Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (IATA: YXE, ICAO: CYXE), is an international airport located in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. The airport is serviced by passenger, courier and air freight operators.
The airport has four passenger bridges, three ground loading positions, 32 check-in points and a customs/immigration arrivals area.
For international arrivals the airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 200 passengers, however they can handle up to 300 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.
In 2001, traffic at YXE exceeded 800,000 passengers, making it the largest airport in the province; by 2005 traffic reached over 900,000 passengers. In 2007 passenger traffic exceeded the 1,000,000 mark. In 2010, it handled 1,215,923 passengers and 90,719 aircraft movements. With 1,246,405 passengers in 2011, it was the 14th busiest airport in Canada.
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