Fredericton International Airport

Fredericton International Airport

Aéroport international de Fredericton
Fredericton International Airport; Aéroport international de Fredericton
	IATA: YFC; ICAO: CYFC; WMO: 71700;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Transport Canada
Operator	Greater Fredericton Airport Authority
Serves	Fredericton, New Brunswick; Oromocto, New Brunswick
Location	Lincoln, New Brunswick
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	67 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	45°52′08″N 066°32′14″W / 45.86889°N 66.53722°W
Website	https://yfcfredericton.ca/
Map
	CYFC CYFC
Runways
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers
Total Passengers	333,813
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada; Passengers from Fredericton International Airport

Fredericton International Airport (IATA: YFC, ICAO: CYFC) is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) southeast^[1] of Fredericton.

The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada^[5] and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 55 passengers or 140 if offloaded in stages.^[1]

Part of the National Airports System, the airport is owned by Transport Canada and operated by the Greater Fredericton Airport Authority.

The airport has two runways and is the second-busiest airport in New Brunswick in terms of passenger levels, after the Greater Moncton International Airport. In 2016 the airport handled 377,977^[6] passengers and in 2008 the airport went from 34,078 aircraft movements to 73,330, an increase of 115%, prompting Nav Canada to provide a control tower in 2009/2010.^[7] In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the 19th-busiest in Canada and the only one in the top twenty without air traffic control during the year.^[8]

Fredericton was designated an international airport in 2007 by Transport Canada.

The airport spent $30 million to expand the terminal size by 50% to improve energy efficiency, add more ticket counters, washroom and seating.^[9] The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and construction lasted 30 months.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada	Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air Canada Express	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau
Air Canada Rouge	Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Porter Airlines	Ottawa, Toronto–Billy Bishop
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco, Punta Cana, Santa Clara
WestJet	Seasonal: Calgary^[10]

Statistics

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at YFC airport.See Wikidata query.

**Annual passenger traffic**^[11]^[4]
Year	Passengers	% change
2010	273,968
2011	279,447	2%
2012	283,760	1.5%
2013	298,760	5.5%
2014	316,888	6.1%
2015	349,832	10.4%
2016	377,977	8.1%
2017	398,000	5.3%
2018	424,324	7.8%
2019	427,085	0.65%
2020	103,667	75.63%
2021	100,844	2.72%
2022	267,050	164.81%
2023	333,813	25.00%

Facilities

Built from 1949 to 1951, the airport terminal consists of a 5 storey control tower flanked by a single storey departure and arrival wings.^[12] Additions were completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2009, with a large terminal expansion and renovation, being completed in 2021.

The airport has its own fire suppression (two ARFF and tanker) to handle aircraft-related emergency calls. Mutual assistance provided by Fredericton, Oromocto and CFB Gagetown.

Accidents and incidents

Air Canada Flight 646 crashed here in 1997. The plane, a Bombardier CJ series, crash landed and hit a tree. There were no fatalities. ^[13]

References

External links

Official website
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Greater Fredericton Airport from Nav Canada as available.
Air traffic controllers return to Fredericton

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