Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport
| Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport[1] Aéroport international Jean-Lesage Jean-Lesage International Airport |
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| IATA: YQB – ICAO: CYQB | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[2] | ||
| Operator | Aéroport de Québec Inc. | ||
| Serves | Quebec City, Quebec | ||
| Location | Sainte-Foy, Quebec | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 244 ft / 74 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,700 | 1,737 | Asphalt |
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 current terminal building, built in 1957, has a capacity of 800,000 passengers annually.
Statistics
In 2006 the airport was the 14th busiest airport by aircraft movements in Canada with a 7.6% increase over 2005.
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Movements[3][4] | 142,612 | 151,650 | 135,646 | 116,523 | 109,180 | 101,367 | 109,021 |
| Passenger Traffic[5] | 672,800 | 642,800 | 610,600 | 628,500 | 715,100 | 777,300 | 779,600 |
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.
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.
- AeroMexico (Mexico City) [charter]
- Aeropro (Farmingdale, Montréal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Saint-John, Sept-Îles) [charter]
- 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)
- 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)
- CanJet (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Montego Bay, Orlando, Punta Cana, Varadero) [charter]
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland [seasonal], Newark)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Boston)
- 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]
- Skyservice (Cancun)
- Sunwing Airlines (Holguín, La Romana, Panama City, Varadero)
- Voyageur Airways (Edmundston, Mont-Tremblant) [charter]
- Zoom Airlines (Puerto Plata, Varadero)
Cargo
- Air Georgian (Montréal)
- FedEx Express
- Morningstar Air Express (Montréal)
- Skylink Aviation (Montréal)
New routes
Quebec City Airport plans to add Chicago to its network of destinations in the near future.[citation needed] The other cities that YQB wants to add to its destinations are Washington and Philadelphia, and if it goes well there is a possibility to open routes to Atlanta and Miami.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ TP577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report. Transport Canada 2005
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External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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