"Vancouver Airport" redirects here. For other airports in Vancouver, see List of airports in the Lower Mainland. For the airport serving Vancouver, Washington, see Pearson Field.
"YVR" redirects here. For the heritage railway near Melbourne, see Yarra Valley Railway.
"YVR Airport" redirects here. For the SkyTrain station at the airport, see YVR–Airport station.
It has been suggested that YVR Sustainability be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2023.
[citation needed] Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Passenger traffic and movements from yvr.ca[3]
Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport[4] located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. YVR is the second busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic (24.9 million),[3] behind Toronto Pearson International Airport in Ontario. As a trans-Pacific hub,[5] the airport has more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe.[6] It is a hub for Air Canada and WestJet. Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have US Border Pre-clearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled float planes.
The airport has won several notable international best airport awards. It won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007 and 2010 through 2022, for a record of 12 consecutive years.[7] The airport also made the top 10 list of airports in the world for the first time in 2012, rated at 9th (2012), 8th (2013), and 9th (2014) overall.[8] It is the only North American airport included in the top 10 for 2013 and 2014.[8][9][10][11] YVR also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results.[12]
Vancouver International is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a non-profit organization.[13]
YVR covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares (3,311 acres) of airport property.[14]
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^"Vancouver International Airport named North America's best airport for 10th consecutive year". Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
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