Calgary International Airport (YYC) Tour

By Chris Toltesi

Student Name: _______________________

 

  1. Instructions
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    This booklet has specific questions for you to answer based on different parts of the tour. Your teacher will indicate to you whether or not you will need to answer all the questions or just some of them.

    Spend five minutes right now with your group members to go over what you have to do so you can be on the lookout for questions that will be asked. Your tour guides will be focusing on showing you the airport, not on reminding you to record your observations.

    You will be put into groups, and assigned either a parent or teacher supervisor. YOU ARE TO REMAIN WITH THIS GROUP AT ALL TIMES.

    Comments regarding bombs, hijackings and other violent crimes are grounds for arrest by airport police.

    Do not leave boxes unattended, or they will be treated by airport security services as being a bomb.

    If you get separated from your group, go to the Food Court on the Mezzanine level RIGHT AWAY. This is shown by the large black star on the map on the other side of this page.

    DO NOT speak to anyone else other than a police officer or other members from our school.

     

  2. Airport Map
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    On the "birds-eye view" map on the next page, draw and label the following items:

    1. General Aviation Area
    2. Runway 34/16
    3. Air Museum
    4. Runway 25/07
    5. Runway 28/10
    6. Canadian Airlines Hangar
    7. Control Tower
    8. Passenger Terminal
    9. Fire Station

     

     

     

     

     

  3. Westjet Hangar Tour (Dependant on aircraft availability)
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    1. What is an aircraft hangar used for?

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    2. Please label the following aircraft parts on the Westjet Boeing 737 diagram below:
      1. Rudder
      2. Cockpit
      3. Vertical Stabilizer
      4. Horizontal Stabilizer
      5. Fuselage
      6. Elevator
      7. Spoilers
      8. Landing Gear
      9. Flaps

    4. List and describe all the different jobs people have with the airline, and how they all work together.

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    5. Which career would you pick to do? Give reasons to support your choice.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  4. Terminal Tour
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    1. How much does a return ticket from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) cost?

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    2. Why do you have to check your baggage before boarding?

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    3. What is the purpose of security stations?

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    4. How do the security guards determine that you are not carrying any illegal items?

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    5. What is a "boarding pass?"

     

     

     

     

     

  5. Additional Notes:
  7. Group Work Activities

Complete the following activities after you have taken the formal tour. Work in groups, helping others finish before moving on to the next activity.

WestJet is a regional carrier that serves the following cities:

 

    1. Which of Westjet’s destinations are Provincial capitals?

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    2. How many Boeing 737s does Westjet currently have right now?

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      Using the latest Westjet timetable which is available at the Westjet ticket office, answer the following questions:
    3. You want to travel from Calgary to Victoria this weekend, and need to be in Victoria by 20:00 Pacific Standard Time. What flight should you take?

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    4. List the flight numbers of all the airline flights that make a stopover on the way to Victoria.

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    5. How long is each flight’s stopover? Hint: Use the flight numbers and other cities’ timetables to help you.

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    6. What is the flying time from Calgary to Vancouver on a direct flight? Hint: Don’t forget about time zones!

 

 

 


 

 

 

 
    1. Look at the TV screens that show the schedule of arrivals and departures to answer the following questions:
      1. At what time does the next flight arrive from Vancouver?

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      2. What airline and flight number is this?

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      3. When does the next Air Canada flight depart?

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      4. What is the destination and flight number for that Air Canada flight?

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      5. What airline is operating is the next international departure? When does it leave?

       

       

       

    3. Make a list of countries and Provinces whose flags are flown from the check-in level.

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    4. What is the ratio of Canadian flags to international flags?

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    5. Make a list of all the airlines that operate from Calgary International airport. (HINT: look at the check-in counters).

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    6. What is the ratio of Canadian airlines to international airlines?

