:Edmonton International Airport

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Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport, on the opposite side of the city from the military airport at RCAF Station Namao, and purchased over {{cvt|7000|acre|km2|order=flip}} of land. When the airport opened on November 15, 1960,{{cite web|title=EIA History|url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/about-us/eia-history|publisher=Edmonton International Airport|access-date=November 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034523/http://corporate.flyeia.com/about-us/eia-history|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=live}} its first terminal was an arch hangar. Today, it is in use by Summit Air. In 1963, a passenger terminal, built in the international style, was opened. It remains in use as the North Terminal. Artwork, fired by Alberta natural gas, adorned the departures area exterior. A large mural, commissioned by the Canadian government in 1963 for $18,000 titled Bush Pilot in Northern Sky by Jack Shadbolt, remains to this day. An appraisal in 2005 indicated that the mural was worth $750,000, and a restoration of the mural was undertaken in 2007.

During the 1970s, the airport experienced rapid growth in traffic as the city of Edmonton grew, and served approximately 2 million passengers by 1980. However, from the early 1980s until 1995, traffic declined. This decline was attributed to the continued usage of Edmonton City Centre Airport as well as to a slowing economy. Edmonton City Centre did not have the facilities to accept large wide-bodied, long-haul aircraft. Thus airlines used City Centre to fly short-haul flights to hubs in other cities where connections to many locations were available.

Growth returned in 1995. In the 1995 Edmonton municipal election, 77% of voters approved by plebiscite to consolidate all scheduled jet passenger service at Edmonton International Airport.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/news/edmonton-city-centre-airport-continue-serving-capital-region |title=Edmonton City Centre Airport to Continue Serving Capital Region |work=Edmonton Airports |date=November 18, 2003 |access-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701104654/http://corporate.flyeia.com/news/edmonton-city-centre-airport-continue-serving-capital-region |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=live }}

In 1998, the airport began the $282 million "1998–2005 Redevelopment Project".{{cite web |url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/business-at-the-airport/air-service-development/passenger-statistics |title=Continuous passenger growth spurs facilities review at Edmonton International Airport |work=Edmonton Airports |date=April 21, 2006 |access-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624150544/http://corporate.flyeia.com/business-at-the-airport/air-service-development/passenger-statistics |archive-date=June 24, 2017 |url-status=live }} The three-phase project included the construction of the south terminal and central hall concept, a commuter facility, doubling of the apron, and a multistorey parkade. This redevelopment project expanded the passenger capacity to 5.5 million.

By the time the expansion project was completed in 2005, continued passenger growth triggered planning for another expansion.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/expansion_redevelopment/air_terminal_project_2005_-_1998 |title=Edmonton Airports – Air Terminal Project (2005–1998) |access-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070821180426/http://corporate.edmontonairports.com/expansion_redevelopment/air_terminal_project_2005_-_1998 |archive-date=August 21, 2007 }} A new {{cvt|107,000|sqft|order=flip}} control and office tower was added in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://journalofcommerce.com/Home/News/2009/10/Edmonton-International-Airport-gets-new-traffic-control-tower-JOC035814W/|title=Journal of Commerce - Edmonton International Airport gets new traffic control tower|access-date=August 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531205737/http://journalofcommerce.com/Home/News/2009/10/Edmonton-International-Airport-gets-new-traffic-control-tower-JOC035814W/|archive-date=May 31, 2015|url-status=dead}}

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Further expansions completed in 2013 including seven new passenger gates, 14 boarding bridges, moving walkways, and advanced baggage handling and scanning systems. A new Renaissance Hotel was another major addition to the airport landscape.

The airport played a major role during the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire, operating as hubs for aerial firefighting and medical evacuation. The airport became a way-station and temporary shelter for thousands of Fort McMurray evacuees. The Emergency Operations Centre in the airport ran for 112 hours, organizing the arrival and departure of hundreds of aircraft. During May 2016, the airport saw more than 300 additional daily flights on top of their regularly scheduled service.{{cite web |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/more-than-300-extra-flights-squeezed-into-edmonton-airports-regular-operations |title=More than 300 extra flights squeezed into Edmonton airport's regular operations |last=Berthelot |first=Chris |date=May 10, 2016 |publisher=Edmonton Journal |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121192846/http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/more-than-300-extra-flights-squeezed-into-edmonton-airports-regular-operations |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |url-status=live }}

