Big. Clean. Efficient. That the whole review. I'm kidding, but it could be. For many, myself…read moreincluded Vancouver international was my introduction to Canada...atleast since childhood. After navigating the maze to customs (typical), while absorbing a bit of the cultureI arrived to a surprisingly calm, low stress process to baggage. I walked right up to a customs kiosk, chose my preferred language, answered the typical questions, snapped a pic and received a slip of paper. That paper went to an officer and I was on my way. No fuzz, no language barriers, no targeted "intimidation intending"!interrogation, no stare downs...can you tell I've recently been to Germany? Just peace, and honesty, it looked to be that way for most everyone who passed through. Our return trip to Houston I was reminded that as a country, we've pissed Canada off. My husband was randomly selected for additional screening...okay, but then my bag was super searched. The same one with the same items I've carried to 6+ other countries in the last couple of years

This airport is nice and has one big terminal. Actually it is 3.5 million square feet to give you a…read morebetter idea. I do appreciate that trams are not needed to transfer you to the different airlines , just a LOT of walking between the four levels. -Level one is a service plaza with restaurants and convenience stores -Level two is for domestic and international arrivals with baggage carousels. -Level three is for domestic and international departures. -Level four is where you can catch the Canada line Skytrain. The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel is conveniently connected for to travelers. It's just a five to ten minute walk away. This airport has won awards for its special nature inspired West Coast design. Highlights include an aquarium with 800 animals, a creek, Indigenous sculptures and totem poles throughout the airport. As with all airports, it is congested at times but being the second busiest international airport in the country, I expect this.

A nice small airport originally built for the Royal Canadian Air Force. It is now used mainly for…read morepilot training. There is a military feel to this airport as the original hanger built for WWII airplanes still exist. Also, you will see some Canadian Air Force roundels used inside the airport. My main complaint is that the washroom is way too small - too few urinals for the 5th busiest airport in Canada. I never had to wait in line to pee until now.

Great place for breakfast or lunch. Tasty food. Service might be a bit slow if they get slammed…read morewhen you're there.

Landmark is a Fixed-Base Operation (FBO). It's essentially a refueling facility for aircraft that…read moreoffers a variety of aviation-related services. At a minimum, most FBOs offer aircraft fuel, oil, and parking, along with access to washrooms and telephones. Landmark offers additional aircraft services such as hangar storage, maintenance, aircraft charter or rental, flight training, and ground services such as towing and baggage handling. Affluent individuals and companies are utilizing private aviation instead of facing the uncertainties, inconvenience and safety issues associated with commercial aviation. Landmark Aviation is a provider of upscale, private aviation services. Landmark provided us with exceptional and expedient service. Hell, I'm back home and writing this when 3 hours ago I was in Canada!

This is a great facility for small planes and general aviation, upscale private and commercial…read more aviation service, top of the line and very friendly, highly recommended.The next place near by you might want to check is Boundary Bay Airport.ZBB

A quiet and small terminal off of the main airport. It's much more relaxed here and much less…read morepeople. Pacific Coastal operates out of this terminal to remote areas in BC, and various fishing lodges have chartered flights from here. The departure and arrival areas is pretty much one section. The baggage carousel is right by where you board. I take Pacific Coastal flights, and there's no security screening to go through, you just go out to the tarmac and board the plane from there. Unfortunately there's not many food options. There's only a cafe located at this terminal and you'll have to go out pretty far to find actual food. Service is fast since there's virtually no people. You can just go at the required arrival time and you should be fine. The building is very small and it's impossible to get lost as it's just one big hallway. Bathrooms are located on one side of the building. There's a shuttle that goes to and from the terminal but otherwise you'll have to take a taxi or Uber to get there. It can take quite a bit of time to go between terminals.

This is the smaller airline terminal: I arrived from Haida Gwaii on Pacific Coastal Airlines…read more There isn't as much scanning of luggage and person at these smaller airlines, which threw me for a loop in our age of high security. The terminal was nice and clean and orderly. I was disappointed in the taxi service: there was nothing in sight and I had to call get a cab, seems strange for an airport terminal to have no taxi waiting around at all, I waited for about 15 minutes to get out of there after collecting my items.

The Blaine municipal airport has been closed for many years. It used to be a nice little airport…read morefor private small planes and many people were sad when they decided to close about 8 or 10 years ago. Now a street has been developed through it and it's just a partial vacant Runway sitting there.

I never ever thought of sending anyone of my kids in a small airplane let alone a water landing…read moreone. The flight Center is a good walk from the street so give yourself enough time to walk there. The center is super organised. Very helpful staff. The only problem is it gets overcrowded inside the building so if you go outside you aren't going to hear the announcements. Even inside the announcement is very quiet so you have to keep your eye on the screen. Boarding the airplane was interesting for me to see people have a normal size suitcase. My daughter said when they were getting ready to take off the pilot kept circling the airplane for some reason so she felt sea sick. Once they took off it was beautiful view. Within 40 minutes they landed in Seattle. So not bad at all if you are rushing to go home. Let me know your experience please with the flight :-)

This is a popular place located in the Vancouver suburbs for automobile manufacturers to set up…read moretest drive events. The events I have attended before were sponsored by Volkswagen, BMW, Mini, and now Mazda. Most car manufacturers like to use this airport for their new model introduction & promote through emails & media to all the potential customers. To name a few, such as the VW Tiquan, BMW 1 series, Mini Countryman & Cooper and Mazda CX-3... Basically the promoter hired a group of professional drivers/trainers mostly from Ontario or Alberta to set up the course & agenda, put a few other models from their rival competitors in the same category for a side by side comparison, e.g. the Tiquan would compare with CR-V, RAV4; CX-3 is comparing with Subaru Crosstrek, Nissan Juke.... And the whole idea is to promote and emphasize how good is the new model's handling and performance will be... Normally after the drive & compare you are required to do a short survey and some little freebies were given out. I like cars so much that I really enjoy these events to try out different makes & models. However, I believe there is always a little bias on what the host claimed. Reason is no one would spend that kind of money on advertising and say they are not the best!

Tourists beware! Would give them a zero review if possible. Used them twice leaving airport in the…read morelast 30 days and two different drivers tried to price goug me. Taxis leaving YVR are under flat rates for different zones. One time the driver ran the meter and tried to charge me meter rate, which was higher than flat rate. Second time the driver charged me an inflated flat rate and told me rates increased last month and I was in a different price zone. Always take a photo of the fare map and show them. Incredibly dishonest! If they are ripping locals off, imagine how they treat tourists.

I had the worst experience in my life with this particular cab (CT05)…read more To start with, this taxi was recklessly at YVR taxi lane (I was surprised they let him wait there, too). There was a lineup that I needed to take what came to my turn. The driver kept hitting the brake pedal at almost every signal regardless red or green! He pulled the window and started arguing with someone on another car I guess he didn't like. He didn't make a conversation but kept asking me rather rude questions and giving me equally rude comments. He asked me my destination more than a couple of times, never checked GPS, pretended he knew where he's going but needed to wait for me to give the direction. When I asked to pay by credit card, he insisted I pay in cash because he was simply too busy to deal with the credit card transaction (seriously how much more time does that take?). I paid by card, though, telling him either cash without tip or credit card with tip. But I believe he gave me different amount first than the actual total when he said how much it was. Also, he didn't pick up nor help bringing in/out of my luggage, didn't even bother to get off the car to open the trunk. It' just so disrespectful and uncomfortable I wish I didn't have to give him any tips and I hope I won't have to encounter him ever again. I'm not sure if this review applies to the other drivers who work for Coquitlam Taxi but I don't think it is a coincidence that they all bad reviews.