Edmonton International Airport (IATA: YEG, ICAO: CYEG) is the primary air passenger and air cargo facility in the Edmonton region in the Canadian province of Alberta. It is a hub facility for Northern Alberta and Northern Canada and there are regularly scheduled nonstop flights to over fifty communities in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Europe. It is Canada's largest major airport (by total land area), 5th busiest airport by passenger traffic, and the 15th busiest by aircraft movements.Operated by Edmonton Airports and located 14 NM (26 km; 16 mi) south southwest of downtown Edmonton, in Leduc County, it served 6.1 million passengers in 2009
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WestJet aircraft at Edmonton International Airport, as seen from the North Terminal
Edmonton International Airport is one of WestJet's largest focus cities, it operates to 29 non-stop destinations from Edmonton. WestJet is by far the largest carrier at Edmonton International Airport, holding more than 50% of the market share. Edmonton is also a focus city for Air Canada and Air Canada Jazz, which combined operate to 14 destinations.
Air North, Canadian North, WestJet, and First Air connect their northern networks through Edmonton.
Edmonton International Airport offers US Border Pre-clearance facilities.
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