In August 2016, the Government of Alberta announced $90 million in funding to begin twinning Highway 19 and that it has protected the area needed for a third runway, which is required due its estimated {{convert|3530|m|abbr=on}} length and orientation as runway 11/29, causing it to exceed current airport boundaries.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/sites/default/files/files/fact_sheets/third_runway_factsheet_august_2016.pdf |title=A Third Runway for Edmonton |date=n.d. |publisher=Edmonton Airports |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307124319/http://corporate.flyeia.com/sites/default/files/files/fact_sheets/third_runway_factsheet_august_2016.pdf |archive-date=March 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The airport also plans to extend runway 12/30 by one-third its current length from {{convert|3,100|to|4030|m|abbr=on}} to increase accessibility and capacity tied to Port Alberta Developments/Intercontinental routes.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/about-us/reports-publications/eia-master-plan |title=EIA Master Plan |date=n.d. |publisher=Edmonton Airports |format=PDF |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825192138/http://corporate.flyeia.com/about-us/reports-publications/eia-master-plan |archive-date=August 25, 2017 |url-status=dead }}

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The airport had international service soon after it opened. In 1960, Canadian Pacific Airlines was operating nonstop flights to Amsterdam with Bristol Britannia turboprop aircraft several times a week.{{cite web |title=Airline Timetable Images |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ |website=www.timetableimages.com |quote=A- Nov. 15, 1960 Canadian Pacific Airlines system timetable. B- April 30, 1961 Canadian Pacific Airlines system timetable. C- May 28, 1961 Northwest Airlines system timetable. D- April 29, 1962 Trans-Canada Airlines system timetable. E- June 24, 1968 & Feb. 1, 1971 Pacific Western Airlines timetables & route maps. F- April 26, 1970 Air Canada system timetable & July 15, 1970 CP Air system timetable. G- April 25, 1976 CP Air system timetable |access-date=December 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202024400/http://www.timetableimages.com/ |archive-date=February 2, 2001 |url-status=live }} By 1961, Canadian Pacific had introduced Douglas DC-8 jetliners on its nonstop service to Amsterdam. Also in 1961, US-based Northwest Airlines was operating daily Douglas DC-7C propliner service on a routing of Edmonton–Winnipeg–Minneapolis/St. Paul–Milwaukee–New York City Idlewild Airport (now JFK Airport). In 1962, Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA, now Air Canada) operated direct flights to London's Heathrow Airport once a week via a stop in Winnipeg and also to Paris Orly Airport three times a week via stops in Toronto and Montreal with DC-8 jets.

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Pacific Western Airlines operated Boeing 707 charter flights from the airport to the UK and other destinations in Europe. In 1970, Air Canada operated nonstop DC-8 service to London-Heathrow twice a week while CP Air flew nonstop DC-8 service to Amsterdam three times a week. CP Air then introduced Boeing 747 jumbo jet service nonstop to Amsterdam with two flights a week being operated in 1976. By 1978, the airline was also flying nonstop 747 service to Honolulu.{{cite web |title=index |url=http://www.departedflights.com/ |website=www.departedflights.com |quote=A- Oct. 29, 1978 CP Air system timetable. B- Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Edmonton International flight schedules. C-Sept. 9, 1985 Air Canada system timetable. D- July 1, 1983 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Amsterdam-Edmonton & London-Edmonton flight schedules. E- April 1979 Wardair route map. F-1989 Wardair route map. G-Jan. 9, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), London Gatwick Airport flight schedules. H- April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Edmonton, Calgary, Great Falls, Denver, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles flight schedules. I- Sept. 1, 1980 Hughes Airwest system timetable. J- April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Edmonton International flight schedules. K- Aug. 1, 1982 Republic Airlines system timetable. L- Aug. 1, 1982 Northwest Airlines system timetable. M- July 1, 1983 Official Airline Guide (OAG), San Francisco-Edmonton flight schedules. N- March 1, 1987 Western Airlines system timetable. O- Dec. 15, 1989; Oct. 1, 1991; April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Salt Lake City & Los Angeles flight schedules . P & Q-June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Edmonton International flight schedules. |access-date=December 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |url-status=live }} Air Canada had also begun daily nonstop Boeing 727-200 service to both Los Angeles and San Francisco by 1979 and was operating direct one stop McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 service to Chicago O'Hare Airport via Winnipeg by 1985. Earlier, in 1983, both airlines were operating wide body jetliners on their respective services to Europe with Air Canada flying Lockheed L-1011 TriStar long range series 500 model aircraft three days a week nonstop to London Heathrow while CP Air was flying 747s three days a week nonstop to Amsterdam.

