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 | ||
| Operator | Aéroport de Québec Inc. | ||
| Serves | Quebec City | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 244 ft (74 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,700 | 1,870 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2005) | |||
| Number of Passengers | 771,000 | ||
| Aircraft Movements | 101,367 | ||
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.
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 airport handled 771,000 passengers and 101,367 aircraft movements in 2005. The current terminal building, built in 1957, has a capacity of 800,000 passengers annually.
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[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 2008, the new configuration of the airport will enable it to handle 1.2 million passengers a year.
[edit] Operator
- Aéroport de Québec, Inc
- Address: 500 avenue Principale, Québec, Québec, Canada, G2G 2T9
- Telephone: (418) 640-2700
- Fax: (418) 640-2656
- Email: aeroportdequebec@aeroportdequebec.com
[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.
[edit] International flights
Boarding gates no. 6-A, 8-A, 9, 10-A, 11
- AeroMexico (Mexico City) [charter]
- Air Maëstro
- operated by Skyservice (Acapulco, Cayo Coco, Holguín, Fort-de-France, Panama city, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Pointe-à-Pitre, Porlamar, Punta Cana, San Andres Island, Samana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Santo Domingo, Varadero) [starts december 19, 2006]
- Air Transat (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Holguín, Montego Bay, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Varadero)
- CanJet (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Montego Bay, Punta Cana, Varadero)[1]
- Sunwing Airlines (Holguín, La Romana, Panama City, Varadero) [starts december 19, 2006]
- Zoom Airlines (Puerto Plata, Varadero)
[edit] Transborder flights
Boarding gates no. 7, 8-B, 10-B
- Air Maëstro
- operated by Skyservice (Fort Lauderdale) [starts december 19, 2006]
- Air Transat (Fort Lauderdale)
- CanJet (Orlando)[2]
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express, operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection, operated by Comair (Boston)
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink, operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
[edit] Domestic flights
Boarding gates no. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-B
- Aeropro (Farmingdale, Montréal-St-Hubert, Ottawa-Gatineau, Saint-John, Sept-Îles) Charter flights
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Gaspé, Magdalen Islands, Montréal, Ottawa, Sept-Îles, Toronto-Pearson)
- Air Creebec (Alma, Bagotville, Baie-James, Montréal, Nemiscau, 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)
- Air Satellite (Baie-Comeau, Havre-St-Pierre, Rouyn-Noranda, Rimouski, Sept-Îles)
- Hydro-Québec (Bagotville, Montréal)
- Nolinor (Montréal) Charter flights
- Pascan Aviation (Alma, Bagotville, Bonaventure, Mont-Joli, Montréal, Ottawa) Charter flights
- Voyageur Airways (Edmundston, Mont-Tremblant) Charter flights
[edit] Cargo
- Air Georgian (Montréal)
- FedEx Express
- Morningstar Air Express (Montréal)
- Skylink Aviation (Montréal)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Homepage (English)
- World Aero Data airport information for CYQB
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 23 November 2006 to 0901Z 18 January 2007.
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See also: List of articles about Quebec City · History of Quebec City |
