[jeremy_haak]

I figured I'd jump on the bandwagon of Great Canadian threads and start this one off with Ottawa:

Overview: the old terminal is at centre and the new terminal left of centre. The new terminal has now been expanded behind the old terminal which is in the process of being demolished.
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/6/9/2/0648296.jpg

Terminal:
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/4/5/0783549.jpg

Parking Garage:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2047/2061158381_81fe15c3fa.jpg?v=0

Check-in Area:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2145/2364953193_0c6bd2d05c.jpg?v=0

Maple Leaf Lounge:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2330/2364177149_6037810eb2.jpg?v=0

Gate Area:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1403/1452124675_f3f744fc14.jpg?v=0

Baggage Claim:
http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/0/4/7/0441740.jpg

In a blizzard:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2175/2251711980_4c264d0734.jpg?v=0

[AndrewJ3D]

Pearson.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84123084@N00/340521052/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/919960908_43b34fdeb8_o.jpg

[Jimby]

Westjet head office expansion at the cargo sheds, YYC


http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj184/lumin8_bucket/DSC_0032NEF.jpg


http://www.calgaryairport.com

[DC83]

Ottawa's airport is georgous! I love the waterfall!

That monorail at Pearson seems pretty useless to me. Everytime I'm there, it's always empty!?

Hamilton Int'l:

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/cc9af81b-899c-4c2a-b752-52f5bb9ff157.jpg
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2J7Q

Sadly... that's not a joke :(

[Rico Rommheim]

Ottawa's airport is georgous! I love the waterfall!

That monorail at Pearson seems pretty useless to me. Everytime I'm there, it's always empty!?

Hamilton Int'l:

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/cc9af81b-899c-4c2a-b752-52f5bb9ff157.jpg
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2J7Q

Sadly... that's not a joke :(

Well considering hamilton's proximity to Toronto I'm surprised they have an international airport at all! How far is Person by way of train? 45 minutes? Hell getting to Trudeau from my house by BUS takes 30 minutes, and I'm on the island!

[c@taract_soulj@h]

I could see Hamilton Airport turning into an Ottawa sometime down the road

[DC83]

Well considering hamilton's proximity to Toronto I'm surprised they have an international airport at all! How far is Person by way of train? 45 minutes? Hell getting to Trudeau from my house by BUS takes 30 minutes, and I'm on the island!

Sadly there's no direct link to Pearson by Train (neither GO n'or VIA). The only way is to drive there! Or take a TTC bus which could take 2hrs from downtown. (I know, I've done it b4).

YHM (Hamilton Int'l) was owned by Vancouver's Airport company, but was just bought by Citi Financial... so we're about to see all our airport developments take off (punn intended hehe).

The city is devlopping Rapid Transit lines, one of which goes from Downtown right to the Airport via James/Upper James and may be LRT! (most likely BRT tho)

More Info: http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=126720

[deasine]

YVR - (Your Vancouver Richmond Airport)

http://www.protecgroup.com/images/portfolio/yvr_east_chevron.jpg
[i]YVR without Expansion ~ Source: Protect Installation Groug

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/images/archivesid/24969/201.jpg
West Chevron Expansion Project ~ Source: Journal of Commerce [completed already]

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4950.jpg
Link Building (Bridging the gap between Domestic and International) ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4957.jpg
Link Building Cont'd ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4959.jpg
Link Building Cont'd ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4975.jpg
Domestic Terminal ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4986.jpg
International Terminal ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4990.jpg
Inernational Terminal ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4994.jpg
Fairmont @ US Terminal ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4995.jpg
Airport ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_4998.jpg
Airport ~ Source: nagie's blog

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff121/mindstorms32/YVR/IMG_5019.jpg
Domestic Terminal ~ Source: nagie's blog
blog

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2077/2196417755_b3670d1687.jpg?v=0
YVR Aquarium ~ Source: Flickr

http://www.photo-xposure.com/blog2/uploads/vcr2/yvr2.jpg
YVR Aquarium River ~ Source: Photo-Xpose



Canada Line - First Rapid Transit Train in Canada to the Airport

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2008-04-02/images/KICX9525.jpg
Latest Canada Line Construction @ YVR - Airport Station ~ Source: Tafryn's Blog

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2008-04-02/images/KICX9532.jpg
Latest Canada Line Construction @ YVR - Airport Station ~ Source: Tafryn's Blog

http://www.seataf.com/blogs/canadaline/2008-04-06/images/KICX0025.jpg
Latest Canada Line Construction @ Templeton Station leading into YVR ~ Source: Tafryn's Blog

