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The Abbotsford International Airport is located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, southwest of the city centre. It is the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland, after Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and is in close proximity to Highway 1, downtown Vancouver, and the US border. YXX offers daily domestic scheduled services and seasonal international scheduled services. The airport is equipped with a CAT 1 Instrument Landing System, on-site aircraft rescue and firefighting, and a fully serviced Air Terminal Building with customs and passenger screening. It is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for all scheduled international arrivals. CBSA also provides clearance services to all general aviation aircraft with no more than 15 passengers〔 The Abbotsford Airport has a longstanding general aviation community and an established aerospace community, including Cascade Aerospace, the Conair Group, and the University of Fraser Valley Aerospace Centre. Abbotsford Airport is also home to the Abbotsford Shell Aerocentre FBO and flying schools, such as Coastal Pacific Aviation and Chinook Helicopters. For detailed list of all Abbotsford Airport partner, visit the (Abbotsford Airport - Partners ) page. YXX is highly visible to the public due to the (Abbotsford Airshow ), (Aerospace, Defense & Security Expo ), and (Tradex ) events. There are approximately 87 hectares (215 acres) of land immediately available for airside and groundside development. The airport offers competitive lease rates, flexible lease terms and City tax incentives. For more information visit (Abbotsford Airport - Land Available for Development ) 503,693 passengers passed through Abbotsford International Airport in 2008.〔 ==History== The Royal Canadian Air Force purchased the land to build Abbotsford Airport in 1940. In 1943 the construction of the three runways based on a triangular layout (5,100 feet long by 200 feet wide) were complete. The same year, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School started operations from this location until 1944. The No 5 Operational Conversion Unit was split between Abbotsford and Boundary Bay Airport. Following World War II, the airport was largely used for general aviation and as a secondary field to Vancouver International Airport. Prior to the use of instrument landing systems, fog could make Vancouver unusable and flights had to land at Abbotsford. The airport became the home to Skyways Air Services and Conair Aviation in the 1960s. Abbotsford is still the primary base for Conair's fleet of water bombers. In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass for over 200,000 people at the airport.〔http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840918_messa-vancouver_en.html〕 On January 1, 1997 the ownership of the Abbotsford Airport was transferred from the Department of Transport to the City of Abbotsford for a sum of $10. In June of that year, Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in with the start of scheduled service to Alberta by WestJet. Prior, Airspeed Aviation had been the exclusive operator offering regional service to Victoria, B.C. since 1986. Canada 3000 was the first airline to offer transcontinental service from Abbotsford to Toronto in June 2000. Abbotsford's first international charter flight was to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in December 2003 by tour operator Transat Holidays. Since 2000 many airlines and tour operators have come and gone from Abbotsford, including Air Canada, Air Canada Tango, Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Canada 3000, Central Mountain Air, Helijet, Jetsgo, Signature Vacations, Zoom Airlines, Harmony Airways, Peace Air and ZIP Air. For a list of all airlines currently operating out of YXX, visit (Abbotsford Airport - Book a Flight ). In 2010, a new parallel taxiway as added alongside runway 07/25, and the main airport apron was extended. An aircraft runup bay that can accommodate up to three medium weight category aircraft at the same time was added near the Cascade Aerospace hangar. For more information on the airport upgrade, visit (www.abbotsfordairport.ca ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abbotsford International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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