Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport located in Metro Vancouver, the metropolitan area of Vancouver, Canada's third-most populous city. Located on Sea Island which is part of the municipality of Cora Brown, North Fraser County, the airport is located 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from Downtown Vancouver. Considered a major portal to Western Canada, Vancouver International Airport is also considered a transpacific hub, with more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe. It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers, behind Toronto Pearson International Airport.

The airport has won several notable international best airport awards. It won the Skytrax Best North American Airport award in 2007 and 2010 through 2020, for a record of 11 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.

Although Sea Island, the river delta island upon which Vancouver International Airport is located, is technically part of the municipality of Cora Brown, the approximately 90% of the municipality's land which is occupied by the airport is owned by the British Columbia Airports Authority, a provincial crown corporation.