| Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec Jean Lesage International Airport |
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| IATA: YQB – ICAO: CYQB – WMO: 71708 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||
| Operator | Aéroport de Québec Inc. | ||
| Serves | Quebec City, Quebec | ||
| Location | Sainte-Foy, Quebec | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 244 ft / 74 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 9,000 | 2,743 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,700 | 1,737 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 126,689 | ||
| Passenger Traffic | 1,190,088 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passenger statistics for 2010.[4] |
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Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport (French: Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec, or Aéroport de Québec) (IATA: YQB, ICAO: CYQB) was established in 1939, a year after the closure of the Aérodrome Saint-Louis. It is located 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) 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 is 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 1,190,088 passengers[4] and 126,620 aircraft movements in 2010.[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 has a capacity of 1.4 million passengers annually.
In 2010, the airport was voted best airport in North America with fewer than 2 million passengers by Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program.[5]
Public transportation to the airport a few times a day is provided by RTC bus 78.
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Launched in 2006, with a budget of $65.8 million, Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport underwent a modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service. The modernization included 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 was provided directly by Aéroport de Québec inc. Completed in June 2008, the new configuration of the airport now enables it to handle 1.4 million passengers a year.
Based on the passenger figures for 2009 and 2010, it is clear that the terminal building will reach its design capacity by 2012. Aéroport de Québec inc. is therefore planning further investments of nearly $300 million to further expand the terminal building.[6] Presently the terminal has 13 gates: 6 contact gates and 7 walk-out aircraft positions. This number will increase to 16 gates by 2015, and 24 by 2025.[7]
As of July 4, 2011, work has begun on the second phase of the airport expansion, which will last until 2015. The terminal building will double in size, at a cost of 224.8 million $. The work will include an expansion of the international facilities, construction work on the runways, taxiways and de-icing pads, as well as enhancements to customer service facilities.[8]
Over 11 airlines offer 350 weekly flights from Jean Lesage International Airport to 32 destinations across Eastern Canada, the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe.[9]
Note: † denotes charter operators and their destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air |
Gaspé, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Montréal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Sept-Îles, Toronto-Pearson, Wabush |
| Air Creebec | Alma, Bagotville, Baie-James, Val-d'Or |
| Air Inuit | Kangirsuk, Kangiqsujuaq, Kuujjuaq, Montréal-Trudeau, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Schefferville, Sept-Îles |
| Air Transat | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Seasonal: Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Holguin, Marseille, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero |
| CanJet † | Seasonal: Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, La Romana, Montego Bay, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines |
Detroit |
| Hydro-Québec † | Bagotville, Montreal-Trudeau |
| Nolinor Aviation † | Montreal-Trudeau |
| Pascan Aviation | Baie-Comeau, Bonaventure, Havre St-Pierre, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Mont-Joli, Montreal-Saint-Hubert, Gatineau-Ottawa [charter], Sept-Îles, Wabush |
| Porter Airlines | Toronto-Billy Bishop |
| Sunwing Airlines † | Seasonal: Cancun, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Fort Lauderdale, Holguín, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Varadero |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines |
Newark Seasonal: Cleveland, Washington-Dulles |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines |
Chicago-O'Hare |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin |
Philadelphia |
| Voyageur Airways † | Mont-Tremblant |
| WestJet | Toronto-Pearson Seasonal: Cancun, Fort Lauderdale |
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| FedEx Feeder operated by Morningstar Air Express | Montreal-Mirabel |
| Skylink Aviation | Montreal-Mirabel |
In 2010 the airport was the 13th busiest airport by total passengers in Canada.[3]
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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| Aircraft movements[3][10] | 142,612 | 151,650 | 135,646 | 116,523 | 109,180 | 101,367 | 109,031 | 119,441 | 125,512 | 128,890 | 126,689 |
| Passenger TrafficA [4][11][12] |
672,829 | 642,767 | 610,568 | 628,545 | 715,106 | 793,735 | 802,263 | 899,612 | 1,022,862 | 1,035,026 | 1,190,088 |
*^A Statistics prior to 2009 are from Transport Canada. From 2009 on statistics are from Aeroport de Quebec (ADQ). Transport Canada's statistics are consistently higher than those of ADQ.
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