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/32/Canada_Line_Train.jpg/800px-Canada_Line_Train.jpg
Canada Line Train parked at OMC ~ Source: Wikipedia

[SteelTown]

Hamilton Int'l:

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/display/cc9af81b-899c-4c2a-b752-52f5bb9ff157.jpg
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2J7Q

Sadly... that's not a joke :(

That's not the airport, that's Jetport office, Ron Joyce private jet (usually flys to Fox Harbour Resort in Nova Scotia), hence the Tim Horton's.

Citi Financial, the world’s largest bank, is in the process of taking over 50% of Hamilton Airport, YVR currently owns 100% of YHM.

[O-Town Hockey]

Here's a few more shots of the Ottawa Airport from the opening of our new terminal a couple of years ago as well as a few shots of the recently-opened phase II of the airport's expansion. We're very proud of our little airport considering it's 10000x better than the old terminal (currently being demolished! :) ).

(photos from the Ottawa Airport website (http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/))
Inukshuk Outside
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3103/inukshukoutsidecw5.jpg
Inukshuk Inside
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4941/inukshukinsidegv1.jpg
Hallway
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7200/hallwaybw0.jpg
Parking Structure
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2852/airportparkingzp8.jpg
Waterfall (Ottawa Lock)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4787/ottawalockvk7.jpg

New Wing (opened 2008) (photos by Contrails Photography (http://www.contrailsphotography.com/))
http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow1.jpg http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow4.jpg
http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow11.jpg http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow15.jpg

Rendering of the airport showing phases I & II completed
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3302/renderinglv6.jpg

[AndrewJ3D]

It may seem pointless now but it does serve a purpose. Also it's one hell of a bump ride, more fun then turbulence.

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[graupner]

Welcome to the great canadian threads series. Because no one cares.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/about/media/facts/documents/YUL_Celine1.jpg

[graupner]

Here is Canada's biggest international airport on a busy monday morning.
It probably ranks amongst the biggest abandoned airport in the world.

This could as well fit in the Great Grit thread.

All found on various flickr.com accounts.
http://mirabel.idclik.net/slides/2006_0712Mirabel0006.JPG

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2249128927_a8433f353a_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2119733141_80782c67f0_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/2120515072_20b7d432ea_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/2120513620_db6a0afcf7_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/386946693_52e4eb4c8c_b.jpg


A rare Antonov russian plane seen in Montreal.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2292293903_371d47b6e5_o.jpg

[graupner]

Abandoned MD-11 planes stored in Montreal.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/54/107383419_f0050c1aa1_o.jpg

[Jimby]

domestic arrivals YYC (Air Canada)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3132/2309759850_a28f07f54d_b.jpg

[The Jabroni]

Here is Canada's biggest international airport on a busy monday morning.
It probably ranks amongst the biggest abandoned airport in the world.

This could as well fit in the Great Grit thread.

All found on various flickr.com accounts.
http://mirabel.idclik.net/slides/2006_0712Mirabel0006.JPG

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2249128927_a8433f353a_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2161/2119733141_80782c67f0_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2024/2120515072_20b7d432ea_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2251/2120513620_db6a0afcf7_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/185/386946693_52e4eb4c8c_b.jpg


A rare Antonov russian plane seen in Montreal.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/2292293903_371d47b6e5_o.jpg

So what airport is this?

[Nicko999]

Mirabel! It's the largest airport in Canada and 2nd largest in the world(in terms of area). The airport size is like the whole island of Montreal.

The 1960s saw Montreal experience a tremendous economic boom. Massive construction projects, including the Montreal Metro coupled with the hosting of Expo 67 brought the city international status. More and more visitors were arriving to the city, especially by airplane, though not always by choice. The federal government required that European airlines make Montreal their only Canadian destination. This resulted in 15–20% annual growth in passenger traffic at the city's Dorval Airport. Optimistic about the city's future and its continuing ability to attract more and more visitors, government officials decided to build a new airport that would be more than able to absorb increased passenger traffic well into the 21st century.

Technically speaking, it is still the only airport in Canada with sufficient right-of-way that can be expanded to accommodate 50 million passengers per year, though a lack of traffic meant that Mirabel was never expanded beyond its first phase. It is the only non-capital airport with fewer than 200,000 passengers a year to be part of the National Airports System.

