Edmonton is the capital town of the Canadian province of Alberta. It located between the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is bounded by Alberta's central region. Edmonton anchors the north end of what Statistics Canada describes as the "Calgary–Edmonton Corridor". Edmonton had a city resident of approximately 1 300 000 peoples making it in the top 6 Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) in Canada. Edmonton City Hall is the home of the city government for Edmonton. Edmontonian is identified as a resident of Edmonton. Edmonton's historic growth has been facilitated through the interest of five adjacent city municipalities such as Strathcona, West Edmonton, North Edmonton, Beverly and Jasper Place. Edmonton is also well known as the "Gateway to the North". Edmonton also is a staging point for large-scale oil sands developments occurring in northern Alberta and large-scale diamond mining processes in the Northwest Territories. The nickname of Edmonton is "Canada's Festival City" as the place always hosts lots of festivals every year. Edmonton had the largest mall in North America from 1981 until 2004, which is West Edmonton Mall. Moreover, it also has the largest living history museum in Canada, which is Fort Edmonton Park.

Airport in Edmonton

Edmonton International Airport

The airport is primary use by the passengers and cargo to fly in and out from the Edmonton. Edmonton International Airport is located 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi) south-southwest of Downtown Edmonton in Leduc County on Highway 2 opposite of the metropolitan of Leduc. The airport offers scheduled direct flights to all main cities in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe. The airport has a catchment region surrounding Central and Northern Alberta, northern British Columbia, and Yukon, the Northwest Territories and western Nunavut. It is Canada's largest main airport and being awarded top 5 busiest airports by passenger traffic and top 9 busiest by aircraft movements. The airport is provided with public ground transportation from the airport to the surrounded city nearby. Firstly, bus such as the Edmonton Transit System (ETS) offers faster service between the Edmonton International Airport and the Century Park LRT Station, facilitating connections to the region's more extensive transit system. Next, Leduc Transit's Route 3 delivers service between the airport and the city of Leduc. Sundog Tours provides bus service to Jasper National Park via Edmonton, Edson, and Hinton. Red Arrow provides bus service to Calgary and Red Deer every day with commuting service to Cold Lake, and Smoky Lake five times weekly. Lastly, Ebus offers every day and non-stop bus service to Downtown Edmonton, University of Alberta, Red Deer and Calgary. There are two flights available to book from Changi Airport, Singapore to Edmonton International Airport, Canada that can be booked which is from Philippine Airlines, and Delta Airlines.

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When is the Best Time to Fly to Edmonton?

Edmonton during November until April is a Winter season, travellers need to bring extra thick of coat if travelling outside the hotels. Edmonton in the late Spring, which is in August when temperatures are mild, but accommodations are less expensive, and it is recommended to travel in this period. The tourism peaks in Edmonton during the summer, this is due to the higher hotel and rental rates. Try avoiding the Heritage Day week (August 4th - 8th) and the Labour Day week (September 1st - 5th) if you're on a budget and accommodation rates high the most during these weeks.

What are the Top 3 Things to Do in Edmonton?

Muttart Conservatory – It is a vegetal garden situated in the North Saskatchewan River valley, across from the downtown core in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. One of the famous landmarks of Edmonton, the conservatory contains three city-operated greenhouses, public gardens, as well as four feature pyramids to show the plenty of plant species found across three biomes, with the fourth pyramid hosting as a seasonal display.

World Waterpark – It is a water theme park situated at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The waterpark is the largest indoor water park in North America that can hold the capacity of about 5,000 guests per day. It also contains the world's largest indoor wave pool with a capacity of 12.5 million litres. The tallest slides in the park are Twister and Cyclone, which is 83 feet (25 m) high.

West Edmonton Mall – It situated in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada with holds the largest shopping mall in North America until 2004, followed by King of Prussia Mall, and the top 23 biggest in the world by gross leasable area. The mall was started by the Ghermezian brothers, who emigrated from Iran in 1959. West Edmonton Mall covers a total area of about 490,000 m2 (5,300,000 sq ft) with over 800 stores and services including nine attractions places, two hotels and over 100 dining venues in the complex and parking cars for more than 20,000 vehicles.