Fredericton International Airport
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Fredericton International Airport Template:Airport codes is an airport in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada, Template:Convert southeast<ref name="CFS"/> of Fredericton.
The airport is classified as an international airport by Transport Canada<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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, the airport is owned by Transport Canada and operated by the Fredericton International 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<ref>Template:Cite news</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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The expansion began in mid summer of 2018 and construction lasted 30 months.
Airlines and destinations
Statistics
Annual traffic
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Year | Passengers | % change |
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| 2010 | 273,968 | Template:Steady | ||
| 2011 | 279,447 | Template:Increase 2% | ||
| 2012 | 283,760 | Template:Increase 1.5% | ||
| 2013 | 298,760 | Template:Increase 5.5% | ||
| 2014 | 316,888 | Template:Increase 6.1% | ||
| 2015 | 349,832 | Template:Increase 10.4% | ||
| 2016 | 377,977 | Template:Increase 8.1% | ||
| 2017 | 398,000 | Template:Increase 5.3% | ||
| 2018 | 424,324 | Template:Increase 7.8% | ||
| 2019 | 427,085 | Template:Increase 0.65% | ||
| 2020 | 103,667 | Template:Decrease 75.63% | ||
| 2021 | 100,844 | Template:Decrease 2.72% | ||
| 2022 | 267,050 | Template:Increase 164.81% | ||
| 2023 | 333,813 | Template:Increase 25.00% | ||
| 2024 | 377,346 | Template:Increase 13.04% |
Facilities
Built from 1949 to 1951, the airport terminal consists of a five storey control tower flanked by a single storey departure and arrival wings.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</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.
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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>