Vancouver

Vancouver International Airport is situated in Richmond, British Columbia, on Sea Island, approximately eight miles form the major Canadian city of Vancouver. It is Canada’s second busiest airport and the closest to the Asian continent. It is one of eight Canadian airports which are able to facilitate USA border pre-clearance facilities.

Vancouver International Airport has a total of four runways, a number of helipads and four terminals, Domestic, International, Trans-Border and South. Its South terminal, a remnant of the original terminal, is in a remote corner of the airport and is used mainly by regional airlines flying domestic routes within British Columbia.

Vancouver International Airport serves both Vancouver and the province of British Columbia, and, due to its location, is a gateway between Asia and Canada, with more trans-Pacific flights than any other Canadian airport. With a high number of Asian-Canadian residents in the area, all Asian routes are highly popular.

All the major airlines serve Vancouver International Airport, with its passenger turnover in excess of 20 million per year and its aircraft movements topping 400,000. Non-stop flights leave for Asia, Oceania, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean and America, and regular domestic routes cover all of Canada.

As well as serving national flag carriers such as British Airways, Air New Zealand , Cathay Pacific, Eva Air, China Airlines and American Airlines, Vancouver International Airport is a hub for its own national carrier, Air Canada. Routes from this airport cover the entire world and many hundreds of destinations both domestic and international.