AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT FEE
Airport Improvement Fee Structure
An Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) is included, along with other fees and charges, when the air travel ticket is purchased from the airlines or their agents. Travellers will not be required to pay through a separate collection process at the airport.
The Airport Improvement Fee at Calgary International Airport is $22 - All Destinations
The fee does not apply to passengers connecting through Calgary International Airport, nor are fees required for children under the age of two travelling for free on their flight.
Connecting passengers who are exempt from the Airport Improvement Fee (AIF) are those whose scheduled departure time from Calgary is:
A ‘connecting' passenger is defined as less than four hours scheduled ground time between domestic and/or U.S. arrivals and domestic or U.S. departures, and less than 24 hours scheduled ground time between a domestic or U.S. arrival and an overseas departure.
How will the Collected Fees be Used?
The Airport Improvement Fee is not a tax. Although The Calgary Airport Authority is required to pay rent (totaling $300M 1992 through 2007) to the Government of Canada under the terms of the ‘Canada Lease', the AIF fee is not being sent on to any level of government. It is dedicated to improvements and expansion of Calgary International Airport, necessary to keep pace with the air transportation infrastructure needs of our growing city and province.
AIF funded expansion and improvement projects are subject to a consultation process with the airlines. The capital expansion program is updated annually and has received unanimous endorsement from the airlines with each annual review.
From 1992 to 2007, total capital projects at Calgary International Airport have totalled $805M with $600M funded by the Airport Improvement Fee.
For additional information on the AIF contact The Calgary Airport Authority at (403) 735-1200 or Email:
calgaryairport@yyc.com.
For more details on our current expansion projects,
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For more information about The Calgary Airport Authority, its governance model, accountability principles and other corporate information,
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