Now this airport is only used for cargo flights:yuck:

[O-Town Hockey]

Mirabel! It's the largest airport in Canada and 2nd largest in the world(in terms of area). The airport size is like the whole island of Montreal.


The government expropriated land from hundreds of farmers to build that disaster, which was quite a big controversy at the time and still resonates with those living in the area today. I heard that they actually built a Metro station underneathe Mirabel with the hope that the train would be expanded there in the future (which never happened, obviously). I would love to go down and check out the abandoned station, would be pretty creepy probably. Anyone have pics?

[Ayreonaut]

Is it quite a ways from the city? And will it ever be used for anything other than cargo?

[trueviking]

winnipeg's new caesar pelli designed airport under construction....

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5603/cptl3.jpg

http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model1.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model2.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model3.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model4.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model5.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7176/aarx4.jpg

Specifications
Airport Terminal Building size: Approximately 51,000 m²
Parking structure: 4 level parking facility, 1,559 stalls
Airside construction: additional aircraft parking apron
Groundside site services

Project schedule:
2005-06 Roadways/Site works
2005-06 Parkade
2006-09 Airport Terminal Building (Phase I)

Cost:
$572 million range [parking & terminal plus roadways, civil site works and infrastructure] 2003-09


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2401/2363437171_cac213118a_o.jpg

[wild wild west]

Here's a few more shots of the Ottawa Airport from the opening of our new terminal a couple of years ago as well as a few shots of the recently-opened phase II of the airport's expansion. We're very proud of our little airport considering it's 10000x better than the old terminal (currently being demolished! :) ).

(photos from the Ottawa Airport website (http://www.ottawa-airport.ca/))
Inukshuk Outside
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/3103/inukshukoutsidecw5.jpg
Inukshuk Inside
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4941/inukshukinsidegv1.jpg
Hallway
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/7200/hallwaybw0.jpg
Parking Structure
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2852/airportparkingzp8.jpg
Waterfall (Ottawa Lock)
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/4787/ottawalockvk7.jpg

New Wing (opened 2008) (photos by Contrails Photography (http://www.contrailsphotography.com/))
http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow1.jpg http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow4.jpg
http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow11.jpg http://www.contrailsphotography.com/images/extra/icn/t_yow15.jpg

Rendering of the airport showing phases I & II completed
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3302/renderinglv6.jpg

The new Ottawa terminal is terrific, particularly compared to the old one which was certainly not befitting the nation's capital. It always looks empty though, perhaps because it is so large.

[1ajs]

winnipeg's new caesar pelli designed airport under construction....

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5603/cptl3.jpg

http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model1.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model2.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model3.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model4.jpg
http://www.waa.ca/UserFiles/Image/model5.jpg

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/7176/aarx4.jpg

Specifications
Airport Terminal Building size: Approximately 51,000 m²
Parking structure: 4 level parking facility, 1,559 stalls
Airside construction: additional aircraft parking apron
Groundside site services

Project schedule:
2005-06 Roadways/Site works
2005-06 Parkade
2006-09 Airport Terminal Building (Phase I)

Cost:
$572 million range [parking & terminal plus roadways, civil site works and infrastructure] 2003-09


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2401/2363437171_cac213118a_o.jpg


and the current terminal in winnipeg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2270/2398103942_3d46609d33_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/darrenmak/2398103942/

control tower
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2041/2220510220_cd5fb3136b_o.jpg
my photo

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2399/2220510462_375445e6a7_o.jpg
my photo



ground floor looking away from the sculpture
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/309728757_4dde6eea88.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaler/309728757/

2nd floor looking same way from about the same spot
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/126153763_34f096ace3.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chradcliffe/126153763/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2126/2271693619_436088c2bb_o.jpg

my photo

[jeremy_haak]

Is it quite a ways from the city? And will it ever be used for anything other than cargo?

It's about 50km north of Montreal. I believe that the cargo operations are also supposed to be transferred to YUL.

[jeremy_haak]

The new Ottawa terminal is terrific, particularly compared to the old one which was certainly not befitting the nation's capital. It always looks empty though, perhaps because it is so large.

Apparently they were approaching capacity at peak periods before the airport expansion; however, a large factor in going ahead with the expansion of the new terminal was due to the cost in maintaining the old terminal.

