Vancouver International Airport is an international airport in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located 12 km from Downtown Vancouver and is the second busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements and passengers behind Toronto Pearson International Airport. It is often described as a trans-Pacific hub, with more direct flights to China than any other airport in North America or Europe. It is a hub for Air Canada and WestJet, and an operating base for Air Transat. Vancouver International Airport is one of eight Canadian airports that have US Border Preclearance facilities. It is also one of the few major international airports to have a terminal for scheduled floatplanes.