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| owner = [[Transport Canada]]
| owner = [[Transport Canada]]
| operator = Greater Fredericton Airport Authority
| operator = Greater Fredericton Airport Authority
| city-served = [[Fredericton, New Brunswick]]
| city-served = [[Fredericton, New Brunswick]]<br>[[Oromocto, New Brunswick]]
| location = [[Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lincoln]], New Brunswick
| location = [[Lincoln, New Brunswick|Lincoln]], New Brunswick
| timezone = [[Atlantic Time Zone|AST]]
| timezone = [[Atlantic Time Zone|AST]]
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| r2-length-f = 8,005
| r2-length-f = 8,005
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2019
| stat-year = 2023
| stat1-header = Aircraft movements
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data = 121,463
| stat1-data =
| stat2-header = Passengers
| stat2-header = Total Passengers
| stat2-data = 427,085
| stat2-data = 333,813
| footnotes = Source: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref><br>[[Environment Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html |title=Synoptic/Metstat Station Information |access-date=2012-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201114641/http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html |archive-date=2011-12-01 }}</ref><br>Movements from [[Statistics Canada]]<ref name="move">{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/2011001/t002-eng.htm |title=Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers |publisher=Statcan.gc.ca |date=2011-05-05 |access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref><br>Passengers from Fredericton International Airport<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110304001744/http://yfcmobile.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124%3Aairport-sees-record-passenger-traffic-in-2010&catid=8%3Amedia-blog&Itemid=1&lang=en Airport sees record passenger traffic in 2010 ]</ref>
| footnotes = Source: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref><br>[[Environment Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html |title=Synoptic/Metstat Station Information |access-date=2012-03-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201114641/http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html |archive-date=2011-12-01 }}</ref><br>Movements from [[Statistics Canada]]<ref name="move">{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/2011001/t002-eng.htm |title=Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers |publisher=Statcan.gc.ca |date=2011-05-05 |access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref><br>Passengers from Fredericton International Airport<ref name="2023stats"/>
}}
}}


'''Fredericton International Airport''' {{Airport codes|YFC|CYFC}} is an [[airport]] in [[Lincoln, New Brunswick]], Canada, {{convert|7|NM|lk=in}} southeast<ref name="CFS"/> of [[Fredericton]].
'''Fredericton International Airport''' {{Airport codes|YFC|CYFC}} is an [[airport]] in [[Lincoln, New Brunswick]], Canada, {{convert|7|NM|lk=in}} southeast<ref name="CFS"/> of [[Fredericton]].


The airport is classified as an [[international airport]] by [[Transport Canada]]<ref>[https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-circulars/advisory-circular-ac-no-302-032#toc55 Advisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032 Subject: Designation of international airports in Canada]</ref> 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.<ref name="CFS"/>
The airport is classified as an [[international airport]] by [[Transport Canada]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tc.canada.ca/en/aviation/reference-centre/advisory-circulars/advisory-circular-ac-no-302-032|title=Advisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032|first=Transport|last=Canada|date=August 22, 2023|website=00000000 00000000}}</ref> 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.<ref name="CFS"/>


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


The airport has two [[runway]]s 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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.frederictonairport.ca/Latest-News/fredericton-international-airport-posts-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-breaking-growth/|title=Fredericton International Airport posts seventh consecutive year of record-breaking growth - Fredericton International Airport|work=Fredericton International Airport|access-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706213542/http://yfcmobile.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81%3Ayfc-to-get-its-own-tower&catid=8%3Amedia-blog&Itemid=25&lang=en Airport to get its own tower]</ref> In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in Canada#2009|19th-busiest in Canada]] and the only one in the top twenty without [[air traffic control]] during the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm |title=Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations |publisher=Statcan.gc.ca |date=2011-05-05 |access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref>
The airport has two [[runway]]s 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<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.frederictonairport.ca/Latest-News/fredericton-international-airport-posts-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-breaking-growth/|title=Fredericton International Airport posts seventh consecutive year of record-breaking growth - Fredericton International Airport|work=Fredericton International Airport|access-date=2017-05-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211014/http://www.frederictonairport.ca/Latest-News/fredericton-international-airport-posts-seventh-consecutive-year-of-record-breaking-growth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yfcmobile.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:yfc-to-get-its-own-tower&catid=8:media-blog&Itemid=25&lang=en|title=YFC • Fredericton International Airport • Your Fredericton Connection|date=July 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706213542/http://yfcmobile.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:yfc-to-get-its-own-tower&catid=8:media-blog&Itemid=25&lang=en |archive-date=2011-07-06 }}</ref> In 2009 the airport saw the number of movements rise by 44.8% to 106,178, making it the [[List of the busiest airports in Canada#2009|19th-busiest in Canada]] and the only one in the top twenty without [[air traffic control]] during the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm |title=Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations |publisher=Statcan.gc.ca |date=2011-05-05 |access-date=2012-03-28}}</ref>


Fredericton was designated an international airport in 2007 by Transport Canada.
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.<ref>{{cite web |first=Hadeel |last=Ibrahim |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-international-airport-expansion-1.4643095 |title=Fredericton airport gets green light for $30M-expansion to ease crowding |publisher=CBC News |date=2018-05-01}}</ref> The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and lasts for 30 months.
The airport spent $30 million to expand the terminal size by 50% to improve [[Efficient energy use|energy efficiency]], add more ticket counters, washroom and seating.<ref>{{cite web |first=Hadeel |last=Ibrahim |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-international-airport-expansion-1.4643095 |title=Fredericton airport gets green light for $30M-expansion to ease crowding |publisher=CBC News |date=2018-05-01}}</ref> The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and construction lasted 30 months.


