The Vancouver International Airport is planning $1.8 billion in capital projects over the next 10 years, with a heavily front-loaded first four years that already has out requests for proposals for the initial package of work.
The airport—just south of Vancouver on Sea Island, located in Richmond, British Columbia—generates funds for projects partly through an airport improvement fee charged to the 17 million annual passengers who travel out of the province. In May, that fee will rise to $20 from $15. Unlike American airports, Canadian airports have no federally mandated cap on the amount of the fee.