Edmonton International Airport
It offers non-stop flights to major Canadian cities, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe and Central America. In the 2017 moved more than 7 million passengers what makes it currently the fifth busiest airport in terms of air traffic. It has facilities to cross the border with the United States, passengers with can use the “quick Connection”, which facilitates the pass for security.
Calgary International Airport
It is the busiest in the province of Alberta and the fourth at the national level. In the 2017 it moved more than 17 million passengers and carried out more than 200,000 air movements. It has 2 terminals, one for domestic flights and another for international ones, with very comfortable seats and even a shopping area. The airport has the highest control tower in all of Canada, giving the controllers better view of the airfield. There are also two hotels in their facilities.
Montréal – Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
It is the busiest airport in the province of Quebec and the third busiest in Canada. It has a 4-star hotel with more than 27 first-class rooms and an underground train station to connect the airport to the lower part of Montreal. They have as a short-term plan, increase passenger capacity by flight, develop a network of taxis and reconfigure the national and international arrivals hall to minimize the waiting time at the airport
Vancouver International Airport
It is included in the Top 10 of world Airports, is the second busiest in the country in terms of air movements and retains the distinction of “best Canadian Airport” on regional flights. It has 3 terminals, the national flights, the international and the so-called South Terminal. It also has its own train station and free Wi-Fi in all facilities.
Toronto Pearson International Airport
This is the largest and busiest airport in Canada and the second in terms of foreign personnel movement. In the 2017 it moved more than 47 million persons. It has 2 public terminals 1 and 3, both designed for domestic flights, transshipments and international flights. It also has a VIP terminal to handle private flights that provides 24-hour butler services, personalized catering, direct baggage delivery and ground transportation.
Major airports
Canada has a strong network of airports that move national and foreign personnel across the country and out of this. There are 15 of them that have stood out in the movement of people and in air traffic, these are:
- Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Vancouver International Airport
- Montréal – Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Calgary International Airport
- Edmonton International Airport
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
- Internacional Halifax Stanfield Airport
- Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport
- Toronto City Airport, Billy Bishop
- Victoria International Airport
- Kelowna International Airport
- Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- San John International Airport
- Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport
- Regina International Airport
Cabot Trail
It is one of the most well-known routes of this nation as its route contains the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the Margaree River valley, the Brasd’Or Lake and spectacular ocean views. It is open all year round and you can travel its 185 miles that make up a circuit around the north end of the island.
Banff National Park
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This is the grandfather of the Canadian parks, since its establishment was in 1885, more than a century ago. It covers about 2000 square miles in which it has glaciers, mountainous terrain, extensive ice fields and dense forests. The number of tourists who visit it annually has increased to the incredible figure of more than 5 million and this has had as a consequence its ecosystem has been threatened. Therefore, if the park is among your dream destinations it helps to preserve this natural treasure that by the way is a World Heritage site because it belongs to the whole of parks of the Canadian Rockies.
Whistler Blackcomb
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It is considered the largest ski resort in North America and has the highest climbing capacity. It is located approximately 75 miles from Vancouver and is annually visited by more than 2 million people. The area maintains the best ski resort position since the 90, so if you like snow, sports and comfort you can’t stop passing through here.
The Parliament Hill
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Commonly known as the Hill, it is a Crown land area on the south bank of the Ottawa River. Its buildings serve as the headquarters of the Canadian Parliament and its outstanding architectural elements, attracts about 3 million visitors a year. In its beginnings it was a military base, but after a series of extensions for the Parliament and new buildings it took its present form.
