<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Edmonton International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Transport Canada selected the current site for Edmonton International Airport, on the opposite side of the city from the military airport at RCAF Station Namao, and purchased over 28 km2 (7,000 acres) of land. When the airport opened on November 15, 1960, its first terminal was an arch hangar. Today, it is in use by Summit Air. In 1963, a passenger terminal, built in the international style, was opened. It remains in use as the North Terminal. Artwork, fired by Alberta natural gas, adorned the departures area exterior. A large mural, commissioned by the Canadian government in 1963 for $18,000 titled Bush Pilot in Northern Sky by Jack Shadbolt, remains to this day. An appraisal in 2005 indicated that the mural was worth $750,000, and a restoration of the mural was undertaken in 2007.</p>
<p class="blog-para">During the 1970s, the airport experienced rapid growth in traffic as the city of Edmonton grew, and served approximately 2 million passengers by 1980. However, from the early 1980s until 1995, traffic declined. This decline was attributed to the continued usage of Edmonton City Centre Airport as well as to a slowing economy. Edmonton City Centre did not have the facilities to accept large wide-bodied, long-haul aircraft. Thus airlines used City Centre to fly short-haul flights to hubs in other cities where connections too many locations were available.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Growth returned in 1995. In the 1995 Edmonton municipal election, 77% of voters approved a plebiscite to consolidate all scheduled jet passenger service at Edmonton International Airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Terminal Edmonton International Airport </strong></p>
<p class="blog-para">Edmonton International Airport offers United States border preclearance facilities.[26] Passengers from domestic flights connecting in Edmonton to a US destination use Quick Connect, which enables passengers to clear US Customs and Border Protection without having to claim and recheck baggage or re-clear security during the connection. The airport has an Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge and two Plaza Premium lounges.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The 213-room in-airport Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel is located groundside within the terminal complex.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Facilities Edmonton International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The Premium Outlet Collection EIA outlet mall is located at the airport. Construction officially began in spring 2016 on the 39,800 m2 (428,000 sq ft) shopping mall and opened on May 2, 2018. The mall features over 100 outlet stores, with many of them making their Canadian debut. Adjacent to the mall is a business park and hotels.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The RedTail Landing Golf Club and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino are located on the northeast corner of the airport grounds, while the RAD Torque Raceway is located on the northwest corner.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 2016, Aurora Sky began building the world's largest and most advanced marijuana production facility. The facility, which is expected to be completed by 2018, will be over 75,000 m2 (810,000 sq ft) in area and produce more than 100,000 kg (220,000 lb) of cannabis annually. In August 2022, the facility was sold and will be used for greenhouse vegetables and other horticulture by Bevo Farms.</p>
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