Vancouver International Airport

Vancouver International Airport (YVR) is the fastest growing North American west coast gateway and the second busiest airport in Canada. With the expectation of serving 16.9 million passengers in 2006 and handling 235,000 tonnes of cargo, Vancouver International Airport Authority is in the midst of a construction program that will see CDN$1.0-billion spent by 2010 on new and expanded facilities to help ensure the airport remains a “Premier Global Gateway”.

Currently at capacity, YVR needed to expand in order to sufficiently handle the 21m passengers expected by 2013 as well as ensure it is fully equipped for the 2010 Winter Olympics. To meet these expectations YVR has embarked upon its capital program with a two-phased expansion of its International Terminal Building (ITB) to include a new “West Wing”. The first phase, scheduled for completion in spring 2007, will add four new wide-body gates, two of which can accommodate the new Airbus A380. The second phase, an additional five gates, could be completed as early as 2011.

Program security implications …

YVR has been successfully using a CEM access control system for over 8 years. With the expansion of the ITB under way CEM was approached not only to secure the new West Wing but also to conduct a major upgrade of the existing system to the powerful and fully integrated CEM AC2000 system.

System Summary

Project Name:
Vancouver International Airport

Location:
Vancouver, Canada

Card Readers:
S600s

Card Holders:
21,000 (Restricted Area Pass Holders)

Customisation:
S600s reader firmware
DCM 150 – Permanent Sounder Mode

Head Office

CEM Systems
195 Airport Road West
Belfast, BT3 9ED
Northern Ireland
UK

Tel: +44 (0)28 9045 6767
Fax: +44 (0)28 9045 4535

cem.sales@tycoint.com

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