Vancouver International Airport: Airport located in British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is a public-use airport on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
It is about 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. It serves Vancouver and the rest of British Columbia. In 2010, it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (296,511) and passengers (16.8 million), right behind Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Vancouver International Airport French: Aéroport international de Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Vancouver International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Metro Vancouver | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Richmond, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 13 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°11′41″N 123°11′02″W / 49.19472°N 123.18389°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.yvr.ca | ||||||||||||||||||
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  CYVR Location in Vancouver  CYVR CYVR (British Columbia)  CYVR CYVR (Canada)  CYVR CYVR (North America) | |||||||||||||||||||
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