Wardair Canada also operated scheduled and charter flights to Europe as well as charter service to Hawaii from the airport and in 1979 was operating nonstop charter service to London Gatwick Airport and Prestwick in the UK as well as to Amsterdam and Frankfurt. In 1989, Wardair Canada was operating scheduled nonstop service to London Gatwick and Manchester in the UK and was also operating nonstop charter service at this same time to Frankfurt and Honolulu. The Wardair nonstop service to London Gatwick was being operated with Airbus A310 jets with two flights a week in 1989. LOT Polish Airlines flew to Warsaw, Poland until 2001.

Several US-based air carriers besides Northwest served the airport over the years as well. By 1975, Northwest was operating nonstop Boeing 727-100 jet service to both Anchorage and Minneapolis/St. Paul while Western Airlines was flying Boeing 727-200 and Boeing 737-200 jets direct to Denver, Salt Lake City and Great Falls (with all of these services first stopping in Calgary). Hughes Airwest also served the airport with Douglas DC-9-10 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jets on nonstop flights to Spokane as well as direct flights to Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

By 1980, Hughes Airwest was operating five daily departures from Edmonton with 727-200 and DC-9-30 jetliners with direct service via Calgary to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Burbank, Reno, Boise, Spokane and Palm Springs. In 1981, Western Airlines was operating a daily nonstop 727-200 flight to Denver with continuing direct service to Phoenix and Los Angeles while Republic Airlines, which had acquired Hughes Airwest, flew daily nonstop DC-9-10 service to Las Vegas and Spokane. By 1982, Republic Airlines was operating all of its flights to the U.S. from Edmonton via an intermediate stop in Calgary with direct service to Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Spokane and Palm Springs. Also in 1982, Northwest was operating a daily 727-200 flight on a routing of Edmonton–Minneapolis/St. Paul–Chicago O'Hare Airport–Miami–Fort Lauderdale. United Airlines operated a daily 727-100 nonstop flight to San Francisco with direct one-stop service to Los Angeles in 1983. Western Airlines operated a 727-200 nonstop to Salt Lake City in 1987 with this daily flight providing direct one stop service to Los Angeles. Delta Air Lines then acquired and merged with Western with Delta continuing to operate nonstop service to Salt Lake City from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, first with a 727-200 and later with a Boeing 757-200 with these flights providing direct one stop service to Los Angeles as well.

In 1999, Canadian Airlines International flew daily nonstop 737-200 service to Chicago O'Hare Airport while Air BC flew nonstop British Aerospace 146 jet service to Denver on behalf of Air Canada on a code sharing basis as an Air Canada Connector air carrier. Also in 1999, Horizon Air began nonstop Fokker F28 Fellowship jet service to Seattle flying on behalf of Alaska Airlines on a code sharing basis. Martinair Holland also operated flights between Edmonton International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol Airport prior to the termination of this airline's passenger service.{{cite web |title=International Flights From YEG {{!}} Vayama.com™ Official website |url=https://www.vayama.com/ |website=vayama.us |access-date=November 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117105021/https://www.vayama.com/ |archive-date=November 17, 2018 |url-status=live }} In 2005, America West Express operated by Mesa Airlines via a code sharing agreement on behalf of America West Airlines was flying nonstop to Los Angeles with Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft.[https://departedflights.com/los-angeles-2005-page-3/ Los Angeles] departedflights.com {{dead link|date=January 2024}}

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Edmonton International Airport offers United States border preclearance facilities.{{cite web |url=http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215061814/http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/contacts/preclear_locations.xml |archive-date=2013-02-15 |title=Preclearance Locations |publisher=U.S. Customs and Border Protection |access-date=January 26, 2012}} Passengers from domestic flights connecting in Edmonton to a US destination use Quick Connect, which enables passengers to clear US Customs and Border Protection without having to claim and recheck baggage or re-clear security during the connection. The airport has an Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and two Plaza Premium lounges.{{cite web |url=http://flyeia.com/shop-dine-relax/after-security-domestic-international/services/plaza-premium-lounge |title=Plaza Premium Lounge | Edmonton International Airport |publisher=Flyeia.com |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517021933/http://flyeia.com/shop-dine-relax/after-security-domestic-international/services/plaza-premium-lounge |archive-date=May 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/maplelounges/locations.html |title=Lounge Locations - Maple Leaf Lounges |publisher=aircanada.com |date=2014-11-14 |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121071133/http://aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/maplelounges/locations.html |archive-date=January 21, 2016 |url-status=live }}

