2000 Airport Road NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Built in the late 1930s, Calgary International Airport is the busiest airport in Alberta and the fourth busiest airport in Canada. It's located roughly 150 km away from
Banff Downtown, making it the closest airport from there. The region's petroleum and tourism industries have significantly helped foster the growth of the airport.
I'd booked Banff Airporter before the trip, which picked my BFF and me up at
Inns of Banff at around 8.20am. We paid
C$68.00 (~S$70.00) per person for the one-way transport to the airport.
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| It was raining pretty heavily when we left Banff National Park that morning. |
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| The journey took around an hour and 40 minutes. |
We were dropped off at the entrance nearest to WestJet check-in counters.
It was a hassle-free check-in process using one of the self-service machines.
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| Glenbow Museum is a popular art and history museum in Calgary. |
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| My BFF's luggage was stuck, but the issue was resolved quickly by one of the staff. |
As we had a lot of time to kill, we walked around the public area first before going through security screening.
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| I believe there's a cartoon in the Looney Tunes series called Who's Who in the Zoo. |
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| There's a food court on the second floor. |
Something interesting on the second floor of the public area is SpacePort, an education and entertainment facility focusing on space and aeronautics. However, after being around since 2000, its last day of operation will be on 31 December 2019.
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| There's no entrance fee to go into SpacePort. |
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| You can learn about the history of aviation there. |
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| Is anyone here a pilot or aspiring to become one? |
There's a sample of real moon rock on display.
Don't forget to try flying a rocket!
There's a simple flight simulator there. My BFF really enjoyed playing with it.
In the transit area, passengers can make use of YYC Link shuttle service, which is wheelchair-accessible, to quickly and comfortably connect between domestic and international terminals. There are four stations from Councourse A to Concourses D and E.
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| There are 20 vehicles altogether, each with a seating capacity of 10. |
We didn't take the shuttle service, but explored the various parts of the transit area by foot.
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| Pride Month is celebrated in June annually to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, the USA. |
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| No more Chili's in Singapore... |
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| Spotted along one of the walkways~ |
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| Cowboys and Indians unite! |
Concourses A, B and C are in the domestic terminal. In the international terminal, Concourse E is for USA-bound flights and Concourse D is for flights to other countries.
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| The airport is equipped with four runways. |
BTW, the airport is a hub for two major Canadian airlines: Air Canada and WestJet.
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| Despite the imperfections, life's good indeed. Always remember to count our blessings. |
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| Carnival feels! |
Having clocked more than enough steps for the day, we made our way back to Concourse C to wait for the boarding call for our WestJet flight.
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