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    8. Watch a jet plane arrive and be "turned around" for its next flight from the food court. Draw the vehicles and other objects on the Boeing 737 below, and describe each one’s role in getting the plane loaded.
  1. Go to the food court with your group and watch airplanes arrive and depart as you work on your project and have your lunch or snack. Keep track of the number of each airplane type that arrives and leaves. Then total up each column at the end. Use the picture on the back of the package that shows all the aircraft together to judge the relative size of each.

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    Picture

    Name

    Dimensions

    Engines

    Performance

    Arrived

    Departed

    Total

    Airbus 319

    124 pax

     

    Span 34.10 m

    Length 33.84 m

    Height 11.76 m

    Empty Wt N/A

    Max Wt N/A

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed N/A

    Range 6,500 km

    		      

    Airbus 320

    150 pax

    Span 34.10 m

    Length 37.57 m

    Height 11.76 m

    Empty Wt N/A

    Max Wt N/A

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed N/A

    Range 5,500 km

    		      

    Airubs 330-300

    295 pax

    Span 60.30 m

    Length 63.69 m

    Height 16.83 m

    Empty Wt N/A

    Max Wt N/A

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed N/A

    Range 10,200 km

    		      

    Airbus 340-300

    295 pax

    Span 60.30 m

    Length 63.69 m

    Height 16.83 m

    Empty Wt N/A

    Max Wt N/A

    Four turbofans

    Max Speed N/A

    Range 13,500 km

    		      

    Beechcraft B1900D

    19 pax

    Span 16.61 m

    Length 17.63 m

    Height 4.53 m

    Empty Wt. 3,855 kg

    Max Wt. 6,915 kg

    Two turboprops @ 1,000 shp

    Max Speed 487 km/h

    Range 1,572 km

    		      

    British Aerospace Jetstream 31

    18 pax

    Span 15.86 m

    Length 14.35 m

    Height 5.30 m

    Empty Wt. 4,010 kg

    Max Wt. 6,600 kg

    Two turoprops @ 900 shp

    Max Speed 488 km/h

    Range 778 km

    		      

    British Aerospace 146

    93 pax

    Span 26.36 m

    Length 26.16 m

    Height 8.61 m

    Empty Wt. 20,670 kg

    Max Wt. 33,840 kg

    Four turbofans

    Max Speed 776 km/h

    Range 1,352 km

    		      

    Boeing 727-200

    Cargo

    Span 32.92 m

    Length 46.69 m

    Height 10.36 m

    Empty Wt. 45,360 kg

    Max Wt 95.027 kg

    Three Turbofans @ 7,257 kg/p

    Max Speed 964 km/h

    Range 4,500 km

    		      

    Boeing 737-200

    130 pax

    Span 28.35 m

    Length 30.48 m

    Height 11.28 m

    Empty Wt. 26,898 kg

    Max Wt. 54,195 kg

    Two Turbofans @ 7,257 kg/p

    Max Speed 927 km/h

    Range 4,075 km

    		      

    Boeing 747-400

    416 pax

    Span 64.4 m

    Length 70.7 m

    Height 19.4 m

    Empty Wt N/A

    Max Wt 396,900 kg

    Four turbofans

    Max Speed 910 km/h

    Range 13,590 km

    		      

    Boeing 757-200

    201 pax

    Span 38.0 m

    Length 47.3 m

    Height 13.6 m

    Empty Wt 58,390 kg

    Max Wt 115,660 kg

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed 850 km/h

    Range 7,315 km

    		      

    Boeing 767-300

    218 pax

    Span 47.6 m

    Length 54.9 m

    Height 15.8 m

    Empty Wt 90,580 kg

    Max Wt 186,880 kg

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed 850 km/h

    Range 11,390 km

    		      

    Canadair CT-114 Tutor

    2 pax

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    Canadair CRJ-500

    50 pax

    Span 21.21m

    Length 26.77 m

    Height 6.22 m

    Empty Wt. 13,740 kg

    Max Wt. 23,247 kg

    Two turbofans @ 38.84 kN thrust

    Max Speed 860 km/h

    Range 3,045 km

    		      

