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Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport[1]

Aéroport international Jean-Lesage

Jean-Lesage International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada[2]
OperatorAéroport de Québec Inc.
ServesQuebec City, Quebec
LocationSainte-Foy, Quebec
Elevation AMSL244 ft / 74 m
Coordinates46°47′28″N 71°23′36″W / 46.79111°N 71.39333°W / 46.79111; -71.39333
Websitewww.aeroportdequebec.com
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.

Cargo

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] Recently Quebec City airport director confirmed a rumor that Continental will start a new route to Cleveland on June 8th.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  3. ^ TP577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report. Transport Canada 2005
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TC was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference PAX was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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