Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport

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Quebec/Jean Lesage International Airport
Aéroport international Jean-Lesage
Jean-Lesage International Airport
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
Coordinates 46°47′28″N 71°23′36″W / 46.79111, -71.39333
Website www.aeroportdequebec.ca
Runways
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]

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
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.

+ 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  2. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  3. ^ a b c d - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
  4. ^ a b c Passenger statistics. Aeroport de Quebec (2007)
  5. ^ TP577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report. Transport Canada 2004
  6. ^ Passenger statistics. Aeroport de Quebec (2000-2006)

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