The 213-room in-airport Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel is located groundside within the terminal complex.{{cite web | url=https://flyeia.com/business/real-estate-concessions/business-directory/renaissance-edmonton-airport-hotel/ | title=Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel }}

Edmonton International Airport provides scheduled non-stop flights to over 50 destinations. It serves as the hub for Flair Airlines.{{cite news|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59394-canadas-flair-airlines-to-develop-edmonton-hub|title=Canada's Flair Airlines to develop Edmonton hub|website=ch-aviation|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918201658/https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/59394-canadas-flair-airlines-to-develop-edmonton-hub|archive-date=September 18, 2017|url-status=live}} Edmonton is one of WestJet's main hubs; the airline flies to 30 destinations with an average of 62 daily departures, nonstop, from Edmonton. WestJet (and its subsidiaries) are the largest carriers at Edmonton International Airport, holding more than 70% of the market share.{{cite web|url=http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1315|title=WestJet enhances Edmonton summer schedule|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205001040/http://westjet2.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1315|archive-date=February 5, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://yeg.fltmaps.com/mobile/en/Destinations?LocationsSwitched=False&From=Edmonton&FromId=YEA&FromLocationType=City&SortBy=&Carrier=Westjet&CarrierId=WS&Connections=false&NonStop=true&NonStop=false&CodeShares=false|title=Departure Results List: Edmonton (23 results) – Edmonton Int'l Airport Map|website=yeg.fltmaps.com|access-date=January 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102190804/http://yeg.fltmaps.com/mobile/en/Destinations?LocationsSwitched=False&From=Edmonton&FromId=YEA&FromLocationType=City&SortBy=&Carrier=Westjet&CarrierId=WS&Connections=false&NonStop=true&NonStop=false&CodeShares=false|archive-date=January 2, 2017|url-status=live}}[http://www.anna.aero/2010/05/25/passenger-numbers-stable-in-canada-in-q1/ Passenger numbers stable in Canada in Q1; Ottawa only top 10 airport growing at more than 5%; Demand up at Air Canada and WestJet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901063601/http://www.anna.aero/2010/05/25/passenger-numbers-stable-in-canada-in-q1/ |date=September 1, 2010 }}. anna.aero. Retrieved on April 23, 2011.

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| Air Canada | Montréal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Cancún |{{cite web|url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Air Canada|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323072516/https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html|archive-date=March 23, 2018|url-status=live}}

| {{nowrap|Air Canada Express}} | Calgary, Vancouver, Yellowknife
Seasonal: San Francisco |

| Air North | Calgary, Whitehorse |{{cite web |title=Operating Flight Schedule and Route Suspensions |url=https://www.flyairnorth.com/operating-flight-schedule-and-route-suspensions |website=www.flyairnorth.com}}{{cite web|url=https://booking.flyairnorth.com/servlet/FlightScheduleServlet|title=Flight Schedule|publisher=Air North|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226073837/https://booking.flyairnorth.com/servlet/FlightScheduleServlet|archive-date=December 26, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Air Tindi|Fort Chipewyan, Fort Smith, Yellowknife |{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Ollie |title=Air Tindi sets out how Fort Smith flights will look from mid-January |url=https://cabinradio.ca/216545/news/south-slave/fort-smith/air-tindi-sets-out-how-fort-smith-flights-will-look-from-mid-january/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=Cabin Radio |date=23 December 2024}}

| Alaska Airlines | Seattle/Tacoma |{{cite web|url=https://www.alaskaair.com/schedule|title=Flight Schedules|publisher=Alaska Airlinest|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911212857/https://www.alaskaair.com/schedule|archive-date=September 11, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Canadian North | Yellowknife |{{Cite web|url=http://canadiannorth.com/plan_your_trip/flight-schedule/|title=Flight Schedule|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}

| {{nowrap|Central Mountain Air}} | High Level, Prince George |{{cite web|url=https://flycma.com/route-map/|title=Route Map|publisher=Central Mountain Air|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226075734/https://flycma.com/route-map/|archive-date=December 26, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Flair Airlines | Abbotsford, Kelowna, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver
Seasonal: Cancún, Kitchener/Waterloo, Puerto Vallarta, Victoria, Winnipeg |{{cite press release |title=Flair Airlines expands with eight new destinations across Canada |url=http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/02/10/2173083/0/en/Flair-Airlines-expands-with-eight-new-destinations-across-Canada.html |website=GlobeNewswire News Room |date=10 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|title=Schedule|publisher=Flair Airlines|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326172838/https://flairairlines.com/#/schedule/list|archive-date=March 26, 2018|url-status=dead}}

