Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport
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| Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport Aéroport international Jean-Lesage Jean-Lesage International Airport |
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| IATA: YQB – ICAO: CYQB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||
| Operator | Aéroport de Québec Inc. | ||
| Serves | Quebec City, Quebec | ||
| Location | Sainte-Foy, Quebec | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 244 ft / 74 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,700 | 1,737 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 119,441 | ||
| Passenger Traffic | 877,000+ | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3] Passenger statistics for 2007 from Aeroport de Quebec.[4] |
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Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport or Jean Lesage International Airport (IATA: YQB, ICAO: CYQB) was established in 1939, a year after the closure of the Aérodrome Saint-Louis. It is located 6 nautical miles (11.1 km) west southwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. First established as a training facility for air observers, the first flight occurred on September 11, 1941. It's the second busiest passenger airport in Quebec after Montreal-Trudeau airport and the third busiest airport by aircraft movements in Quebec after Montreal-Trudeau and Montreal-Saint-Hubert, with more than 877,000 passengers[4] and 119,441 movements in 2007.[3]
First known as the Aéroport de l'Ancienne Lorette, then the Aéroport de Sainte-Foy, and later the Aéroport de Québec, it was renamed to Aéroport international Jean-Lesage in 1993, in honour of the former Premier of Quebec, Jean Lesage.
The airport is managed and operated by Aéroport de Québec inc., a non-profit and non-share corporation. The current terminal building, built in 1957, has a capacity of 800,000 passengers annually.
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[edit] Statistics
In 2007 the airport was the 15th busiest airport by aircraft movements in Canada with a 9.4% increase over 2006.[3]
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Aircraft Movements[3][5] | 142,612 | 151,650 | 135,646 | 116,523 | 109,180 | 101,367 | 109,031 | 119,271 |
| Passenger Traffic[6][4] | 672,800 | 642,800 | 610,600 | 628,500 | 715,100 | 777,300 | 779,600 | 877,000+ |
[edit] Future expansion
Launched in 2006, with a budget of $65.8 million, Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport is undergoing a modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service. The modernization includes a reconfiguration of the terminal on 2 levels, a restructuring of the baggage handling area and arrivals area, as well as a reconfiguration and enlargement of the waiting rooms. 54% of the financing is provided directly by Aéroport de Québec inc. Once completed in June 2008, the new configuration of the airport will enable it to handle 1.2 million passengers a year.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
More than 10 airlines offer over 300 weekly flights from Jean Lesage International Airport to many North American, South American and European destinations.
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Gaspé, Magdalen Islands, Montréal, Ottawa, Sept-Îles, Toronto-Pearson)
- Air Creebec (Alma, Bagotville, Baie-James, Montréal, Val-d'Or)
- Air Inuit (Schefferville, Baie James, Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk, Montréal, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq)
- Air Labrador (Baie-Comeau, Montréal, Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Sept-Îles, St-John's, Val-d'Or, Wabush)
- Aeropro (Farmingdale, Montréal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Saint John, Sept-Îles) [charter]
- Air Satellite (Baie-Comeau, Havre-St-Pierre, Rouyn-Noranda, Rimouski, Sept-Îles)
- Air Transat (Cancun, Fort Lauderdale, Holguín, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Varadero) [seasonal]
- CanJet (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, La Romana, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero) [charter]
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland [seasonal])
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
- Corsairfly (Paris-Orly [seasonal])+
- Hydro-Québec (Bagotville, Montréal)
- Nolinor Aviation (Montréal) [charter]
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
- Pascan Aviation (Alma, Bagotville, Bonaventure, Mont-Joli, Montréal, Ottawa) [charter]
- Porter Airlines (Halifax, Toronto-City Centre) [seasonal; begins June 27]
- Sunwing Airlines (Camaguey, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Cancun, Holguín, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero) [seasonal]
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
- Voyageur Airways (Mont-Tremblant) [charter]
- WestJet (Toronto-Pearson)
+ Corsairfly will initially offer flights to Paris with a stop in Montreal on both the inbound and outbound flights. Non-stop flights to Paris will begin June 30th.
[edit] Cargo
- Air Georgian (Montréal)
- FedEx Express
- Morningstar Air Express (Montréal)
- Skylink Aviation (Montréal)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ a b c d - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
- ^ a b c Passenger statistics. Aeroport de Quebec (2007)
- ^ TP577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report. Transport Canada 2004
- ^ Passenger statistics. Aeroport de Quebec (2000-2006)
[edit] External links
- Aéroport de Québec official website (English)
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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