Edmonton International Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: Canada | Region: Alberta |
| Edmonton International Airport |
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| Location | Edmonton, Alberta iata=YEG |
| IATA code | {{{iata}}} |
| ICAO code | CYEG |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://www.flyeia.com |
| Overview map | [{{{mapurl}}} {{{mapsource}}}] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 118.3 |
| Ground | 121.7 |
| Clearance | 124.1 |
| Approach | 120.5 |
| Departure | 133.65 |
| ATIS | 128.0 |
Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) 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. The airport is experiencing the fastest rate of growth in passenger traffic of any major airport in the nation.[5] It is Canada's 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic and the 13 busiest by aircraft movements[3]. Located approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) south of Edmonton's central business district, it served almost 6.1 million passengers in 2007[4] and is operated by the Edmonton Airports Authority. It is WestJet's third busiest hub[5], as well as a focus city for Air Canada Jazz.
Edmonton International Airport is located within the Edmonton Capital Region, close to the towns of Devon and Beaumont, the city of Leduc, and adjacent to the Nisku industrial park. It is immediately west of the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, south of Highway 19, and 1.6 kilometres north of Highway 39. Within this immediate radius of the terminal there are many full-service hotels and offsite parking lots complete with terminal shuttle service to offer a full range of services to the travelling public.
Edmonton International Airport is one of eight Canadian Airports that has US Border Pre-clearance facilities, where travellers clear US Customs at the airport prior to boarding flights bound for any airport in the United States.
Official Spotting Locations
Aviation Viewpark Leduc Chamber of Commerce
This is the only sanctioned spotting location at CYEG, it is right in-line with Runway 30 which makes take-off shooting difficult but works very well for landings. In the winter months, this location is perfectly lit from morning to evening. As Summer commences, however, this spot is only useful after approximately 2:00pm.
Sample photo from this location:
- JetPhotos.net sample photo: large
Other Spotting Locations
Highway 2 Service Road
After turning off at the Nisku Exit on Highway 2 (also known as the Highway 19 exit) a spotter will immediately find a turn onto the "highway II service road". This location is good for both landings and take-offs on Runway 20. It is, however, only useful during daylight hours.
Sample photo:
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Range Road 254
Further down highway 19 and immediately past the Castrol Raceway, a spotter can make a left turn onto Range Road 254, travelling the entire length of Runway 20 there are some turnouts along the road for parking. Take-offs from Runway 20, landings on 02, and landings on runway 12 can be shot with great ease at all times of day. Sample photo:
- JetPhotos.net sample photo: large