| KLM | Amsterdam |{{cite web|url=https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|title=View the Timetable|publisher=KLM|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011516/https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm|archive-date=September 12, 2017|url-status=live}}

| Porter Airlines | Hamilton (ON) (begins June 11, 2025),{{cite web|url= https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250204793744/en/Porter-Airlines-Landing-in-Hamilton-With-Four-Routes |title= Porter Airlines Landing in Hamilton With Four Routes |publisher=Business Wire|date=February 4, 2025|accessdate=February 4, 2025}} Montréal–Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto–Pearson |{{cite web |title=Porter Airlines announces Edmonton as latest destination |url=https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/porter-airlines-announces-edmonton-as-latest-destination-895133876.html |website=Newswire |access-date=13 December 2022}}

| Sunwing Airlines | Cancún, Puerto Vallarta
Seasonal: Mazatlán, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, San José del Cabo, Varadero |{{Cite web|url=https://flyeia.com/flights/eia-ready-leaving-from-eia/|title=EIA Ready - Current Flights|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}

| United Airlines | Denver, Houston–Intercontinental (resumes May 23, 2025){{cite web |title=United Resumes 2 Edmonton Routes From late-May 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241125-uamay25yeg |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=25 November 2024}}
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare (resumes May 24, 2025) |{{cite web|url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|title=United Flight Schedules|publisher=United Airlines|access-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2017|url-status=live}}

| WestJet | Abbotsford, Atlanta, Calgary, Cancún, Comox, Halifax, Kelowna, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Ottawa, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Puerto Vallarta, Toronto–Pearson, Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg
Seasonal: Charlottetown, Chicago–O'Hare (begins June 4, 2025),{{cite web | url=https://www.travelandleisure.com/westjet-airlines-vancouver-edmonton-calgary-salt-lake-city-boston-tampa-8747056 | title=These U.S. Airports Are Getting More Nonstop Flights to Canada }} Honolulu, Huatulco, Kahului, Mazatlán, Moncton, Nashville, Orlando, Palm Springs, Salt Lake City (begins May 15, 2025),{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Carter | title=Canadian airline includes Salt Lake City in future 'comprehensive' summer plans | website=KSL.com | date=2024-11-18 | url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51192568/canadian-airline-includes-salt-lake-city-in-future-comprehensive-summer-plans | access-date=2024-11-20}} San Francisco, San José del Cabo, St. John’s |{{cite web|url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/book-trip/direct-flights/index|title=Direct flights (non-stop)|publisher=WestJet|access-date=July 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718161741/https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/book-trip/direct-flights/index|archive-date=July 18, 2019|url-status=live}}

| WestJet Encore | Calgary, Comox, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Kelowna, Regina, Saskatoon, Yellowknife
Seasonal: Nanaimo, Seattle/Tacoma |

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| Amazon Air | Calgary, Hamilton (ON), Vancouver |

| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |{{Cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9964259/buffalo-airways-cargo-freight-edmonton-yellowknife/|title=Buffalo Airways launches 737 cargo-only freighter route between Edmonton and Yellowknife - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca|website=Global News|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}

| Cargojet | Calgary, Cincinnati, Hamilton (ON), Montréal–Mirabel, Vancouver, Winnipeg |{{cite web|url=http://www.cargojet.com/assets/FILES/CARGOJET_SCHD.pdf|title=Cargojet Freighter Schedule|publisher=Cargojet|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121203736/http://www.cargojet.com/assets/FILES/CARGOJET_SCHD.pdf|archive-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}

| FedEx Express | Memphis, Toronto–Pearson |{{cite web|url=http://cargo.flyeia.com/cargo-operations/route-map|title=Route Map|publisher=EIA|access-date=January 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125134504/http://cargo.flyeia.com/cargo-operations/route-map|archive-date=January 25, 2018|url-status=live}}

| FedEx Express
operated by Morningstar Air Express | Toronto–Pearson, Winnipeg |{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/mal7070 | title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map }}

| FedEx Feeder | Calgary |

|Korean Air Cargo | Anchorage, Los Angeles, Seoul–Incheon |{{Cite web|url=http://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/KAL9214|title=KE9214 (KAL9214) Korean Air Flight Tracking and History|website=FlightAware|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ke9214 | title=Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map }}

