Global News
Bianca Millions & Karen Bartko
29 May 2026
The half-century-old north tower at the Edmonton International Airport is getting a makeover and construction may impact those coming and going from the terminal over the next two years.
The airport is redeveloping its north tower, which juts out from the main terminal over the departures level vehicle drop-off zone.
The north tower first opened in 1963 and was the home of air traffic control and the airport’s corporate offices until 2013.
That’s when the eight-story Central Tower, clad in a wave-like ribbon exterior, opened as part of the airport’s 2012 expansion project...
