Greater Moncton International Airport
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| Greater Moncton International Airport Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport |
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| IATA: YQM – ICAO: CYQM | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||
| Operator | Greater Moncton International Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||
| Location | Dieppe, New Brunswick | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 232 ft / 71 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 6,150 | 1,875 | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 125,414 | ||
| Passengers | 518,930 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movement statistics from Transport Canada.[2] Passenger statistics from Greater Moncton International Airport Authority[3] |
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Greater Moncton International Airport (French: Aéroport international du Grand Moncton) or Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport (IATA: YQM, ICAO: CYQM) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km/4.6 mi) east northeast from downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada in the neighbouring city of Dieppe.
The GMIA has had rapid growth. Between 1997 and 2006 passenger traffic had increased 133% to the 2006 figure of 558,513 before dropping to 518,930 in 2007.[3] The cargo aspect of the airport increased 73% during that period to reach the 2006 figure of 24,320 metric tons (26,808 ST), followed by a slight increase in 2007 to 24,527 metric tons (27,036 ST).[3] In 2007 the airport saw a 61% increase in aircraft movements over 2006, going from 77,886 movements to 125,414, it is now the 14th busiest airport in Canada.[2]
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 75 passengers.[1][4][5] Nevertheless planes as large as the 580 passenger Boeing 747 have been handled.[6][7]
GMIA is home to the Moncton Flight College, the largest flight college in Canada.[8]
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[edit] History
On January 11, 1928, the first scheduled air flight out of the Greater Moncton area took place. This flight was carrying mail and passengers to the Magdalen Islands. Two sites were considered for the first air strip. Leger's Corner was finally chosen however because of more favourable landing conditions.
In 1929, a local private company bought the land at Léger’s Corner airstrip and through the years two runways were constructed as well as structures for aircraft maintenance. It was also in 1929 that the Moncton Aero Club was founded, as well as the International Airways Flying School. These would later become the Moncton Flight College, one of the pre-eminent flight schools in Canada. Also in the same year, the airport expanded its air mail service to include Prince Edward Island and Montreal.
In 1936, Transport Canada and the local government discussed the possibility of the construction of an airport suitable for trans-Canadian routes. The Léger’s Corner site unfortunately was unsuitable for expansion and instead they chose a site in nearby Lakeburn as the new site for the airport. An initial paved runway and two additional dirt landing strips were constructed.
In March of 1940, the Department of National Defence opened a flight training school under the auspices of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The school would train war pilots for the Commonwealth nations. A new hangar was also constructed at the airport during the war to serve as a repair and maintenance facility.
During the 1940s, civilian air services expanded and became available servicing Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, Saint John, Fredericton and Newfoundland. The hangar of Trans-Canada Airlines (later Air Canada), became the location for the first air terminal. In 1952, a larger hangar was converted into a modern air terminal but it was very shortly thereafter destroyed by fire. In 1953, a replacement air terminal was constructed.
Further expansion in 1964 brought many changes to the airport including an air traffic control tower and a new operations building. In 1976, the air terminal was again expanded.
Throughout the years, many ongoing renovations were made to the air terminal building, including in 1998-99, an international arrivals area to suit the needs of 1999's Eighth Sommet de la Francophonie. A large landing apron was constructed at the same time at the opposite side of the airport in a location which would later become the site of the new international airport terminal. This landing apron would be pressed into service in a dramatic manner on September 11, 2001 when airspace over North America was shut down following the World Trade Center attacks. A dozen flights with over 2,000 passengers were diverted to the Greater Moncton Airport. In May of 2001, the new, state-of-the-art international air terminal was completed and officially opened in 2002 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The Greater Moncton International Airport is the busiest airport in New Brunswick, servicing more than 518,930 passengers per year.
In May of 2006, Continental Airlines' subsidiary Continental Express began Moncton's only nonstop service to the United States with once-daily flights to New York/Newark.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
- Air Canada operated by Air Georgian (Halifax)
- Air Saint-Pierre (Saint Pierre and Miquelon) [Seasonal]
- CanJet (Cancún, Orlando, Punta Cana, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Varadero)[1] [Seasonal]
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
- Sunwing Airlines (Punta Cana) [Seasonal]
- WestJet (Hamilton, Toronto-Pearson)
[edit] Cargo airlines
- Cargojet Airways
- FedEx Express (operated by Morningstar Air Express)
- Purolator Courier (operated by Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ a b - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
- ^ a b c GMIA Traffic
- ^ CBSA Office - Detailed Information
- ^ Service Codes and Definitions
- ^ Jumbo jet to service expanded Moncton-Paris flight
- ^ EGM Annual Report 2005-2006
- ^ Top Canadian schools join forces. Mount Allison University (2008-06-02). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
[edit] External links
- Greater Moncton International Airport
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Greater Moncton International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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