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The airport is home to a purpose-built facility on its southern edge that is shared by Alberta Health Services fixed-wing air ambulance operations, as well as one of three bases in the province for STARS helicopter air ambulance. Nor-Alta Aviation also provides Air Ambulance services at Edmonton Airport under contract from Alberta Health Services. Nor-Alta Aviation purchased Can-West Corporate Air Charters Ltd. and became Can-West Corporate Air Charters a Nor-Alta Aviation Company in late 2015.{{cite web |last1=AHS |title=CanWest Air |url=http://canwestair.com/services/air-ambulance/ |website=canwestair.com |access-date=August 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824034449/http://canwestair.com/services/air-ambulance/ |archive-date=August 24, 2018 |url-status=live }}

Edmonton Airport is also the base airport for Jet Companion, a Canadian aeromedical transport company that is active in medical repatriation missions and patient transfers in general, by commercial flights or stretcher charter. Jet Companion aeromedical crews travel in and out of Edmonton Airport on a daily basis as part of their medical missions elsewhere in Canada, or anywhere in the world. {{Cite web|url=https://www.jet-companion.com/|title=Jet Companion | Travel Companion For Hire + Medical Repatriations|date=April 20, 2021|accessdate=January 6, 2024}}

The Edmonton Area Control Centre {{airport codes||CZEG}} operated by Nav Canada is located at the airport. It is responsible for all aircraft movements over a flight information region (FIR) consisting of Alberta and most of northern Canada, including the high Arctic.{{cite web|title=AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE ARCTIC AREA|url=https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/mission_support/ato_intl/documents/Arctic_ATM_Contingency_Plan/Arctic_ATM_Contingency_Plan_1Ed-%202011-12-09.pdf|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|date=2011-12-09}}

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Edmonton-based Flair Airlines maintains its headquarters and operational offices at Edmonton International Airport.{{cite web | url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/flair-buying-more-planes-adding-more-edmonton-flights-1.6088512 | title=Flair buying more planes, adding more Edmonton flights | date=September 28, 2022 }} Ontario-based Canadian North maintains its operations facilities at EIA."[http://www.canadiannorth.com/contact/administration Administration]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130823223032/http://www.canadiannorth.com/contact/administration Archive]). Canadian North. Retrieved on March 21, 2014. "Operations Office - Edmonton 101 – 3731 52 Avenue East Edmonton AB T9E 0V4 Canada"{{cite web |url=http://boilermakers.ca/content/images/stories/docs/pre-kearl_general_info.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321094141/http://boilermakers.ca/content/images/stories/docs/pre-kearl_general_info.pdf |title=Kearl Information Letter |publisher=Boilermakers Local 146 |archive-date=March 21, 2014 |access-date=June 16, 2015 |quote=Canadian North Charter Terminal, 3731 52 Ave E. Edmonton International Airport, AB. T9E 0V4 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}

Private aviation companies Aurora Jet Partners{{Cite web|url=https://aurorajet.ca/contact-us/|title = Contact Us}} and Airco Aircraft Charters{{Cite web|url=https://www.aircocharters.com/contact-us|title = Airco Aircraft Charters | Edmonton Calgary | Contact Us}} are headquartered at the airport.

The Alberta Aviation Council, a non-profit group that represents the aviation and aerospace industries in Alberta, is headquartered at the airport.{{cite web | url=https://www.albertaaviationcouncil.com/what-we-do | title=What We do }}

The Premium Outlet Collection EIA outlet mall is located at the airport.{{cite web |url=http://ivanhoecambridge.com/en/news-and-media/news/2016/01/outlet-eia |title=Simon partners with Ivanhoé Cambridge on Premium Outlet Collection - Edmonton International Airport |date=January 20, 2016 |publisher=Ivanhoé Cambridge |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230021233/http://ivanhoecambridge.com/en/news-and-media/news/2016/01/outlet-eia |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |url-status=live }} Construction officially began in spring 2016 on the {{cvt|428,000|sqft|order=flip}} shopping mall and opened on May 2, 2018.{{cite news|url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/airport-outlet-mall-set-to-open-may-2-here-s-how-to-get-there-or-around-it-1.3908937|title=Airport outlet mall set to open May 2, here's how to get there, or around it|date=April 30, 2018|publisher=CTV Edmonton|access-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501094441/https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/airport-outlet-mall-set-to-open-may-2-here-s-how-to-get-there-or-around-it-1.3908937|archive-date=May 1, 2018|url-status=live}} The mall features over 100 outlet stores, with many of them making their Canadian debut.{{cite web |url=http://corporate.flyeia.com/node/672817 |title=Premium Outlet Collection - Edmonton International Airport |date=n.d. |publisher=Edmonton Airports |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203145531/http://corporate.flyeia.com/node/672817 |archive-date=December 3, 2017 |url-status=live }} Adjacent to the mall are a business park and hotels.

