Location
- Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is conveniently situated
adjacent to the major highway linking Edmonton and Calgary; near
the Yellowhead TransCanada Highway which connects Winnipeg,
Edmonton, and Vancouver; and near Via Rail's Transcontinental
"Canadian" route.
- Edmonton International Airport is Canada's most northerly
24-hour international airport.
- Edmonton International Airport's elevation is 723 metres or
2372 feet above sea level.
Size & Capacity
- Edmonton International Airport is the fifth busiest airport in
Canada in terms of passengers.
- Edmonton International Airport is the largest airport in Canada
as measured by land mass. It comprises an area of just under 7000
acres.
Airside
Facilities/Specifications
Runways
- The Edmonton International Airport has two runways in an open
"V" configuration:
| Runway |
Length |
Width |
Direction |
| 02-20 |
11,000 ft |
200 ft |
extends NE and SW |
| 12-30 |
10,200 ft |
200 ft |
extends SE and NW |
- The runways can accommodate any size of aircraft. In fact, the
Antonov 225, the world's largest cargo carrier, has used Edmonton
International Airport on several occasions.
- No restrictions on aircraft weight and passenger load
factors.
Aprons
The airport has three aprons:
- Apron 1 is located directly in front of the air terminal
building, covering an area of 672,000 ft2. This apron contains
sixteen aircraft parking positions with an additional two for
General Aviation parking.
- Apron II is located Northeast of the terminal building covering
an area of 272,600 ft2. This apron is a common-use ramp for general
aviation aircraft, military and courier operations.
- Apron III is dedicated to cargo operations and large aircraft
maintenance hangars, and is located in the AirLinks Cargo Park
adjacent to Runway 02/20. It is 164,000 ft2 of concrete ramp &
taxiway designed for the heaviest of freighter aircraft.
- Apron IV is located along Tango taxiway is primarily cargo
operations covering an area of 140 929.6 ft2. This is a
common-use ramp designed for large freighter aircraft.
Navigational and Landing
Aids
- Edmonton International Airport offers 24-hour service to
accommodate any aircraft at any time.
- The Edmonton Area Control Centre is part of the airport's
operations facility. This Centre provides both radar and non-radar
Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) control service to all aircraft
operating in controlled airspace, and to aircraft operating under
Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
- Edmonton International Airport is also the base for the Western
Region Area Control Centre that is responsible for all aircraft
movements over Alberta and most of northern Canada, including the
high Arctic.
- Runways 02, 12 and 30 are equipped with Category 1 High
Intensity Centre Row Approach Lighting as well as a SSALR approach
lighting system, while Runways 20 is equipped with Low Intensity
Centre Row Approach Lighting with runway identification lights. All
runways include High Intensity threshold and runway lights.
The Airport contains the following navigational and approach
aids:
- Approach radar, Terminal area radar, Secondary surveillance
radar, RVR measurement, ILS, VOR, DME, NDB, REILS, TACAN,
VASIS
- Full front course Instrument Landing Systems are included on
Runways 02, 12 and 30, with a back course approach system on Runway
20
Operating Environment
Noise Abatement Procedures
The Noise Abatement Procedures for Edmonton International Airport
are as follows:
Departure Procedures
- Runway 12 Turbo-jet/Turbo-fan aircraft. No right turns west of
the "KILO" non-directional beacon (NDB)
- All runways - VNAP A or B
Arrival Procedures
- Avoid flying over the city of Leduc below 5000' above sea
level
- Runway 30 right hand circuits