Nanaimo Airport is a privately owned and operated regional airport located south southeast of Nanaimo,

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, Canada. In 1999, the air terminal was named in honour of

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Raymond Collishaw who was born in Nanaimo. The Nanaimo-Collishaw Air Terminal is the passenger terminal for the airport. The Nanaimo Airport currently has only one available runway for

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(IFR) conditions, runway 16. This is because the approach to the north-facing runway (runway 34) is a dogleg approach that follows the Ladysmith Harbour.

Expansion

In 2010, the Nanaimo Airport Commission announced the completion of a significant runway expansion. The runway length increased by almost to accommodate larger aircraft, as well as the addition of a third taxiway (labelled Charlie), to allow direct access to the threshold of runway 16. Shortly after the runway expansion, Nanaimo Airport saw an increase in commercial traffic because of the subsequent installation of an advanced

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(ILS) and associated lighting on the south-facing runway 16. This would soon attract the likes of

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and

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among the existing services offered by

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. Between April 2019 and March 2020, a major terminal expansion took place, increasing the terminal's screening capacity from 100 passengers per hour to 1,000 passengers per hour. The apron was also expanded to compensate for the 60% size increase of the new terminal building. The air terminal saw 435,000 passengers pass through its gates in 2018.

Airlines and destinations

Nanaimo Airport provides service to

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and Calgary via Air Canada Express,

and WestJet Link. Nanaimo Airport YCD arial

Passenger

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* {{authority control Certified airports in British Columbia Buildings and structures in Nanaimo Transport in Nanaimo

Expansion

Airlines and destinations

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