After extended periods of maintenance, aircraft have to be tested to ensure that all components are functioning properly and safely. The tests, called engine run-ups, are the stationary running of engines at power, from idle up to full throttle. In 2004, the Airport Authority completed construction of a new $5-million engine run-up area at the western edge of Sea Island. YVR's 63,000 square-metre concrete run-up pad provides a safe location for full power engine tests for aircraft, and allows much of the associated noise to be directed toward the ocean and away from neighbouring communities. The need for a new engine run-up at YVR was identified by stakeholders and the Aeronautical Noise Management Committee in 1999.
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After extended periods of maintenance, aircraft have to be tested to ensure that all components are functioning properly and safely. The tests, called engine run-ups, are the stationary running of engines at power, from idle up to full throttle. In 2004, the Airport Authority completed construction of a new $5-million engine run-up area at the western edge of Sea Island. YVR's 63,000 square-metre concrete run-up pad provides a safe location for full power engine tests for aircraft, and allows much of the associated noise to be directed toward the ocean and away from neighbouring communities. The need for a new engine run-up at YVR was identified by stakeholders and the Aeronautical Noise Management Committee in 1999.