The RedTail Landing Golf Club and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino are located on the northeast corner of the airport grounds, while the RAD Torque Raceway is located on the northwest corner.{{Cite web |url=https://redtaillanding.com/ |title=RedTail Landing Golf Club |access-date=August 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615072846/https://redtaillanding.com/ |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnty.com/centurymile/ |title=Century Mile Racetrack and Casino |access-date=March 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509132605/https://www.cnty.com/centurymile/ |archive-date=May 9, 2019 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.castrolraceway.com|title=Castrol Raceway}}

In 2016, Aurora Sky began building the world's largest and most advanced marijuana production facility. The facility, which is expected to be completed by 2018, will be over {{convert|75000|sqm|abbr=on}} in area and produce more than {{convert|100000|kg|abbr=on}} of cannabis annually.{{cite press release |url=http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/aurora-sky-worlds-most-advanced-cannabis-production-facility-to-be-located-at-the-edmonton-international-airport-606769436.html |title=Aurora Sky, World's Most Advanced Cannabis Production Facility to be Located at the Edmonton International Airport |date=December 15, 2016 |location=Vancouver, BC |agency=Canada Newswire |access-date=December 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125206/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/aurora-sky-worlds-most-advanced-cannabis-production-facility-to-be-located-at-the-edmonton-international-airport-606769436.html |archive-date=January 22, 2018 |url-status=live }} In August 2022, the facility was sold; it will be used for greenhouse vegetables and other horticulture by Bevo Farms.{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aurora-cannabis-acquires-controlling-interest-in-bevo-farms-301612222.html | title=Aurora Cannabis Acquires Controlling Interest in Bevo Farms }}

The idea to rename Edmonton International Airport as Edmonton Max Ward International Airport, in honour of Edmonton native Maxwell W. Ward, was first conceived by aviation enthusiast Bill Powell, following Ward's death in November 2020. Powell was 13 years old the first time he wrote to Max Ward, former bush pilot and founder of Canadian airline Wardair, after his first Wardair flight, and is leading the push to rename the airport in honour of the aviation legend.{{Cite web|url=https://westernaviationnews.com/max-ward-airport-new-momentum/|title = Push to rename airport for Max Ward gains new momentum|date = February 4, 2021}}

On November 6, 2020, a Change.org petition was launched by Western Aviation News{{Cite web|last=Ballah|first=Brett|date=2020-12-07|title=Petition to name Edmonton International for Max Ward soars past 6,000 signatures|url=https://westernaviationnews.com/max-ward-petition-edmonton-international/|access-date=2021-02-22|website=Western Aviation News|language=en-CA}} to rename Edmonton International Airport as Edmonton Max Ward International Airport. And an official Canadian House of Commons petition was also launched by Powell on February 2, 2021, and sponsored by Mike Lake, Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin.

On the morning of August 29, 2022, Edmonton International Airport officially transitioned from EIA to YEG using the YEG acronym from the IATA identifier of the airport as part of the official name.

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Edmonton Transit System (ETS) provides express service between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT Station, facilitating connections to the region's wider transit system. Route 747 runs between 4:10 a.m. and midnight every 30 minutes most times of the day.{{cite web |url=http://flyeia.com/coming-and-going/bus-and-shuttles/route-747-bus-service |title=Route 747 Bus Service |publisher=City of Edmonton |access-date=June 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503195150/http://flyeia.com/coming-and-going/bus-and-shuttles/route-747-bus-service |archive-date=May 3, 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bus-service-to-airport-starts-sunday-1.1259527 |title=Bus service to airport starts Sunday |date=April 26, 2012 |work=CBC News |access-date=May 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615073342/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/04/26/edmonton-airport-bus-starts.html |archive-date=June 15, 2012 |url-status=live }}

Leduc Transit's Route 10 provides service between the airport and the city of Leduc.{{cite web| title=Route 3| url=http://www.leduc.ca/Assets/Departments/Transit/Leduc+Transit+-+Route+3+map+and+schedule+-+image.jpg| publisher=Leduc Transit| date=September 2, 2014| access-date=November 15, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113123158/http://www.leduc.ca/Assets/Departments/Transit/Leduc+Transit+-+Route+3+map+and+schedule+-+image.jpg| archive-date=November 13, 2014| url-status=dead}}

