There should be Brentwood_Town_Centre or Coquitlam-size buildings around there, given the high land costs in Vancouver.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/396-southwest-marine-drive-vancouver
In Las_Vegas & Rio_de_Janeiro, they allow tall buildings much closer to the airport, simply because they aren't under Vancouver & Richmond type zoning and building restrictions.
Look at how close the 40, 50 and 60 story buildings are to the McCarran_International_Airport_(Las_Vegas).
Its striking to see such high-rise development so close to the airport. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Las_Vegas_strip_panorama_1.jpg
Of course Rio_de_Janeiro has never used its scenic setting to hold back the scale of the city to the extent that Vancouver has.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Dumont_Airport#/media/File:Santos_Dumont_city_airport.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos_Dumont_Airport#/media/File:Santos_Dumont_by_Diego_Baravelli.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacarepagu%C3%A1_Airport#/media/File:Aeroporto_de_Jacarepagu%C3%A1.jpg