- Aérodrome Saint-Louis
The Aérodrome Saint-Louis, also called Aérodrome du Bois Gomin or Canadian Transcontinental Airways Airport, was the first airfield of the
Quebec City area ofQuebec ,Canada . It was located in the suburb of Sainte-Foy.It was established by the Canadian Transcontinental Airways (Compagnie aérienne transcontinentale) in 1929 in the fields between Cap-Rouge Road (now called Chemin Saint-Louis) and Gomin Road (Chemin Gomin), east of the Route de l'Église where the
Place Laurier and Place Sainte-Foy shopping centers are currently located. It was used during winter to transportmail betweenMontreal and Rimouski.It was closed in 1938, and in 1939 a new airfield was established in Quebec City; Aéroport de l'Ancienne Lorette, today known as
Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport .External links
* [http://www.aijlqc.com Aéroport international Jean-Lesage Homepage]
ee also
*
List of airports in Canada
*Québec/Lac St-Augustin Water Aerodrome
*Place Laurier
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