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport-dest-list
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Air Canada Express]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
| [[Air Canada]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
| [[Air Canada Rouge]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
| {{nowrap|[[Air Canada Express]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]]
| [[PAL Airlines]] | [[Deer Lake Regional Airport|Deer Lake]], [[Halifax Stanfield International Airport|Halifax]], [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]], [[St. John’s International Airport|St. John’s]]
| [[Air Canada Rouge]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
| [[Porter Airlines]] | [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]], [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|Toronto–Billy Bishop]]
| [[Porter Airlines]] | [[Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport|Ottawa]], [[Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport|Toronto–Billy Bishop]]
| [[Sunwing Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Jardines del Rey Airport|Cayo Coco]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]]
| [[Sunwing Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Jardines del Rey Airport|Cayo Coco]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Abel Santamaria Airport|Santa Clara]]
| [[WestJet Encore]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] (ends November 14, 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights | title=Direct and Non-Stop Flights &#124; WestJet official site }}</ref>
| [[WestJet]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]]<ref>{{cite web |title=WestJet Adds Calgary – Fredericton Seasonal Service From June 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240410-wsns24yfc |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
}}
}}


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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 105%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 105%"
|+ '''Annual passenger traffic'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Statistics |title=YFC: Annual Report |url=https://yfcfredericton.ca/annual-report/ |website=Fredericton International Airport}}</ref>
|+ '''Annual passenger traffic'''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Statistics |title=YFC Annual Report |url=https://yfcfredericton.ca/annual-report/ |website=yfcfredericton.ca}}</ref><ref name="2023stats">{{cite web |title=Traffic at YFC increases 25 per cent in 2023, outlook for 2024 even stronger |url=https://yfcfredericton.ca/Latest-News/traffic-at-yfc-increases-25-per-cent-in-2023-outlook-for-2024-even-stronger/ |website=yfcfredericton.ca |date= January 11, 2024}}</ref>
! Year
! Year
! Passengers
! Passengers
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|-
|-
|2021||100,844|| {{decrease}} 2.72%
|2021||100,844|| {{decrease}} 2.72%
|-
|2022||267,050 || {{increase}} 164.81%
|-
|2023||333,813|| {{increase}} 25.00%
|}
|}


==Facilities==
==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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/fredericton-internat/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CFredericton%20International%20Airport%20was%20built,to%208%2C010ft%20in%202002 | title=Fredericton International Airport }}</ref> Additions were completed from 2004 to 2006 and 2009.
Built from 1949 to 1951, the airport terminal consists of a 5 storey control tower flanked by a single storey departure and arrival wings.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/fredericton-internat/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CFredericton%20International%20Airport%20was%20built,to%208%2C010ft%20in%202002 | title=Fredericton International Airport }}</ref> 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]].
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. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19971216-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER C-FSKI Fredericton Airport, NB (YFC)|website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{Official|http://www.frederictonairport.ca/}}
*{{Official|https://yfcfredericton.ca/}}
{{Can-arpt-wx|CYFC|Greater Fredericton Airport}}
{{Can-arpt-wx|CYFC|Greater Fredericton Airport}}
* [http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/12/16/nb-fredericton-air-traffic.html Air traffic controllers return to Fredericton]
* [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/air-traffic-controllers-return-to-fredericton-1.846186 Air traffic controllers return to Fredericton]


{{List of airports in Canada}}
{{List of airports in Canada}}

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Fredericton International Airport

Aéroport international de Fredericton
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorGreater Fredericton Airport Authority
ServesFredericton, New Brunswick
Oromocto, New Brunswick
LocationLincoln, New Brunswick
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL67 ft / 20 m
Coordinates45°52′08″N 066°32′14″W / 45.86889°N 66.53722°W / 45.86889; -66.53722
Websitehttps://yfcfredericton.ca/
Map
CYFC is located in New Brunswick
CYFC
CYFC
CYFC is located in Canada
CYFC
CYFC
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
09/27 8,005 2,440 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total Passengers333,813
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]
Passengers from Fredericton International Airport[4]

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

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Air Canada Express Dash 8 Q400 arriving from Toronto-Pearson
AirlinesDestinations
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

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Annual traffic

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

Facilities

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. ^ "Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers". Statcan.gc.ca. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  4. ^ a b "Traffic at YFC increases 25 per cent in 2023, outlook for 2024 even stronger". yfcfredericton.ca. January 11, 2024.
  5. ^ Canada, Transport (August 22, 2023). "Advisory Circular (AC) No. 302-032". 00000000 00000000.
  6. ^ "Fredericton International Airport posts seventh consecutive year of record-breaking growth - Fredericton International Airport". Fredericton International Airport. Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  7. ^ "YFC • Fredericton International Airport • Your Fredericton Connection". July 6, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06.
  8. ^ "Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations". Statcan.gc.ca. 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  9. ^ Ibrahim, Hadeel (2018-05-01). "Fredericton airport gets green light for $30M-expansion to ease crowding". CBC News.
  10. ^ "WestJet Adds Calgary – Fredericton Seasonal Service From June 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  11. ^ Statistics. "YFC Annual Report". yfcfredericton.ca.
  12. ^ "Fredericton International Airport".
  13. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Canadair CL-600-2B19 Regional Jet CRJ-100ER C-FSKI Fredericton Airport, NB (YFC)". aviation-safety.net.
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