Business in Calgary

On the Ground at YYC
By David Parker
Those who can remember just what our international
airport looked like when the Calgary Airport
Authority assumed responsibility for its operations
and expansion in July of 1992 must be amazed at its
growth. To those of us who remember walking out onto
the tarmac to climb the steps into a plane at the old
terminal located at the end of Aviation Blvd., it’s just a
big “WOW – who’d a thought.”
Like Topsy it seems to never stop growing and
there is a lot more to come; the 10-year plan calls
for another 700 acres of aviation, industry and recreational
development.
The authority has done a magnificent job in managing
the controlled, physical growth of the airport lands, but
what is just as exciting to me is the economic impact –
and the prestige – it has brought to this city.
YYC is busy.
Consider that 14 million passengers per year use the
facility and it employs more than 24,000 people, helping
to provide an economic impact in the area of $6 billion
annually.
There’s lots of construction going on today with the
two big ones being the new north/south runway and the
new International Facilities Project.
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