[youngregina]

Thats was a huge waste of land. Like that could all be flying through montreals airport now couldnt it? Could all that land not be used for farming or anything else of the such. instead of an airport that wont be used until like the year 2500.

[JBB]

Canada's got some fantastic airport infrastructure what with all the new redevelopments over the past 10 years (and ongoing). Not a single major airport has not seen massive construction. I think Ottawa's takes the cake as the best redevelopment of a mid-sized airport, far better then what's been done at Edmonton and Halifax (not to begrudge those airports which are great facilities), though we'll see how Winnipeg's turns out. Vancouver has maintained an amazing facility as well. While I'm very happy with the new T1 at Pearson, my opinion is that while the departure halls are impressive because of their sheer size, the cavernous facility feels lifeless, especially when compared to YVR and new international hub facilities in Europe and Asia. I also am not impressed with the food options at Pearson... they seem to be trying too hard with the proper sit-down restaurants, when most hurried travelers would be content with familiar take out.

[O-Town Hockey]

The new Ottawa terminal is terrific, particularly compared to the old one which was certainly not befitting the nation's capital. It always looks empty though, perhaps because it is so large.

All the photos shown of Phase I and Phase II were taken before the areas were fully operational, just sneak peaks (at the time) of the new buildings. Though, I must say that I don't feel crowded (ever) in the new terminal, except in the long line-ups for security check in the morning. The incredibly high ceilings in much of the building probably account for a lot of that. Things will get busier though, as the traffic is growing between 7-10% per year. Soon we'll be leaving the 0-5 million passenger class for world airport awards (over 4 million last year)!

[Wishblade]

Some photos from/of Stanfield Intl Airport (Halifax)
The airport handles approx. 3.5 million passengers per year

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Halifax_Airport.jpg/800px-Halifax_Airport.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/HFX_Airport_3.jpg/800px-HFX_Airport_3.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/HFX_Airport_1.jpg/800px-HFX_Airport_1.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/HFX_Airport_5.jpg/800px-HFX_Airport_5.jpg

the airport on September 11, 2001:

http://www.canadainfolink.ca/hiap2.jpg

Illistrations for new departure lounges:

http://www.image-architectural-illustration.com/Graphics%202007/500%20Wide/500HalifaxDepartures.jpg

http://www.image-architectural-illustration.com/Graphics%202007/500%20Wide/500HalifaxCommuterDepart.jpg

a couple renderings of the new 2300 space parking complex:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a2/Parking_Structure_Looking_North.jpg/800px-Parking_Structure_Looking_North.jpg

http://building-up.ca/Site/Welcome_files/shapeimage_1.jpg

[Nicko999]

I really like the picture taken September 11, 2001

[Boris2k7]

YYC - Calgary International Airport

http://img399.imageshack.us/img399/1436/yyczn2.jpg
© Spatial Mongrel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/syldavia/)

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/1460/164051929058b21ef39gd6.jpg
© Clashmaker
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/clashmaker/)

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/2228/21760734330f9dafdb6ada7.jpg
© jkalman3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkalman3/)


Airport Development:

Existing 2004 -----------------------------> 2024 projection
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/2530/yycdev1qn7.jpg http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/3139/yycdev2vz9.jpg

The International Facilities Project, which would have renovated and enlarged concourses B and C, was announced in 2007 as cancelled for the time being due to ballooning costs. The Airport Authority has decided to proceed with the eastern terminal expansion next, and likely with the parallel 14,000' (4.27Km) runway thereafter.


Trivia: YYC used to be called the Calgary Municipal Airport, and before that it was called McCall field, after the WWI ace and aviation pioneer from Calgary.

As a personal aside to add to that, I've often thought that Calgary International should be renamed officially to McCall International Airport, and Calgary-McCall in common usage.

[Greco Roman]

Once complete, the brand-spankin new Winnipeg Internation Airport (JAR International) will without a doubt be among the top airport terminals in Canada, and the "Greenest" aswell :yes:

[MTLskyline]

Trudeau Airport, Montreal YUL
I can't stand the inside of Trudeau Airport. It's ceilings are way too low...

