Regina International Airport
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| Regina International Airport | |||
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| IATA: YQR - ICAO: CYQR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Regina Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Regina, Saskatchewan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,894 ft (577 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 08/26 | 6,200 | 1,890 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 7,900 | 2,408 | Asphalt |
Regina International Airport (IATA: YQR, ICAO: CYQR) is an airport located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, about 7 kilometres west of the city centre. It is run by the Regina Airport Authority. It is, as of 2005, the second busiest airport in Saskatchewan.
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[edit] History
The first site in Regina used for flying was the infield at Regina Exhibition Park's horse race track, where visiting barnstormer "Lucky Bob" St. Pierre flew a Curtis biplane in August, 1911.
After the First World War, Reginan Roland Groome returned from military service as a flying instructor and, with partners, set up a compnay called the "Aerial Service Co." Its primitive airfield was located near what is the current intersection of Hill Avenue and Cameron Street in the city's south end. In May of 1920, federal government regulators assigned this field the designation of Canada 's first licenced "air habour". Groome received Canadian commercial pilot's licence No. 1.
The present airport site was developed in 1928-30. A terminal building was built in 1940. Scheduled airline service was initially provided by Moose Jaw-based Prairie Airways (in 1938) and then Trans-Canada Airlines (in 1939). A new terminal building was erected in 1960.
Major renovations to the terminal building were conducted in 1983-86. A $24-million expansion started in January 2004, increasing its capacity to 1.2 million passengers per year. The first stage of the expansion included the expansion of the terminal includes a larger post-security holding room, another passenger loading bridge, an expansion to the international arrivals area and more baggage carousels. The first phase was completed in August 2005. The second phase is now underway and includes further expansion for security services as well as facilities for new tenants, likely stores and eating establishments.
In 2005, 826,506 passengers arrived at and departed from the airport while using 52,210 aircraft.
Air Canada, which began scheduled service to Regina in the spring of 1939, ended "mainline" service into Regina and six other medium-sized Canadian cities in October, 2005, turning over these routes to its subsidiary Air Canada Jazz. Other airlines flying scheduled flights into Regina in December 2005 were WestJet, Transwest and Northwest Airlink (through its subsidiary Mesaba Airlines)
[edit] Runway Information
Regina International has two runways, 08-26 and 13-31. Both are 150 ft wide, with lengths of 6200 feet and 7900 feet respectively.
[edit] Airlines
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg, Vancouver)
- National Aviation
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Skyservice (Cancun, Holguin, Nassau, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta) (seasonal)
- Air Transat (Cauncun, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta) (seasonal)
- Transwest Air (Saskatoon)
- WestJet (Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg)
- West Wind Aviation
- Express Air Club[1] (Departs Shell Aerocentre) (Saskatoon, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Yorkton)
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 3 August 2006 to 0901Z 28 September 2006.
[edit] External links
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