Montreal Area Control Centre

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Montreal Area Control Centre (CZUL) is located within the Air Traffic Control Centre at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in the province of Quebec, Canada. The Montreal ACC is one of 7 Area Control Centres in Canada operated by NAV CANADA.

From this ACC, air traffic controllers provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Montreal flight information region (FIR) region. The Montreal FIR airspace covers the entire province of Quebec, part of Eastern Ontario, the eastern shore of James Bay, Hudson Bay, the western section of Newfoundland and the Nunavut region that includes Iqaluit. The Montreal FIR is bordered by the following 5 Flight Information Regoins. To the east are the Moncton and GanderFIR/OCA, to the south is the Boston ARTCC, to the west are the Toronto and Winnipeg FIRs and the Edmonton FIR to the north.

[edit] Aerodrome Classes

The Montreal ACC assumes control of the following classes of airports

Class C (Controlled, IFR/IFR, IFR/VFR and VFR/VFR separation, VFR: Mode C and ATC clearance required)

CYUL - Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, QC
CYMX - Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, QC
CYOW - Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, ON

Class D (Controlled, IFR/IFR and IFR/VFR separation, VFR: 2-way communication required)

CYQB - Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport in Sainte-Foy, QC
CYBG - Canadian Forces Base Bagotville in Bagotville, Qc
CYRC - Chicoutimi/Saint-Honore Aerodrome in Saint-Honore, QC
CYHU - Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport in Saint-Hubert, QC
CYJN - Saint-Jean Airport in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC

Class E (Controlled, only IFR/IFR spacing)

CYBC - Baie-Comeau, QC
CYGP - Gaspe, QC
CYND - Gatineau, QC
CYGL - La Grande Rivière, QC
CYYY - Mont-Joli, QC
CYUY - Rouyn-Noranda, QC
CYZV - Sept-Iles, QC
CYVO - Val D'or, QC
CYWK - Wabush, NL

This FIR contains several Glass G aerodromes that are in uncontrolled airspace and IFR clearances are required to enter or leave controlled airspace.

[edit] Peripheral Airlink (PAL) Frequencies

Within each FIR, there are transmitter sites that allow the relay of distant communication from aircraft back to the ACC. These links are called a Peripheral Airlink (PAL). They re-transmit the voice and data communication over high speed data links between the ACC and the remote transmitter. There are several PALs in the Montreal FIR
Brevoort 132.025 & 134.85 (FL290 & above)
Brisay 119.4 & 126.5 (FL290 & above)
Brockville-Thousand Islands Regoinal 134.675 & 231.95 (Below FL240)
Campbellford 135.05 & 398.4 (Below FL240)
Chibougamau 127.3 (Below FL290) 133.025 & 253.2 (FL290 & above)
Chisasbli 132.325 (FL290 & above)
Iqaluit 132.8 (FL290 & above) 134.55 (Below FL290)
Kapuskasing 133.975 (FL290 & above)
Kuujjuaq 132.45 & 133.2 & 134.2 (FL290 & above) 135.1 (Below FL290)
La Grande Rivière (LG-2) 132.1 (Below FL290) 133.75 (FL290 & above)
La Tuque 134.5 (Below FL290)
Mont-Joli 132.625 (FL290 & above) 134.65 (Below FL290)
Mont-Laurier 126.575 (Below FL290) 127.875 (FL290 & above)
Moosonee 118.975 (FL290 & above)
Ottawa 124.275 & 127.7 & 134.975 (Below FL290) 128.175 & 135.15 (Below 14,000) 128.775 (Below FL240)
Pembroke 135.2 (Below FL240)
Puvirnituq 134.725 (FL290 & above)
Québec 124.0 & 127.85 (Below 14,000) 135.025 (Below FL290)
Rivière-du-Loup 125.1 (Below FL290)
Rouyn 120.725 (FL290 & above)
St-Adrien 123.925 & 133.225 (FL290 & above) 132.35 (Below FL290)
Schefferville 132.9 (Below FL290)
Sept-Iles 135.55 (Below FL290)
Sherbrooke 132.55 (Below FL290)
Trois-Rivière 128.225 (Below FL290)
Val-d'Or 125.9 (Below FL290)
Wabush 132.25 (Below FL290)