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La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport
Mont-Tremblant International Airport
Aéroport International de Mont TremblantIATA: YTM – ICAO: CYFJ Summary Airport type Private Operator Mont-Tremblant Intl. Serves Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Location La Macaza, Quebec Elevation AMSL 827 ft / 252 m Coordinates 46°24′34″N 074°46′48″W / 46.40944°N 74.78°WCoordinates: 46°24′34″N 074°46′48″W / 46.40944°N 74.78°W Website Map Location in Quebec Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 5,587 1,703 Asphalt Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] La Macaza – Mont Tremblant International Airport[2] (IATA: YTM, ICAO: CYFJ), commonly Mont-Tremblant International and formerly Rivière Rouge – Mont Tremblant International Airport, is a single runway airport located in the township of La Macaza, about 25 NM (46 km; 29 mi) north of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.
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History
Military Base
The airport was originally built (completed 1962) for the RCAF by Boeing to military specifications, as an RCAF emergency landing field, with a runway of 6,000 ft (1,829 m). It subsequently became home to 447 SAM Squadron, armed with 29 nuclear tipped CIM-10 Bomarc missiles. After 1968 the station became CFB La Macaza and closed as an active base in 1972 following the removal of the Bomarc missiles.
Civilian Airfield
Later converted as a civilian airport, it was turned into an international airport in 2000 despite a referendum held in the region stating that the citizens of La Macaza opposed the project.[3]
Federal Prison
The area that was used for the Bomarc silos was converted into the La Macaza Institution in 1978.[4]
Facilities
The airport consists of a small chalet style terminal building along the east side of the runway and south of the prison facility. There are no hangars for aircraft storage.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]
The airport is about a 40 minute taxi ride from the resort at Mont Tremblant in good road conditions. It can take up to an hour in winter snow conditions as part of the road is secondary pavement with many twists and turns.
The airport is used during the ski season by Porter Airlines and charter airline Voyageur Airways.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Porter Airlines Montreal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Billy Bishop
Seasonal: Newark [begins December 22][5]Voyageur Airways Seasonal: Kitchener, North Bay, Quebec City, Toronto-Pearson Ground Transportation
The airport has shuttle buses running from the airport to the Mont Tremblant resort.
Rental cars, taxis and limos are available for travel around Mont Tremblant International Airport.
Expansion Plans
The airport operator is planning to expand the airport services by extending the runway to 2500 metres (to allow larger jets to land), building a larger terminal (moved to the north end of the runway from the current southeast side of the runway) and adding a water aerodrome (waterside terminal for floatplanes) on the south end of Lac Chaud).[6]
References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
- ^ Mont-Tremblant International Airport
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/facilit/institutprofiles/macaza-eng.shtml
- ^ https://www.flyporter.com/About/News-Release-Details?id=164&culture=en-CA
- ^ http://www.mtia.ca/pdf/expansion.pdf
External links
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