Edmonton Airports

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Edmonton Regional
Airports Authority
Company type Community-based, not-for-profit
Founded Edmonton, Alberta, 1990;35 years ago (1990)
Headquarters Edmonton International Airport, Leduc County, Alberta, Canada
Number of locations
2
Area served
 Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Key people
  • Naseem Bashir (Board Chair)
  • Myron Keehn (President & CEO)
ServicesAirport operator
OwnerCommunity-based
Number of employees
4,000+ (2011)
Website corporate.flyeia.com

Edmonton Airports, officially the Edmonton Regional Airports Authority, is an airport authority responsible for the management and operation of two airports in the Edmonton area. [1] Established in 1990, following the Regional Airports Authorities Act passed by the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, It is a non-profit organisation and, as per the act, has no shareholders and does not pay dividends. [2]

Contents

The authority is governed by a 15-member board of directors appointed to represent the various municipalities and the Government of Canada (2 members). [1] These municipalities include the cities of Edmonton (six members), Leduc (one member), Leduc County (one member), Parkland County (one member), Strathcona County (one member) and Sturgeon County (one member). [3] The board also appoints two members at-large. [3]

Operations

Edmonton Airports operates the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) and the Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport. [4] The EIA is owned by Transport Canada, leased by Edmonton Airports, and part of the National Airports System. [5] It includes a planned inland port logistics support facility in support of the Port Alberta initiative. [6] The Villeneuve Airport is owned by Edmonton Airports. [7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Edmonton Airports". Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. ↑ Regional Airports Authorities Act
  3. 1 2 2008 Annual Report and Financials Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Edmonton Airports Corporate Information Site". Edmonton Airports. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ Airport Divestiture Status Report Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Infrastructure". Port Alberta. Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Villeneuve Airport". Archived from the original on 2010-05-08. Retrieved 2010-04-02.



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