Calgary International Airport

The two terminals

Calgary has two terminals. The Domestic Terminal holds Concourses A, B and C, for flights within Canada, and the International Terminal holds the D and E gates. There is no train inside the airport; an electric cart runs along the connection corridor for anyone who needs help with the walk.

Mezzanine: In the Domestic Terminal, before security. The Prayer Room is here, near the food court. Domestic Terminal · Departures: The Rental Car Centre is across the roadway from this level, and a fun zone for ages 5 to 12 is by Door 1. Domestic Terminal · Arrivals: Domestic baggage claim and the pick-up curb. The staffed Information desk is near Door 9. International Terminal · Departures: Bag Storage & Coat Check is here, between Doors 14 and 15, across from the escalators. Departures USA: The U.S. Departures hall, past Pre-Board Screening E: the E gates, where travellers clear U.S. customs before boarding. Departures International: The International Departures hall, past Pre-Board Screening D: the D gates. International Terminal · Arrivals: International arrivals leave the customs-controlled area between Doors 15 and 16. A self-serve Information desk is near Door 15 and a fun zone by Door 16.

Flights to the United States leave from the E gates, in the U.S. Departures hall, because you clear American customs here in Calgary before boarding.

Your airline's current gate and departure instructions take precedence over this guide.

Getting through security

Calgary has consolidated its domestic checkpoints into one screening area between Doors 4 and 7, open 04:00 to 01:15 or until the last flight.

Concourse D screens Canada and international flights, 05:00 to 00:30. Flights to the United States screen at Concourse E, 04:00 to 20:00, and you can reach that checkpoint no more than two hours before your scheduled departure.

Getting into Calgary

There is no rail line to this airport. Calgary Transit runs buses that meet the light rail elsewhere in the city, and everything else is a taxi, a booked ride or a car.

A taxi to downtown runs roughly $40 to $45 on the meter. Every pick-up at the terminal adds an airport access fee of $5.10 plus GST, and a drop-off adds $4.60.

Parking and pick-up

Six places to leave a car. Short-term in either parkade gives the first twenty minutes free, then $5 for each twenty after that. Long-term in P1 or P2 is $32 a day, and the economy lot is $16.

Meeting someone is cheaper from the cellphone lot than from the kerb. Wait there and drive up when they call.

Help in the building

Information desks sit on the Arrivals level near Door 9 and elsewhere in both terminals. They hold hotel numbers and a courtesy phone for calling a shuttle.

Accessibility services are arranged on 403 735 1200, and the airport asks that you call ahead rather than arrive hoping.