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The largest airport an Alberta, and the fourth largest in Canada, Calgary International Airport is a hub for both Air Canada and WestJet. Decent spotting opportunists are available, but the airport's large size and distance between runways limit the number of aircraft that can be seen from a single location.


==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==
[[File:1280px-WestJetEncoreDash8-Q400C-GWEQ YYCNovember2018.jpg|right|thumb|WestJet Encore Dash-8 Q400 landing on runway 35L as seen from Edward H. LaBorde Viewing Area]]


===McKnight Boulevard===
===Edward H. LaBorde Viewing Area===
A paved lot to the West of the main (16/34) runway. All movements on this runway can be seen and photographed (200-300mm), although the sun is bothersome before noon. Traffic using 10/28 is too far away to be identified from here.
A paved lot/park located to the West of the main (17R/35L) runway on Aviation Road. All movements on this runway can be seen and photographed (150-300mm), although the sun is bothersome before noon. Traffic using 10/28 is too far away to be identified from here, and traffic on 16L/34R can be identified, but is too far away for photography.
Picnic tables and a nearby gas station/store.  
Picnic tables and a nearby gas station/store.  
From Deerfoot Trail, take the McKnight Boulevard exit, turn left on Aviation Boluevard, right on Aviaton Road, and follow the road until you reach the lot.


===Aerial Place (WestJet hangar)===
===Aerial Place (WestJet hangar)===
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==Regular Airline Traffic==
==Regular Airline Traffic==
 
[[File:1280px-AirCanadaA319C-GAQX YYCNovember2018.jpg|right|thumb|Air Canada A319 landing on runway 35L as seen from Edward H. LaBorde Viewing Area]]
[[File:1280px-CanadianNorthBoeing737-300C-FKCN YYCNovember2018.jpg|right|thumb|Canadian North Boeing 737-300 landing on runway 35L]]


'''About 150 Arrivals per day including:'''
'''About 150 Arrivals per day including:'''
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Air Transat (A310, A332) Places flown: Seasonal destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2551 Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
Air Transat (A310, A332) Places flown: Seasonal destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2551 Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
American (MD80) Places flown: Dallas. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1491 Departing Rnwy 34] <br>   
American (MD80) Places flown: Dallas. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1491 Departing Rnwy 34] <br>   
British Airways (763, 772) Places served: London Heathrow. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1950 Departing Rnwy 16. <br>
British Airways (B763, B772) Places served: London Heathrow. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1950 Departing Rnwy 16] <br>  
Canjet (B738) Places served: Seasonal destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2514 Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
Canadian North (B732, B733, DH8) Places served: Yellowknife, Inuvik, Norman Wells via Edmonton. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1359 Departing Rnwy 28] <br>
Canadian North (B732, DH8) Places served: Yellowknife, Inuvik, Norman Wells via Edmonton. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1359 Departing Rnwy 28] <br>
Central Mountain Air (B1900, D0328) Places served: Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Cranbrook. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1254 Touchdown on Rnwy 28] <br>
Central Mountain Air (B1900, D0328) Places served: Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Edmonton, Cranbrook. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1254 Touchdown on Rnwy 28] <br>
Continental (B737NG) Places served: Houston, Newark (Seasonal). [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-622 Takeoff from Rnwy 16] <br>
Enerjet (B737NG) Places served: Charter destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2510 Final Approach Rnwy 25]<br>
Enerjet (B737NG) Places served: Charter destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2510 Final Approach Rnwy 25]
Flair Airines (B734) <br/>
FlyGlobespan (B763) Places served: Dublin, Edinburgh, London Gatwick. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2409 Final Approach Rnwy 34] <br>
Horizon Air (DH8-400, CRJ7, E175) Places served: Seattle. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2245 Final Approach for Rnwy 10] <br>
Horizon Air (DH8-400, CRJ7) Places served: Seattle. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2245 Final Approach for Rnwy 10] <br>
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (A332) Places served: Amsterdam. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2761 Arriving at the D-Wing] <br>
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (A332) Places served: Amsterdam Starting May 2009. <br>
Lufthansa (A332, A343) Places served: Frankfurt. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2553 Departure from Rnwy 16] <br>
Lufthansa (A332, A343) Places served: Frankfurt. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2553 Departure from Rnwy 16] <br>
Mexicana Airlines (A319) Places served: Mexico City. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2408 Departure from Rnwy 34] <br>
Monarch Airlines (B763, A332) Places served: Manchester, London Gatwick. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1011 Departure from Rnwy 34] <br>
Northwest (A319, A320) Places served: Minneapolis. <br>
SkyService (B752)Places served: Seasonal destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2536 Final Approach for Rnwy 16] <br>
SkyService (B752)Places served: Seasonal destinations. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2536 Final Approach for Rnwy 16] <br>
Skywest - Delta Connection (CRJ2) Places served: Salt Lake City. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-538 Departure from Rnwy 28] <br>
Skywest - Delta Connection (CRJ2) Places served: Salt Lake City. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-538 Departure from Rnwy 28] <br>
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Thomas Cook (A332) Places served: London Gatwick, Manchester. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2492 Departure from Rnwy 16] <br>
Thomas Cook (A332) Places served: London Gatwick, Manchester. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2492 Departure from Rnwy 16] <br>
United (B733, B735) Places served: Denver, San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare. <br>
United (B733, B735) Places served: Denver, San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare. <br>
US Airways (A319, A320) Places served: Las Vegas, Phoenix. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-959 Departure from Rnwy 28] <br>
WestJet (B737NG, B737MAX) [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1433 Departure from Rnwy 16]<br>
Westjet (B737NG) [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1433 Departure from Rnwy 16]<br>
WestJet Encore (Q400)<br/>
WestJet Link (Saab340)<br/>


==Cargo Traffic==
==Cargo Traffic==


Asiana Cargo (B744F)Places flown: Chicago, Seoul. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2412  Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
Asiana Cargo (B744F)Places flown: Chicago, Seoul. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2412  Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
Asiana Cargo (B744F)Places flown: Chicago, Seoul. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2412  Departing Rnwy 34] <br>
Atlas Air (747-200F, 400F) Places served: Charters. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2481 Final approach for Rnwy 16] <br>  
Atlas Air (747-200F, 400F) Places served: Charters. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-2481 Final approach for Rnwy 16] <br>  
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Cargolux (B744F) Places served: Los Angeles, Seattle, Luxembourg. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-257 Final Approach for Rnwy 28] <br>
Cargolux (B744F) Places served: Los Angeles, Seattle, Luxembourg. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-257 Final Approach for Rnwy 28] <br>
Fedex (A300F, B727F) Places served: Memphis, Winnipeg, Toronto. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1951 Touchdown on Rnwy 28] <br>
Fedex (A300F, B757SF) Places served: Memphis, Winnipeg, Toronto. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1951 Touchdown on Rnwy 28] <br>
Purolator / Kelowna Flightcraft (B727F, DC10F,CV580) Places served:Hamilton, Kelowna, Winnipeg. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1272 Take off from Rnwy 28] <br>
Purolator / Kelowna Flightcraft (B727F, DC10F,CV580) Places served:Hamilton, Kelowna, Winnipeg. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1272 Take off from Rnwy 28] <br>
UPS (A300F) Places served: Louisville. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1252 Final Approach Rnwy 34] <br>
UPS (A300F) Places served: Louisville. [http://www.contrailsphotography.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?pos=-1252 Final Approach Rnwy 34] <br>


==Facilities and Transportation==
==Facilities and Transportation==
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