Tulsa International Airport is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is served by American Airlines, American Connection, American Eagle, Champion Air, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Airlines, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink, ExpressJet, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and United Express. The airport also has cargo service provided by DHL, Federal Express, UPS, and the United States Postal Service.
A wide range of parking and transportation options are available at Tulsa International Airport, along with a good selection of amenities, restaurants, and shopping opportunities.
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Tulsa International Airport has several parking options available for the convenience of travelers and visitors. The first 30 minutes of parking is free in the short-term parking area and long-term parking is available at a reduced rate. Handicapped parking is available for disabled passengers and an express shuttle will take you right to or from your car for just $6 per day.
Long Term Parking - Long-term parking is available at a rate of $10 per day at Tulsa International Airport. This discounted price is attractive for travelers on a budget and those who don't want to pay high prices for parking fees.
Discount Airport Parking - Discounted parking rates are available in the long-term parking lots. The discounted rate is $10 per day. Free parking is also available for 30 minutes in the short-term parking area. This is ideal if you're picking up a passenger and don't want to pay to park when you're just waiting for a few minutes.
Handicapped Parking - Handicapped parking is available in all Tulsa International Airport parking areas. The handicapped spaces in each parking area are closest to the terminals so that handicapped individuals can get to and from their cars more easily. You must have a valid placard or license plate indicating your handicapped status to be able to park in one of these spaces.
Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. It is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, behind Toronto Pearson International Airport, with non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and other airports within Canada. The airport has won several notable international "best airport" awards, and it won the Skytrax "Best North American Airport" award in 2007.[5] YVR also retains the distinction of "Best Canadian Airport" in the regional results.[6] The airport is the second busiest Canadian airport with 17.5 million passengers[4] and 326,026 movements in 2007.[3] It is an Air Canada hub as well as a focus city for WestJet.
The Vancouver International Airport is one of nine Canadian Airports that have U.S. border preclearance facilities. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh refused to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchased land on Sea Island for aviation purposes. Due to its proximity to Asia versus the rest of North America, YVR is used as a "gateway" between the two continents. It has more trans-Pacific flights than other cities on the West Coast of greater population, such as Seattle. This is partially due to cultural and historical ties as Vancouver has a very diverse population with a large Asian population.
Vancouver International Airport has three terminals: The domestic terminal, which was constructed in 1968 and recently given a top-to-bottom renovation; the International Terminal, which was newly constructed in the mid to late 1990s, and the South Terminal, which is a portion of the original terminal that is still in use. The International and Domestic terminals can effectively be considered to be one building divided into two sections, while the South terminal is located in a remote part of the airport. The South Terminal serves regional airlines which fly mostly within British Columbia.
In May 2005, the federal government, which owns the land, announced it was cutting rent costs by 54%. The rent reductions will cut the cost of the lease by approximately $840 million CAD between 2006-2020, or $5.0 billion CAD over the term of the lease, which ends in 2052. Currently, the airport authority pays about $80 million CAD each year in rent. Passengers traveling through YVR are no longer required to pay a separate Airport Improvement Fee; it now is included in the price of a ticket.
Vancouver International Airport's interior has a uniquely B.C. theme, featuring one of the most extensive collections of North West Coast Native art in the world, and blues and greens to reflect the colours of the land, sea and sky. The airport uses a great deal of carpet and vast expanses of glass to let in large amounts of natural light. One of the most noticeable pieces in an arriving passenger's trip is the International arrivals hall, a large area where customs and immigration procedures are completed. Arriving passengers come down escalators leading to a platform across a large waterfall. The YVR aboriginal art collection includes wooden sculptures and totem poles. Bill Reid's sculpture in bronze, "The Spirit of Haida Gwaii, The Jade Canoe", is displayed in the international departures area.
By November 2009, in time for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Canada Line, a rapid transit line running from Richmond to the airport to downtown Vancouver, will be completed, for which Vancouver International Airport is contributing up to $300 million. The total cost of the project is $2 billion. A Link Building ($117 million, completion 2007) will be the docking area for users of the line and will link the international terminal with the domestic terminal. A nine-gate international terminal expansion will be done in two phases ($420 million; Phase 1 – 2007; Phase 2 – as soon as 2010). The first phase will see four new gates with two conventional wide-bodied gates and two able to accommodate the Airbus A380. The international terminal addition will have several examples of beauty in British Columbia, including a stream in a proposed pathway and fish and jellyfish tanks.
Vancouver International Airport Authority is currently developing a 2007-2027 Master Plan and Land Use Plan, a look forward 20 years to ensure YVR will be able to accommodate the passengers it expects. It is asking the community for input and toured local malls with an informational display to elicit feedback. The tour is complete, but the public can still provide feedback through the Master Plan section of the YVR tulsa-airport-parking, where a copy of the draft Master Plan recommendations is also available.
The airport's reputation as a premier gateway airport between Asia and North America was made evident during Operation Yellow Ribbon on September 11, 2001. With U.S. airspace closed as a result of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, there was no choice for Vancouver International Airport but to take part in the operation since it was the only major Canadian airport on the west coast that has the capability of handling large aircraft for trans-Pacific flights. The airport handled 34 flights carrying 8,500 passengers—more passengers than any other Canadian airport involved in the operation.
The airport won the 2001 Airport Management Award from the B.C. Aviation Council[8] and was cited for overcoming many challenges in a professional and compassionate way.
