Winnipeg International Airport
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Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport known as Winnipeg International Airport or Winnipeg Airport (IATA: YWG), is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It serves as the primary airport for a large geographical area that includes parts of neighbouring Northwestern Ontario and Nunavut. Winnipeg Airports Authority operates the airport as part of Transport Canada's National Airports System and it offers United States border preclearance facilities.

Daily non-stop flights operate from Winnipeg International Airport to destinations across Canada as well as to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The airport also serves numerous small remote communities in Northern Manitoba, Northwestern Ontario, and Nunavut through regularly scheduled flights.

Winnipeg International Airport is a hub for Calm Air, Perimeter Airlines, and cargo airline Cargojet, and it also serves as a focus city for WestJet and an operating base for Flair Airlines. The airport is co-located with Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg.

Winnipeg International Airport consists of two-storied terminals:

Main Terminal: Winnipeg's main airport terminal was inspired by the City of Winnipeg's distinctive landscape and the province of Manitoba's vast prairies and sky. It was the first airport terminal in Canada to be LEED-certified for its environmentally friendly concept, design, construction and operation. The current main terminal building, a multi-level access road and a four-level, 1,559-stall parkade serve all airlines.

Air Canada operates a Maple Leaf Lounge located in the domestic/international departures area, and a "pay-in" lounge, operated by Plaza Premium Lounge, is also located in the domestic/international departures area. Free Wi-Fi is provided by the Winnipeg Airports Authority throughout the entire main terminal building.

Perimeter Terminal: this terminal building is located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of the main terminal building. Perimeter Aviation is a regional airline that operates a small, exclusive terminal building at Winnipeg International Airport to facilitate its passenger, cargo and charter services. Perimeter Aviation does not use the main terminal building due to its varied operations to small remote communities throughout Northern Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario using small propeller aircraft, with which regular airport terminal services (jet bridge, catering, etc.) are unnecessary and can be a hindrance to day-to-day operations.

Winnipeg Transit operates two bus routes that service the airport. The Brandon Air Shuttle provides shuttle transportation between Winnipeg International Airport and Manitoba's second-largest city, Brandon.

Winnipeg Richardson International Airport is certified by Skytrax as a 4-Star Regional Airport for facilities, comfort, cleanliness, shopping, food and beverages, staff service, and security/immigration.