@@RMTransit Why so?

The plans I have seen actually put the potential future station between S. McDonald and about 150m west of Aviation Avenue, right before the track changes from double-track to single-track. This would put the airport stations 650m apart from each other, which is a pretty good distance. Bear in mind, though, that this was planned 25 years ago, and the airport's plans do change over time. I haven't heard anything concrete or planned for ANY time in the near or medium future anyhow. Part of the reason for this potential station was because one possibility was for the main terminal to be expanded further East... but they decided to expand the aprons of D pier instead. Also it's an open question as to WHAT this station would be used for. It likely wouldn't be terminal access, but rather a station for employees to access the service buildings and workplaces east of the terminal as need grows. In conclusion, it's good that they've PLANNED for this additional station in the design, but don't expect anything concrete to be decided for another 15 years.

​@@TheNewGreenIsBlueit'll be the US terminal

@@j134679 Are you sure?

@@RMTransit thanks

Guangzhou is where my parents are born Vancouver is where I was born lol

Jing-Jin-Ji has *112 million people.* Pearl River Delta has *73 million people.* Vancouver? 2. And Canadian airports do not receive government money.

Small perhaps, old no. There are older buildings, but they have been regularly renovated. Vancouver is not a big city... at least in Asian terms, even if it is big for Canada. Canadians in general build for utilitarian purposes. Vanity airport projects à la Dubaï or Beijing don't, and won't, happen here, ever. Only the very largest cities in North America will build airports with some frills. And it will take almost every major airport in the world, years to financially recover from Covid-19, and years more to plan for rising water levels due to climate change. We (the world) don't even know yet to which extent air travel will rebound. 5, 10, 15 years?

@@aberas7628 Yeah, I don't think he realizes that calling an airport "small" is perhaps the best compliments you can give an airport. If an airport feels "small" it means its more easy to navigate. I mean, he didn't say "crowded" or "lacking in amenities" so its size doesn't seem to be a problem. I travelled to the new IST when it opened and although it was large and "shiny" transit times were painfully longer than they needed to be. When I traveled to CAN, It was NOT a great experience. 4-5 levels of security, some of it random and redundant, horribly understaffed passport control counters, exit emigration (which admittedly isn't the airport's fault... as Canada doesn't have exit emigration). Also, connections at CAN remind me of LAX with a HUGE space between sides of the terminal building. At least rail puts you in the middle of this, but I'll take YVR's Canada Line station ANY day... Also, deplaning SUCKS at CAN. It's boring, sterile, and doesn't build any anticipation. Compare that to the reveals when landing at YVR, which is anything BUT claustrophobic. Also, YVR has almost NO bus-to-plane gates, but CAN has plenty of those annoying gates. CAN does have some nice amenities, and hopefully terminal two copies some of the good things other countries have done, like TPE in Taiwan, ICN in Seoul, HND in Japan, and of course SIN in SIngapore which is pretty much the gold standard. And really, these are the airports you SHOULD be comparing CAN to. Compare YVR to any of the 3rd tier 2M population Chinese cities and I'm sure you'll find it a challenging comparison. Also, CAN's restrooms often don't have much in the way of baby changing stations in the men's toilets (that I could see) and no family restrooms which are extremely useful. Combine that with people smoking (despite it not being allowed) and the weird decision to confiscate liquids that you purchased IN THE SECURE AREA before you board the plane (which is weird)... and flaky internet that requires a scan of your passport to access... and I find it hard to seriously consider Guangzhou's airport as better than YVR as a whole. Of course... these are my impressions... and my opinions... and our opinions are just like our belly buttons... we all have them, they're personal... and they're useless.

Aviation Canuck I wouldn’t be surprised if when that becomes the case, a secondary airport would be built in North Vancouver given its lower population density and room for expansion. I mean they are already planning on putting the sky train up in there at some point so it wouldn’t be too hard to connect them!

That why Abbotsford Airport has expanded.

@@nathandavidowicz3721 ...and Abbotsford Airport will continue to grow quickly, along with its host city. There is ample land away from the water to expand as a 2nd regional airport. I believe by then, rail link(s) will be in final planning, or in construction.

@@gmbrusselsprout I agree, other than the North Vancouver location... I'm not sure that would work on the steep slopes of the city. It would be nice and close to downtown Vancouver, though! 🙂

There's plenty of space to the west for land reclamation. Especially if land will be reclaimed anyway to protect the whole metro area from rising sea levels.