Vancouver International Airport - Vancouver
The Vancouver International Airport operates from three active terminals. The terminal for the International and Domestic flights is housed in one building, but has been divided into two sections. The building that is home to the Domestic traffic was constructed in 1968 but has recently undergone complete renovations, to improve the facilities and services. The addition to the building, to house the International traffic, was built in the 1990’s. The South Terminal is completely separate, and accommodates the regional airlines. The regional airlines operate in British Columbia, for the most part.
There are four runways at the Vancouver Airport. The 08L/26R runway is made from concrete and has a length of 3 029 meters, the 08R/26L is constructed from asphalt and concrete and has length of 3 505 meters. Runway 12/30 is 2 225 meters in length and is constructed from asphalt and concrete, and the last runway, the 26A, is constructed from concrete and has a length of 1 066 meters. The Vancouver Airport has also installed the Tarsier Foreign Objects Debris system to their runways. This is radar system that can detect debris on the runways, no matter what the weather conditions are. They were the very first in the world, of commercial airports, to have installed and operate this system.
The Vancouver Airport has approximately 400 businesses on their premises, that not only employs 26 000 people, but also accommodates international trade. Businesses that are housed here are not only situated at the airport for commerce purposes, but provide services to passengers. Facilities such as book stores, convenience stores, sport shops, gift shops, food stores, pharmacies, dental clinics, medical clinics, postal services, ATM’s, banks, foreign exchange services, barbers and even dry cleaning services are available, to name a few.
Transport from the airport, and to the airport is available through taxis, busses and limousines. Parking areas are conveniently situated for passengers that arrive in their own vehicles, and the airport, including the parking area and some taxis are wheelchair accessible.
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