The Vancouver (YVR) Airport vs.

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/yvr-91-birthday

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_International_Airport By now YVR should have had at least three 3600m or 11,800 foot runways.

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08L/26R 9,940 3,030 Concrete 08R/26L 11,500 3,505 Asphalt/concrete 13/31 7,300 2,225 Asphalt/concrete

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/seattle-vancouver-airport-passenger-trans-pacific-hub

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport 

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16L/34R 11,901 3,627 Concrete 16C/34C 9,426 2,873 Concrete 16R/34L 8,500 2,591 Concrete

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport#Future

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle-Tacoma_International_Airport#Ground_transportation

Even though the Seattle airport has a smaller area than Vancouver, it was able to have 3 runways long enough to accomodate the 747 & the largest Airbus.

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-sea-tac-c-concourse-expansion

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-tacoma-international-airport-international-arrivals-facility

The Abbotsford_International_Airport should have two 3050m or 10,000 foot runways by now, so that it can be a better alternate or backup airport to YVR.

Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 9,597 2,925 Asphalt 01/19 5,328 1,624 Asphalt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbotsford_International_Airport#Current_(1997-Present)

https://dailyhive.com/seattle/seattle-second-international-airport

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_International_Airport