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Edmonton International Airport

Where is Edmonton Airport? YEG Edmonton International Airport (or "EIA") is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in Edmonton, Alberta as well as a major hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada. It is Canada's 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic and the 10th busiest by aircraft movements.


Located 14 NM (26 kilometres; 16 miles) south southwest of downtown Edmonton, EIA served almost 6.2 million passengers in 2011, and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. YEG Edmonton International Airport serves as one of WestJet's four largest markets, as well as a focus city for Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz. The airport offers regularly scheduled nonstop flights to major cities in Canada, Europe and the United States.


In 2012, an expansion program at Edmonton Airport unveiled new passenger conveniences and features. Still to be completed are an 8-story central tower (to house the NAV Canada control tower, and businesses, such as Canadian Helicopters Western Canadian headquarters), and a Courtyard by Marriott hotel adjacent to the north terminal (to open January 2013.)


 

 Distance from Edmonton Airport to City Centre or CBD



Travel from Edmonton Airport to the city centre of Edmonton (or Edmonton CBD) is a distance of about 26.0 km or 16.2 miles.



 Internet at Edmonton Airport & WiFi Access



Edmonton Airport now has free wireless internet. Look for EIA_FREE_WIFI under wireless connections and access it for up to 3 hours for free through your Facebook account, or through a SMS password sent to your cell, or through your carrier roaming partner account.




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 Other Items of Interest at Edmonton Airport



Services at Edmonton Airport include:


  • Business workstations - 4 by gate 49, 4 by gate 18
  • Chapel
  • Baggage storage
  • Play areas and hands-free video game stations
  • Living Wall, arts corridor, public art installations



 Edmonton Airport Departures and Arrivals Airlines



The Edmonton Airport departures and arrivals flights are operated by these airlines and this may also include codeshare flights as well:


Air CanadaStar Alliance, Air North Charter - Canada, Air Transat, Alaska Airlines, American AirlinesOneWorld, bmi British MidlandStar Alliance, Canadian North, Continental AirlinesStar Alliance, Continental Express, Delta Air LinesSkyTeam, First Air, KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesSkyTeam, LufthansaStar Alliance, Lufthansa Cargo, Northwestern Air, SriLankan Airlines, United AirlinesStar Alliance, US AirwaysStar Alliance, and WestJet.



 Closest Airports to YEG Edmonton Airport



What are the closest airports to Edmonton Airport? Sometimes flying into a nearby airport will reflect a cost-savings or give you a greater range of choices. We have listed some Popular Closest Airports to YEG Edmonton Airport here.



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Last Updated: 24 Nov 2012


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