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If the tag on your luggage reads “YYC,” than your plane will touch down at Canada’s third-busiest air traffic hub, Calgary International Airport, serving more than 15 million travelers a year. It’s also the site of one of Canada’s largest new construction projects, a new international terminal. Part of a $2 billion expansion program, the two-million square-foot facility will essentially double the airport’s current passenger service space, 24 aircraft gates (including two for extra wide body jets), and expanded runway measuring at 2.65 miles long by 200 feet wide—the longest runway in the nation.
The five level building is also North America’s first terminal to incorporate a call-to-gate system, where passengers gather in one grand space rather than isolated waiting areas prior to proceeding to boarding gates. This arrangement keeps restaurants and other retail services handy, and will also help manage late gate changes with ease.