Editing Vancouver International Airport (section)

=== International & U.S. Concourse ===
[[File:YVR International Depture Hall 2018.jpg|thumb|left|International departure hall]]
[[File:YVR International arrivals Hall 2018.jpg|thumb|International arrivals hall]]The International concourse was designed by [[Vancouver]]-based ''Architectura'', now [[Stantec]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/stantec-buys-large-vancouver-architectural-firm/1000006801/ |title=Stantec buys large Vancouver architectural firm – Canadian Consulting Engineer |date=January 6, 2003 |access-date=September 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911205123/http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/engineering/stantec-buys-large-vancouver-architectural-firm/1000006801/ |archive-date=September 11, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> with [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]–based [[HNTB|HNTB Corporation]] (1994–1996).<ref name="thecanadianencyclopedia.com" /> It was expanded to the west between 2017 and 2021 to allow for more gates and more remote stand operations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/construction/terminal-expansions/international |title=Terminal Expansions: International |access-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002538/http://www.yvr.ca/en/passengers/construction/terminal-expansions/international |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> YVR is one of eight Canadian airports with [[United States border preclearance]] facilities, which are situated in this section of the terminal. All international concourse gates can accept flights arriving from international and U.S. origins; passengers are directed onto overhead walkways which lead to the [[Canada Border Services Agency]] screening area.

==== Pier D (International Pier)====
[[File:Vancouver_International_Airport,_Richmond_(504737)_(23677015644).jpg|thumb|Exterior of airport (International Concourse)]]
Pier D consists of 31 gates: D48 to D78, of which 7 (D56, D57, D59, D60, D61, D63, and D65) are bus gates for remote stands.<ref>{{cite web |title=14 features of the new terminal wing of Vancouver International Airport (PHOTOS) {{!}} Urbanized |url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-international-airport-yvr-pier-d-terminal-expansion-photos-video |access-date=2022-07-05 |website=dailyhive.com |language=en}}</ref> All international-bound flights, excluding those to the United States, depart from D gates. All gates can handle [[wide-body aircraft]]; 11 gates are fitted with 2 [[jet bridge]]s, and four of these gates can handle the [[Airbus A380]], a service of which was seasonally operated to Vancouver by [[British Airways]] until September 26, 2022. Gates D48 to D52 are swing gates which can be used for domestic departures (designated C48 to C52), and gates D71 through D78 are swing gates which can be used for [[United States border preclearance]] flights (designated E71 through E78).

A [[SkyTeam]] [[airport lounge]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SkyTeam's Lounge Takes Customers to New Heights at Vancouver International Airport |url=https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2017/skyteams-lounge-takes-customers-to-new-heights-at-vancouver-international-airport/ |website=www.skyteam.com |language=en |access-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030818/https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2017/skyteams-lounge-takes-customers-to-new-heights-at-vancouver-international-airport/ |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> operated by Global Lounge Network<ref>{{cite web |title=Global Lounge Network |url=http://globalloungenetwork.com/#/ |website=globalloungenetwork.com |access-date=March 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327140941/http://www.globalloungenetwork.com/#/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> is located near gate D53 and the [[Air Canada]] [[Maple Leaf Lounge]] is at Gate D52.

==== Pier E (U.S. Pier)====
[[File:CBP International Travel Preclearance Operations in Canada (39844023192).jpg|thumb|Corridor to the boarding gates after the US border clearance, with signs in English, French and Chinese]]Preclearance was added to the airport in the 1970s.<ref name=":0" />

Pier E is the [[United States border preclearance|US border preclearance]] area and consists of 25 gates: E71 to E88 and E90 to E96. Gates E71 to E78 are [[swing gate]]s which can be used switched to international departures (as gates D71 to D78) as needed. Gate E84 is a bus gate for remote stands. Gates E90-E96 are located in a smaller satellite building connected via a ground-level walkway. Gate E95 accesses ground-loading stands 95A and 95B.

Flights from an international origin continuing on to the US after a stopover in Vancouver (none of which currently operate) do not use the preclearance facility and must use D gates.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}