Facts & Figures
The Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport serves the City
of Saskatoon, central and northern Saskatchewan, an area containing a population
of approximately 500,000 people.
Room to Grow
- Major expansion of Air Terminal Building completed in October 2002
- Annual passenger capability of 1.4 million passengers
- Retail and office space available for lease
- More than 300 acres of land available for development
- Another Terminal Expansion projected for 2011/2012
Low Cost Advantage
The goal of the Saskatoon Airport Authority is to become Canada’s premier
low cost airport:
- One fee increase in past 7 years
- $5 In-Province AIF and $15 out-of-province AIF among the lowest in Canada
- Landing and terminal user fees among the lowest in Canada
- No policing, security or turnaround fees
Scheduled Air Service
Non-stop service to:
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Winnipeg
- Regina
- Prince Albert
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Vancouver
- Buffalo Narrows
- Minneapolis
- Denver
- Chicago
- Las Vegas (seasonal)
One-stop, same-plane service to:
- Montreal
- Prince George
- Kelowna
- Victoria
- Fort McMurray
- La Ronge
- Wollaston Lake
- Stony Rapids / Black Lake
- Fond du Lac
- Points North Landing
One-stop, connecting service to:
- Most major Canadian, US and international destinations through airline
HUBS in Minneapolis/St.Paul, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Denver, Chicago
& Las Vegas.
Charter Air Service
Seasonal charter service to popular international sunspot destinations
and northern Saskatchewan hunting and fishing destinations.
Scheduled Air Carriers
- Air Canada/ Air Canada Jazz
- Delta Airlines
- United Airlines
- Transwest Air
- WestJet Airlines
- West Wind Aviation
- Pronto Airways
- Express Air
Charter Carriers
- Air Transat
- Transwest Air
- West Wind Aviation
- SunWing
Air Terminal Building
New, $19 million renovation and expansion completed in
2002 increasing passenger capacity more than double, to 1.4 million passengers
annually.
Passenger and Luggage Movement:
- 34 check-in positions
- 6 aircraft loading bridges
- 4 aircraft ground loading positions
- 3 modern baggage conveyors
- Indoor baggage unloading bay
- Bridges and facilities can accommodate aircraft up to Boeing 747
Customs / Immigration facility can process up to 200 passengers
(300 with staged deplaning).
- Dedicated baggage conveyor for international arrivals
- Service available from 8:00am to 12:00pm; 06:00am to 8:00am service
with prior notice, overtime charges apply
Retail services include:
- HDS Relay: Books, Magazines, Gifts and Duty Free
- Prairie Unique Gifts: Great selection of "Saskatchewan Made" items
- SaskTel Business Centre: Both pre and post security to meet your business
needs
Ground Transportation Including:
- Budget Rent-A-Car
- National
- Thrifty Car Rental
- Avis-Rent-A-Car
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- United Blue Line Taxi service
- Various Hotel Shuttle services
- Various Limousine Service Providers
Food and Beverage Services:
- Tim Hortons
- Crossroads Grille
- The Prairie Elevator Restaurant and Lounge
- To GO News Café and Lounge: located post-security screening
Unofficial Annual Passenger traffic:
| 1995 |
598,736 |
| 1996 |
682,895 |
| 1997 |
795,850 |
| 1998 |
822,003 |
| 1999 |
814,067 |
| 2000 |
801,079 |
| 2001 |
809,871 |
| 2002 |
765,727 |
| 2003 |
760,854 |
| 2004 |
803,541 |
| 2005 |
902,129 |
| 2006 |
953,342 |
| 2007 |
1,035,660 |
2008
2009 |
1,135,113
1,157,393
|
Annual Aircraft Movments
| 1995 |
86,030 |
| 1996 |
91,258 |
| 1997 |
107,190 |
| 1998 |
110,205 |
| 1999 |
101,718 |
| 2000 |
98,143 |
| 2001 |
96,131 |
| 2002 |
88,795 |
| 2003 |
76,692 |
| 2004 |
77,185 |
| 2005 |
82,677 |
| 2006 |
87,674 |
| 2007 |
99,378 |
2008
2009 |
105,407
93,413 |
Courier and Air freight
- International courier services include:
- Purolator
- Fedex
- UPS
- DHL International
- Mayne Logistics Loomis
- Priority Courier
- Scheduled air freight services through Air Canada, WestJet (ELS Marketing),
Pronto Airways, Transwest Air
Pilot Services & Facilities
- Fixed Base Operators providing business and itinerant aircraft refueling,
temporary parking and executive passenger lounges, deplaning and enplaning.
- Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) services
- Aircraft Category 6 (aircraft length between 28 and 39 metres long,
max. 5 metres wide)
- Core hours 6:30am to 12:00am, seasonally adjusted to accommodate
schedule
- Two runways (09/27, 15/33) with ILS, BC, VOR and NDB approach aids.
- Runways, terminal apron and taxiways Pavement Load Rating of 11 general
aviation taxiways and aprons PLR of 8
State of the art Nav Canada Air Traffic Control Tower and Flight Service
Station opened in 2001. Tower hours of operation are 6:00am to 10:45pm
in the summer and 6:45am to 10:45pm in the winter.- Flight training schools
- Contract support services including:
- Customer service for domestic and international flights
- Flight kitchen
- Ground support services
- Transient maintenance support
- Refueling services
- Local charter carriers servicing remote destinations in northern Canada
City of Saskatoon
Centrally located service centre for central and northern Saskatchewan:
- Saskatchewan's largest city:
- Population: 207,700 as of June 2007.
- Growing at 2.7% per year
- Home to the world's largest producers of potash and uranium
- Home to leading firms in biotechnology, agriculture, metal fabrication,
communications and light manufacturing
- Canadian Light Source project at the University of Saskatchewan.
Canada's largest science project. $174 million innovative partnership
among governments, industry and universities
- Centre of Saskatchewan's growing tourism in Eco-tourism, world-class
fishing and hunting
