The North Runway is a critical piece of YVR’s infrastructure and supports nearly 400 aircraft movements a day. Now, 30 years after its original opening, it’s in need of upgrades to ensure its longevity and resilience for decades to come. 

In this first episode of our North Runway video series, we take you behind the scenes of one of YVR’s major infrastructure projects. The video introduces our overall approach to the program, the complexities of working within an airport environment and what this all means to YVR and our community  from the people who are delivery the work every day, including our Musqueam partners.  

Watch the video to learn how early works have been delivered, what it takes to prepare for paving and construction on an active runway, and how we’re working to minimize impacts on the travelling public, neighbours, and operations. 

Our North Runway Program goes beyond paving. It’s about investing in the long-term reliability of our operations, so we can keep connecting people and goods to where they need to go, for years to come.  

Stay tuned for future videos in the series as we continue this important work to support the safe, efficient movement of people and goods across our region. Be sure to visit the Major Projects page of our Newsroom to subscribe to our bi-monthly newsletter and view other videos about how we’re delivering this important program: news.yvr.ca/north-runway-modernization-program.