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1150/1473337227_b818678c30.jpg?v=0
Caribb (http://flickr.com/photos/caribb/)
Domestic baggage claim.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/79/266530343_55464642fb.jpg?v=0
Caribb (http://flickr.com/photos/caribb/)
International departures.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/238332004_788e00b6f6.jpg?v=0
jetster (http://flickr.com/photos/jetster/)
Canadian customs

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/238290239_f3159a552c.jpg?v=0
jetster (http://flickr.com/photos/jetster/)
Ugly terminal building

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/77/196399147_a52df5f9c3.jpg?v=0
Caribb (http://flickr.com/photos/caribb/)
I have to say we have a nice air traffic control tower though.

http://www.dev3d.com/img/1-100-oct2007/dorval1.jpg
Mariott Hotel Trudeau Airport

[SpongeG]

Mirabel! It's the largest airport in Canada and 2nd largest in the world(in terms of area). The airport size is like the whole island of Montreal.





Now this airport is only used for cargo flights:yuck:

we used mirabel when we flew to israel in the 80's

i had to spend hours and hours and hours there wandering around alone as a curious 11 year old :banana:

[Ruckus]

http://www.tc.gc.ca/prairieandnorthern/images/Saskatoon_TCC2.jpg
Source (http://www.tc.gc.ca/prairieandnorthern/tc_centres/saskatoon.htm)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/1313/airportexpansionnc2.jpg
Source (http://www.yxe.ca/about/pdf/business_plan_05-09.pdf)

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7617/johngairportkj3.jpg
Source (http://www.yxe.ca/about/plans.php)

The following three photos were captured by me.

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/7763/dscf0569ld7.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/1373/dscf0566ho8.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4643/dscf0571ea1.jpg

[IntotheWest]

Anyone have a photo of the open seating area in front of the Starbucks (the Starbucks by Gate A that is), with views over downtown and the mountains? That's probably my favourite "window" in Canadian airports (from what I've seen).

YVR is of course a beautiful airport for a medium-sized airport...very bright and open, and easy to get around quickly.

Winnipeg's old one is terrible..hated spending time there. Can't wait to see this new one - looks real promising!

YYZ's Maple Leaf Lounge is fantastic - and makes all the other ones look tiny in comparison. Not sure if I really like the looks of the new terminal though...too white maybe? What's the passenger traffic up to there now though?? 30 million a year? Definitely ready to take on 50 million!

Halifax's airport looks real nice from those pics - one I haven't seen in person.

[PhilippeMtl]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/238290239_f3159a552c.jpg

fugly yul airport. This is the worst canadian airport, crowded between 3 always congested highways with no rapid link to downtown. Have you ever seen the HWY 20 between YUL and downtown, it crosses the ugliest parts of Montreal.

What a bad decision to move this airport to a shithole in dorval.

[Rico Rommheim]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/90/238290239_f3159a552c.jpg

fugly yul airport. This is the worst canadian airport, crowded between 3 always congested highways with no rapid link to downtown. Have you ever seen the HWY 20 between YUL and downtown, it crosses the ugliest parts of Montreal.

What a bad decision to move this airport to a shithole in dorval.

agreed. But the airport wasn't moved there, its always been there, but the Mirabel fiasco led to this.

Personally, if Mirabel had a rapid rail connection to downtown it would have worked, but it was sabotaged by the PQ. Plus the fact that the fed had to Expropriate 5000 farmers from their lands they had an obligation to make Mirabel work.

[The Jabroni]

^^If YMX actually worked, it wouldn't be such a headache, from what I'm observing. Conceptually, Mirabel had a great idea going.

Hell, by now, it might have expanded to 2 terminals if it had the chance.

[Aylmer]

I could see Hamilton Airport turning into an Ottawa sometime down the road

Ha!Ha!

Yeah...

I didn't get that.

:)

[kitchener-lrt]

Pearson.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/84123084@N00/340521052/sizes/l/in/photostream/

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1379/919960908_43b34fdeb8_o.jpg
The headlights look like the new Honda Civic :P.

Waterloo International Airport:
http://www.waterlooairport.ca/en/resources/FrontTerm.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Region_of_Waterloo_International_Airport.JPG/200px-Region_of_Waterloo_International_Airport.JPG

[1ajs]

JAR from this afternoon
http://www.pointdouglas.com/plugins/p17_image_gallery/images/1092.jpg

[drew]

^ nice. I like the curved "swoop" effect of the roofline. Very aerodynamic-ish. Which, I guess makes sense.

[The Jabroni]

There's so much more area covered than the actual renderings. The new terminal will truly be bigger than our current one!

[SFUVancouver]

SkyTrain Canada Line - YVR Station
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/7385/yvrcanadalinestnapril16mk6.jpg
http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.png (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/ca/) My photo, taken April 16th, 2008.