Fredericton International Airport
International airport serving Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fredericton International Airport (IATA: YFC, ICAO: CYFC) is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) southeast[1] of Fredericton.
Fredericton International Airport Aéroport international de Fredericton | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Greater Fredericton Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Fredericton, New Brunswick Oromocto, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Lincoln, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AST (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 67 ft / 20 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°52′08″N 066°32′14″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://yfcfredericton.ca/ | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passengers from Fredericton International Airport[4] | |||||||||||||||
The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada[5] and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 55 passengers or 140 if offloaded in stages.[1]
Part of the National Airports System, the airport is owned by Transport Canada and operated by the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority.
The airport has two runways and is the second-busiest airport in New Brunswick in terms of passenger levels, after the Greater Moncton International Airport. In 2016 the airport handled 377,977[6] passengers and in 2008 the airport went from 34,078 aircraft movements to 73,330, an increase of 115%, prompting Nav Canada to provide a control tower in 2009/2010.[7] In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the 19th-busiest in Canada and the only one in the top twenty without air traffic control during the year.[8]
Fredericton was designated an international airport in 2007 by Transport Canada.
The airport spent $30 million to expand the terminal size by 50% to improve energy efficiency, add more ticket counters, washroom and seating.[9] The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and construction lasted 30 months.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
| Air Canada Express | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau |
| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
| Porter Airlines | Ottawa, Toronto–Billy Bishop |
| Sunwing Airlines | Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Punta Cana, Santa Clara |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary[10] |
Annual traffic
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Annual passenger traffic at YFC airport.
See Wikidata query.
Built from 1949 to 1951, the airport terminal consists of a 5 storey control tower flanked by a single storey departure and arrival wings.[12] Additions were completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2009, with a large terminal expansion and renovation, being completed in 2021.
The airport has its own fire suppression (two ARFF and tanker) to handle aircraft-related emergency calls. Mutual assistance provided by Fredericton, Oromocto and CFB Gagetown.
Air Canada Flight 646 crashed here in 1997. The plane, a Bombardier CJ series, crash landed and hit a tree. There were no fatalities. [13]
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