Sundog Tours provides coach service from Jasper National Park via Edmonton, Edson, and Hinton.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundogtours.com/edmonton-edson-hinton-jasper-shuttle-services/ |title=Edmonton Edson Hinton Jasper Shuttle Service |publisher=Sundogtours.com |date=2014-06-20 |access-date=2016-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302142832/http://www.sundogtours.com/edmonton-edson-hinton-jasper-shuttle-services/ |archive-date=March 2, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Ebus offers daily and direct coach service from Red Deer and Calgary.{{cite web|url=https://myebus.ca/edmontoninternationalairport|title=Ebus to EIA - My eBus|website=myebus.ca|access-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719203524/https://myebus.ca/edmontoninternationalairport|archive-date=July 19, 2018|url-status=live}}

The airport is accessible from Alberta Highway 2 south of Edmonton.

The airport is the subject of the 2016 reality series Airport: Below Zero produced by History (Canadian TV channel).{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/television/edmonton-international-airport-the-star-of-reality-tv-show|title=Edmonton International Airport the star of reality TV show|work=Edmonton Journal|first=Bill|last=Mah|date=2016-09-30|language=en|access-date=2019-10-08}}

• On January 2, 1973, a Boeing 707-321C CF-PWZ of Pacific Western Airlines, on a cargo flight carrying 86 cattle from Toronto, Ontario with five crew-members on board, was on approach to runway 30. Visibility was poor with blowing snow, and turbulence, causing the aircraft to strike the ground {{cvt|1|mi|order=flip}} short of runway 30.{{cite web|last1=McNaughton|first1=Nerissa|title=Edmonton International Airport: A Constant Evolution|url=http://businessinedmonton.com/include/get.php?nodeid=240&format=download|website=Business in Edmonton|publisher=BBE|access-date=21 August 2016|location=Edmonton International Airport|page=2|format=PDF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822021950/http://businessinedmonton.com/include/get.php?nodeid=240&format=download|archive-date=August 22, 2016|df=mdy-all}} Hitting trees, power-lines and a gravel ridge, the aircraft erupted into fire. All five of the crew-members were killed in the crash along with the cattle, and the aircraft was damaged beyond economic repair.{{cite web|title=Tuesday 2 January 1973|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730102-0|website=Aviation Safety Network|publisher=Flight Safety Foundation|access-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821131903/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19730102-0|archive-date=August 21, 2016|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last1=Kebabjia|first1=Richard|title=1973 Edmonton Accident|url=http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1973/1973-1.htm|website=Plane Crash Info|publisher=Richard Kebabjia|access-date=August 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211034945/http://planecrashinfo.com/1973/1973-1.htm|archive-date=December 11, 2015|url-status=live}} No investigation was conducted, and thus the cause of the crash remains unidentified.
• On November 6, 2014, Air Canada Express Flight JZA8481, a Bombardier DHC-8-402 (registration C-GGBF), on a passenger flight from Calgary to Grande Prairie with 71 passengers and three crew-members, experienced a landing gear tire rupture during takeoff. During take off, the third tire of the main landing gear burst.{{cite web|title=Aviation Investigation Report A14W0177|url=http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2014/a14w0177/a14w0177.asp|website=Transportation Safety Board of Canada|date=April 6, 2016|publisher=Government of Canada|access-date=August 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828045112/http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2014/a14w0177/a14w0177.asp|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=live}} This caused a loud banging noise that was heard inside the plane.{{cite news|last1=Ha|first1=Tu Thanh|title=Air Canada crash landing in Edmonton was more serious than first reported|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-canada-crash-landing-in-edmonton-was-more-serious-than-first-reported/article21516648/|access-date=August 27, 2016|agency=The Globe and Mail|publisher=The Globe and Mail Inc.|date=November 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823104744/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/air-canada-crash-landing-in-edmonton-was-more-serious-than-first-reported/article21516648/|archive-date=August 23, 2016|url-status=live}} Head winds prevented landing back in Calgary, so it was diverted to Edmonton International Airport.{{cite news|last1=Bateman|first1=Tom|title=Allen recounts Air Canada flight|url=http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2014/11/07/kelly-recounts-air-canada-flight|access-date=August 27, 2016|agency=Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune|publisher=un Media Community Newspapers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011081116/http://www.dailyheraldtribune.com/2014/11/07/kelly-recounts-air-canada-flight|archive-date=October 11, 2016|url-status=dead}} During landing, the right main landing gear collapsed, causing the plane's right side propellers to strike the ground and break. One of the blades was ejected through the cabin wall and injured three passengers.

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