Vancouver International Airport

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Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport 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. The airport is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a nonprofit organization, and covers a total expanse of about 1,340 hectares (3,311 acres) of airport property. Vancouver is the second busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic (26.2 million), with the site serving as Canada's main transpacific airport. Vancouver International Airport is a hub for Air Canada, WestJet, and Pacific Coastal Airlines, and is one of nine Canadian airports that have US border pre-clearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal, the Vancouver International Water Airport, for scheduled floatplanes. The airport has won several notable international best airport awards. It won the Skytrax Best North American...

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