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Answer» What is Vancouver International Airport mean? Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is a Transport Canada designated international airport located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements (306,799) and passengers (25.9 million), behind Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is often described as a trans-Pacific hub, with more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe. It is a hub for Air Canada and WestJet, and an operating base for Air Transat. Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have US Border Preclearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled floatplanes. The airport has won several notable international best airport awards. It won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007 and 2010 through 2022, for a record of 12 consecutive years. The airport also made the list of top 10 airports in the world for the first time in 2012, rated at 9th (2012), 8th (2013), and 9th (2014) overall. It is the only North American airport included in the top 10 for 2013 and 2014. YVR also retains the distinction of Best Canadian Airport in the regional results. Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island, and is managed by Vancouver Airport Authority, a not-for-profit organization. reference | Full Form | Category | | Virtual Interface Action | Academic & Science | | Very Innovative Architecture | Academic & Science | | Visual Information Access | Academic & Science | | Videira | Airport Code | | Viacom, Inc. | Business | | Vision Instinct And Action | Business | | Values Into Action | Business | | Very Important Assets | Business | | ViaGold Capital Ltd | Business | | Volunteers in Asia | Community | | Volunteers In Action | Community | | Valley Industry Association | Community | | Vendors ISDN Association | Computer and Networking | | Virus Information Alliance | Computing | | Vax Information Architecture | Computing | | Variable Interface Architecture | Computing | | Virtual Interface Architecture | Computing | | Viacoin | Cryptocurrency | | Vertical Interconnect Access | Electronics | | from Latin via, ablative of via “way, road, channel” | General | | from Latin viā, ablative of via “way, road, channel” | General | | Values Ideas and | General | | Violent Intestinal Agitation | General | | Vlaanderen in Actie | General | | Vision Innovation and Achievement | General | | Values in Action | General | | Visual Intelligence And Analysis | General | | Vereniging Informatiewetenschappen Amsterdam | General | | Violet In Abloom | General | | VGG Image Annotator | General | | Versatile Interface Adapter | General | | Visual Impact Assessment | General | | Vehicle Inspection Association | General | | Vehicle Interface Adaptor | General | | Vicenza Auto | General | | Vrienden Van Interessante Automobielen | General | | Vehicle Industry Association | General | | Vehicle Information Api | General | | Vision Intent Action | General | | Versatile Integrated Avionics | General | | By the means of .... , or By way of .... | General | | Virtues in Action | General | | Vision Into Action | Governmental | | Vision, Intent, and Action | Governmental | | Vinitaly International Academy | International | | Vancouver International Airport | International | | Varna International Airways | International | | Valutazione Impatto Ambientale | International | | Veterinary Information Assistant | Jobs | | Visualized Interactive Analysis | Medical | | Adelaide Australian Coast Radio Service | Military and Defence | | Very Intense Attack | Military and Defence | | Vietcong Infantry Assault | Military and Defence | | Vacuum Insertion Approximation | Physics Related | | Via Rail Canada | Regional | | Videira, SC, Brazil | Regional | | Video Image Analysis | Space Science | | Very Intense Adventure | Sports |
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