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Vancouver International Airport is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres driving distance from downtown Vancouver. In 2004, 15.7 million passengers went through the airport, and in 2005 it served over 16 million. Vancouver International Airport Authority has built a reputation as a premier gateway airport between Asia and North America. It is the closest major North American airport to Asia on the great circle routes which saves air carriers and passengers time. Although metropolitan Vancouver has a population of about 2.4 million, YVR boasts more non-stop service to Asia relative to size of local population than any other airport in North America. This is because of the close family and business ties between Vancouver and Asia and the success of the Authority, together with air carriers, in building a connecting hub or gateway between North America and Asia. The result is that Vancouver is better connected to the world than would otherwise be the case.