As of March 2011 it was the only Canadian airport to be named after a woman.
This is a list of Canadian international airports without United States border preclearance.
The system at the Canadian airports is to provide pre-clearance for entry into the United States.
Ultimately, 255 flights carrying 44,519 passengers were diverted to 15 Canadian airports.
It was also the first Canadian airport to receive diverted aircraft.
Control tower staff are not present at Bishop after 11 pm (a practice that is very common at most Canadian airports).
The airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have United States border preclearance facilities.
Canadian airports and airlines are telling passengers that check-in will take much longer now.
In 2010, the airport ranked 34th among Canadian airports for total number of aircraft movements (landing or taking off), with 51,279 movements.
Canadian airports are actually "taxed" in the form of ground rent.