Vancouver Airport Services
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Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS) is an airport management company with 19 airports worldwide. It is a subsidiary of the Vancouver Airport Authority which manages Vancouver International Airport
.
In 1994 Transport Canada
transferred operations of the Vancouver International Airport to the Vancouver Airport Authority.
in Chicago
. In April 2009 the deal fell through.
Beyond YVR, VAS provides management services to various airports owned by VAS or via a consortium:
Vancouver International Airport
Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about from Downtown Vancouver. In 2010 it was the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers , behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to...
.
In 1994 Transport Canada
Transport Canada
Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...
transferred operations of the Vancouver International Airport to the Vancouver Airport Authority.
Expansion beyond YVR
VAS was part of a consortium that was going to privatize Midway AirportMidway Airport
Chicago Midway International Airport , also known simply as Midway Airport or Midway, is an airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States, located on the city's southwest side, eight miles from Chicago's Loop...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In April 2009 the deal fell through.
Beyond YVR, VAS provides management services to various airports owned by VAS or via a consortium:
- The Americas
- Lynden Pindling International AirportLynden Pindling International Airport- Trivia :During World War II,it was known as Windsor Field used by the Royal Air Force Transferring Fighter and Bomber aircraft such as the B-17, B-24, and the P-40 from New Providence to Italian, North African and European Theatres of War and as a station for Consolidated Liberator I and North...
, Nassau, The Bahamas - Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, Santiago, Chile
- Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International AirportCranbrook AirportCranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport is an international airport located north of Cranbrook, British Columbia and south-east of Kimberley in the Canadian Rockies....
, Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada - Las Américas International AirportLas Américas International Airport-Cargo airlines:-Accidents and incidents:*On February 15, 1970, a Dominicana de Aviación DC-9 flying to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, crashed, killing all 102 persons on board ....
, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic- co-managed with Agunsa (Chile) and Grupo ACSGrupo ACSActividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. is a Spanish company dedicated to civil and engineering construction, all types services and telecommunications. It is one of the leading construction companies in the world, with projects in many countries around the world...
(Spain)
- co-managed with Agunsa (Chile) and Grupo ACS
- Dr. Joaquin Balaguer International AirportLa Isabela International AirportLa Isabela International Airport airport opened in February 2006 to replace Herrera International Airport. The first flight to land at the airport was a Caribair flight from Port au Prince, Haiti....
, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Gregorio Luperón International AirportGregorio Luperón International Airport- Cargo carriers :- External links :*...
, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - María Montez International AirportMaría Montez International AirportMaría Montez International Airport is an international airport located in Barahona, Dominican Republic. It is named after the late film star Maria Montez, who was born in the province of Barahona.- Airlines and destinations :- Former Destinations :...
, Barahona, Dominican Republic - El Catey International AirportSamaná El Catey International AirportSamaná El Catey International Airport , also called Aeropuerto Internacional Presidente Juan Bosch , is a new international airport that opened on 6 November 2006, serving the province of Samaná in the Dominican Republic....
, Samaná, Dominican Republic - Arroyo Barril International AirportArroyo Barril International AirportArroyo Barril Airport is located in the Samaná province of the Dominican Republic. The airport is used for domestic flights. It is the base for Aerodomca.- Facilities :The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, Samaná, Dominican Republic - Fort St. John Airport, Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
- owned via North Peace Airport Services Limited
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- acquired through purchase of Tradeport International Corporation 2007
- Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay, Jamaica
- Leading stakeholder of the operating consortium, MBJ Airports Ltd (25.5% stake) , AbertisAbertisAbertis Infraestructuras, S.A. is a Spanish corporation. The company runs 6,713 kilometres of motorways in Europe and operates more than a dozen airports in cities including London, Stockholm and Orlando...
is also a partner.
- Leading stakeholder of the operating consortium, MBJ Airports Ltd (25.5% stake) , Abertis
- Kamloops AirportKamloops AirportKamloops Airport is an airport located in the Brocklehurst area of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada and is located west northwest of the town. It is owned and operated by Kamloops Airport Ltd. and YVRAS . In 2009, YKA served 260,371 passengers and in 2010 had 36,094 Aircraft movements...
, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada- owned via Kamloops Airport Limited
- Greater Moncton International AirportGreater Moncton International AirportGreater Moncton International Airport or Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport is located in the city of Dieppe east northeast of downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada...
, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada - Providenciales International AirportProvidenciales International AirportProvidenciales International Airport on the island of Providenciales is the main international airport serving the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is operated by Providenciales Airport Company...
, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands - JAGS McCartney International AirportJAGS McCartney International AirportJAGS McCartney International Airport , also known as Grand Turk International Airport, is an airport located one mile south of Cockburn Town on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos Islands, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. The airport named for James Alexander George Smith...
, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands
- Lynden Pindling International Airport
- Middle East (Asia)
- Larnaka International Airport, Cyprus
- Paphos International AirportPaphos International Airport-Public transport:A bus serviceis available from the airport to Karavella station in Paphos where one may change bus to other destinations in the island. Information regarding these buses is available at .-External links:*...
, Cyprus
- Europe
- Liverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool John Lennon AirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport is an international airport serving the city of Liverpool and the North West of England. Formerly known as Speke Airport, RAF Speke, and Liverpool Airport the airport is located within the City of Liverpool adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey some southeast...
, Liverpool, UK (Owns a 65% stake) - Robin Hood Airport Doncaster SheffieldRobin Hood Airport Doncaster SheffieldRobin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley airbase at Finningley, in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster within South Yorkshire, England. The airport lies southeast of Doncaster and east of Sheffield.The airport is operated by Peel...
, Doncaster, UK (Owns a 65% stake) - Durham Tees Valley AirportDurham Tees Valley AirportDurham Tees Valley Airport is an international airport in north east England, located southeast of Darlington, about southwest of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. The airport serves County Durham and parts of North Yorkshire, and is in Middleton St George in the borough of Darlington...
, Darlington, UK (Owns a 65% stake of Peel Airports, who in turn owns 75% of DTVA)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport
See also
- Greater Toronto Airports AuthorityGreater Toronto Airports AuthorityThe Greater Toronto Airports Authority operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The GTAA operates Canada's largest airport facility with a traffic of 31.0 million passengers in 2006. The authority's headquarters are on the airport...
and Toronto Port AuthorityToronto Port AuthorityThe Toronto Port Authority is a Canadian port authority responsible for management of the harbour of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport... - Regina Airport AuthorityRegina Airport AuthorityThe Regina Airport Authority is the public, not-for-profit agency that oversees management of the Regina International Airport, which serves the Canadian city of Regina, Saskatchewan, and, indeed, the entire southern part of the province of Saskatchewan, a region that contains about 495,000 people...
- Edmonton AirportsEdmonton AirportsEdmonton Airports, officially the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority, was formed in 1990, under the Regional Airports Authorities Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1989, and is responsible for the management and operation of four airports in the Edmonton area...
- Halifax International Airport AuthorityHalifax International Airport AuthorityThe Halifax International Airport Authority is a Canadian airport authority charged with operating Halifax Stanfield International Airport on behalf of Transport Canada....