Calgary International Airport, International airport in Northeast Calgary, Canada.
Calgary International Airport is an airport in northeast Calgary, Canada, handling millions of travelers each year and serving as the gateway to the Alberta region. The site comprises three runways and two terminal buildings linked by covered walkways and shuttle buses.
The site opened in 1938 as McCall Field, named after First World War pilot Fred McCall, and replaced earlier aviation sites in Calgary. Over the following decades, the facility expanded repeatedly to accommodate rising international traffic.
As the main aviation hub in Alberta, the facility links a province built on energy and agriculture to destinations across several continents. This role shapes the business traveler presence in lounges and at gates, where many passengers move for work rather than leisure.
Reaching the site involves public transit or shuttle buses that run regularly to downtown and suit travelers with luggage. Those flying early or late should account for reduced bus frequencies outside peak hours.
During the September 11 attacks, the facility accepted 13 diverted international flights as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon. That night, terminals and hangars opened as emergency shelters for thousands of stranded passengers and crews.
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