion for aviation. I've watched the airport evolve from what it was in the late 70's, to what it is now.

A few weeks ago I decided to go back out there again, since it had been a while, and I was rather impressed with the new observation deck. I had missed watching things from the food court back in the day.

[anthonyl969]

@qwaszxsq watch your words

[anthonyl969]

i love this video thanks for creating it gluca 90 i will like it thumbs up everyone

[qwaszxsq]

Vegas That's the fucken opposite of Canada not like u guys don't smoke weed in America

[qwaszxsq]

To all the haters of Vancouver, Vancouver is a great place to go to for vacation and all that true that there's a lot of Asian fobs here(very dis like) but if u hate on Vancouver than don't even comment and they police arnt mean here too

[qwaszxsq]

Ok honestly If people hate Vancouver than why bother commenting. It's true that theres a lot if Chinese in canada(dislike) but Vancouver is a great tourism place and the police bullshit isn't even true

[CupCakeEaters123]

@Vegas4you1 ??? YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL Ukrainians !!! Canada is a wonderful place. Everything that you said is bullshit cause you think your cool like that. And what's up with the racism anyways? Canada is a multicultural place because it's a good economical, environmental and provincial place. People come to Canada for a reason and it is to have a good life!!!

[jobocoolneleh]

Wtf is wrong with the people in the comments? Do they honestly think that's the shit that goes on here? Our city is the best place to live IN THE WORLD

...but really wtf is up with the music in this vid

[MrBigyellowbus]

This comment is to the various commenters on this video who basically repeat each other and bash Vancouver/ Canada with false information. First of all you're all so RACIST! Why is being a multicultural city bad? About the single taser incident that happened at yvr, the guy was smashing tables and yelling. They tried to communicate with him but the guy reached into his pocket. That triggered them to taser him, witch sadly and unintentionally killed him. The other radom hateful things you said j