Vancouver International Airport
CYVR is the ICAO code for Vancouver International Airport (IATA YVR), located in Vancouver, Canada.
Airport guide
Vancouver International Airport (CYVR) sits 7 miles south of downtown Vancouver, BC. Three runways (longest 11,500 ft) handle every current business jet. Multiple FBOs (Levaero Aviation, Million Air) handle business movements. Field elevation 14 ft, no density-altitude concerns. Vancouver's flow: BC provincial government, the broader Pacific Northwest corporate community, plus the structural Whistler ski-resort transit flow (Whistler is 75 min by car, also helicopter-accessible). Heavy long-haul transpacific commercial flow (Air Canada Pacific gateway). Ground time to downtown Vancouver is 25 minutes; Whistler via the Sea-to-Sky Highway is 90.
Background from Wikipedia
Vancouver International Airport 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 of airport property.
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