    Cessna Caravan

    10 pax

    Span 15.9 m

    Length 11.5 m

    Height 4.5 m

    One turboprop @ 675 shp

    Max Speed 344 km/h

    Range 1,726 km

    		      

    DeHavilland DASH 8-100

    37 pax

    Span 25.9 m

    Length 22.3 m

    Height 7.49 m

    Two turboprops @ 2,150 shp

    Max Speed 500 km/h

    Range 1,928 km

    		      

    DeHavilland DASH 8-300

    50 pax

    Span 27.4 m

    Length 25.7 m

    Height 7.49 m

    Two turboprops @ 2,500 shp

    Max Speed 528 km/h

    Range 1,626 km

    		      

    Fokker F.28

    85 pax

    Span 25.07 m

    Length 29.6 m

    Height 8.47 m

    Empty Wt. 17,611 kg

    Max Wt. 31,523 kg

    Two turbofans @ 4,468 kgp

    Max Speed 808 kg/h

    Range 3,380 km

    		      

    Gulfstream Metro

    19 pax

    Span 17.37 m

    Length 18.09 m

    Height 5.08 m

    Empty Wt 3,963 kg

    Max Wt 6,350 kg

    Two Turboprops @ 1,100 HP

    Max Speed 513 km/h

    Range 1,149 km

    		      

    Lockhead
    L-100-30 Herculeus

    Cargo

    Span 40.41 m

    Length 34.35 m

    Height 11.66 m

    Empty Wt. 32,386 kg

    Max Wt. 70,380kg

    Four Turboprops @ 4,508 HP

    Max Speed 607 km/h

    Range 7,630 km

    		      

    Lockhead
    L-1011 TriStar

    345 pax

    Span 47.34 m

    Length 54.35 m

    Height 16.87 m

    Empty Wt. 106,265 kg

    Max Wt. 195,045 kg

    Three 19,050 kg/p Turbofans

    Max Speed 925 km/h

    Range 7,189 km

    		      

    McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Jet Fighter

    1 pax

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    McDonnell Douglas
    DC-10-30ER

    380 pax

    Span 40.42 m

    Length 55.35 m

    Height 17.7 m

    Empty Wt. 119,334 kg

    Max Wt. 251,744 kg

    Three 23,134 kg/p Turbofans

    Max Speed 917 km/h

    Range 11,118 km

    		      

    McDonnell Douglas
    MD-83

    144 pax

    Span 32.8 m

    Length 45.1 m

    Height 9.1 m

    Empty Wt. 37,385 kg

    Max Wt 67,810 kg

    Two turbofans

    Max Speed 800 km/h

    Range 4,430 km

    		      

    Small single-engined propeller plane

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    Small twin-engined propeller plane

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    Small executive jet

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    Helicopter

    N/A

    N/A

    N/A

    		      

    Your School Bus

    N/A

    One gas engine

    Max Speed 100 km/h

    Range N/A

    		      

    Totals

    		      

     

  2. On the aircraft size comparison page, an area has been left for you to draw an appropriate scale; please do so, labeling it by units of ten meters.
  3. What is the ratio of:
    1. Arrivals to departures?

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    2. Arrivals to both arrivals and departures?

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    3. Departures to both arrivals and departures?

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    4. Helicopter arrival and departures to total arrivals and departures?

     

     

     

     

     

  4. Approximately how many Cessna Caravans can be placed end to end to roughly equal the length of a Boeing 747-400? What ratio does this represent?

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  5. What aircraft holds the most passengers (pax)?

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  6. Which aircraft holds the most passengers (pax) per kg of empty weight?

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  7. Is this a valid measure to determine the most efficient aircraft? Why or why not?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size Comparison of Calgary International Aircraft:

 

Your Scale:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images were taken from the home pages of both the
Calgary Regional Airport Authority and of WestJet Airlines.
They are used for educational purposes only and may not
be altered or retransmitted without the express
permission of the appropriate image designer.

 

This document is copyright 1999 by Chris Toltesi.

Duplication and use is authorized for educational purposes only.