The Renfew Air Service folded in November 1931 as a result of the Great Depression, and ownership of the Rutledge Hangar was taken over by the Edmonton Credit Corporation who subsequently lease the hangar to the City of Calgary. The local airline Renfew Air Service constructed the Rutledge Hangar at the Renfrew site in 1929, a lamella arch structure composed of Douglas Fir planks on a reinforced concrete base. However, issues with turbulence in the area prompted another airfield to be built the following year in the neighbourhood of Renfrew known as the Calgary Municipal Airport or Stanley Jones Airport. Operations shifted to a new airport southwest of the city in 1928, named Old Banff Coach Road Airport. It occupied one square kilometre (0.39 sq mi) and consisted of a hut and a grass runway. The first airport to serve Calgary opened in 1914, in the neighbourhood of Bowness. 1.3 1950s and 1960s, terminal expansion and jet age.Close to the airport is the Deerfoot Trail freeway for transport into the city, and public transit also serves the airport. The Calgary Airport Authority operates the property while paying rent to the federal government. īuilt in the late 1930s, the site has since grown to house four runways, two terminal buildings with five concourses for passengers, warehouses for cargo handling, and other infrastructure. Calgary serves as the headquarters for WestJet and is a hub for Air Canada.
The region's petroleum and tourism industries (and its proximity to Banff National Park) have helped foster growth at the airport, which has nonstop flights to an array of destinations in North and Central America, Europe, and Asia. This airport is served by the Calgary International Airport Emergency Response Service for aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) protection. With 17.96 million passengers and 238,843 aircraft movements in 2019, Calgary International is the busiest airport in Alberta and the fourth-busiest in Canada by both measures. It is located approximately 17 km (11 mi) northeast of downtown and covers an area of 20.82 km 2 (8.04 sq mi) or 5,144 acres.
Calgary International Airport ( IATA: YYC, ICAO: CYYC), branded as YYC Calgary International Airport, is an international airport that serves the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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