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WiFi Access At Airports Around Canada

And A Few In The US - Which Offer Wireless Internet Access And What Are The Costs?

It's free at Fredericton, Gander and Vancouver, but at others you'll have to cough up almost $10 per hour to surf or catch up on work. 

WiFi is fast becoming part of the airport experience around Canada. Here is our guide to WiFi access at the country's  busiest airports. We've also included (at the bottom) some of the US airports frequented by Canadian flyers. 

To ensure that your laptop is WiFi ready, make sure it has a 802.11b wireless network card. Once you switch on your laptop, right click on the computer icon, choose "View Available Wireless Networks", select the airport's network and go surfing. Be safety-minded, shelve the banking until you are back home.

Have a comment to make about WiFi at any of the airports listed here? We'd love to hear from you.

 

AirportWireless?ProviderCost
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX)Throughout the airportBoingo$7.95/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
Calgary International Airport (YYC)Throughout the airportBOLDstreet WirelessFree
 
Charlottetown Airport (PEI)In Air Terminal BuildingAliant HotspotFree for Aliant subscribers, $7.50/hour or $13.50/24 hours for non-subscribers
 
Edmonton International Airport (YEG)Throughout the airportBOLDstreet WirelessFree
 
Greater Fredericton Airport (YFC)Throughout the terminalFred e-ZoneFree
 
Gander International Airport (YQX)Throughout the terminal Free
 
Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)Throughout the terminalBoingo Wireless$7.95/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
Halifax-Robert L. Stanfield International Airport (YHZ)Throughout the Terminal building Free
 
Kelowna International Airport (YLW)Throughout the airportBOLDstreet WirelessFree
 
London International Airport (YXU)Throughout the terminalTelus Mobility$10/hour, $15/day
 
Greater Moncton International Airport (YQM)Pre-boarding areaBell AliantFree
 
Montreal-Trudeau (YUL)Throughout the terminalBoingo$7.95/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
Ottawa International Airport (YOW)Throughout airport Free
 
Prince George Airport (YXS)Throughout the airportWireless Hotspots 
 
Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)Throughout airport Free
 
Regina International Airport (YQR)Pre- and post-security areasBoingoAbout $9/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
St. John's International Airport (YYT)Departures Lounge Free
 
Saint John Airport (YSJ)Throughout airportAliantFree
 
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (YXE)Throughout the airport Free
 
Greater Sudbury Airport (YSB)Throughout the airport Free
 
Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)Terminal buildingBoingoAbout $9/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)Terminals 1 and 3Sponsored by RogersFree
 
Vancouver International Airport (YVR)Throughout the airport Free
 
Victoria International Airport (YYJ)Throughout the terminal buildingBoingo$7.95/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (YWG)Throughout the airportTelus Mobility$10/hour, $15/day
 
US AirportWireless?ProviderCost
Plattsburgh International Airport, New York (PBG)Throughout the terminalTwinState and PrimeLinkFree
 
Burlington Airport (Vermont) (BTV)Throughout the terminal Free
 
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)Throughout the airport Free
 
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)In Departures beyond ticket lobby, in Arrivals - baggage claim areaBoingo$7.95/day (Boingo AsYouGo day pass)
 
New York Kennedy Airport (JFK)Throughout all terminalsBoingoFree in JetBlue (Terminal 5) or $7.95/day
 
New York La Guardia (LGA)Throughout all terminalsBoingo$7.95/day
 
Newark Liberty Airport (EWR)Most public areasBoingo$7.95/day
 

 

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Prices correct as at August 27, 2010.

 

WiFi Access at Airports around Canada

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