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Mont-Joli Airport

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In 2007 a second runway (15/33) was opened and runway 06/24 decreased in length from 6,000 ft (1,829 m) to 5,000 ft (1,524 m). In 2017, runway 06/24 was once again extended to 6,000 ft (1,829 m), in order to accommodate the
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for a military airfield. Construction on the aerodrome began in October 1941 and was completed by April 1942 at a cost of $ 200,000. Three paved runways and 50 buildings were constructed for what became known as
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off to shipping. Aircraft staging out of Mont-Joli were among those used to ward off U-boats and ensure the safety of shipping to the eastern tip of the
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RCAF Station Mont-Joli was decommissioned by the air force in 1945 and became the property of the Department of Transport (now
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with a Var. 24 degrees W and elevation of 100 feet (30 m). The aerodrome was listed as with three runways as follows:
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from 15 December 1941 until 14 April 1945. RCAF Station Mont-Joli was used by RCAF Eastern Air Command during the
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Its ownership was transferred again in 1995 to the "Régie intermunicipale de l’aéroport régional de Mont-Joli".
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indefinitely suspended its operations at Mont-Joli Airport in June 2020 due to the financial impact of the
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The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945
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as a coastal patrol base; during 1942–1944, Canadian cargo ships and warships were sunk by
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Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
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Inaugurated on April 15, 1942, RCAF Station Mont-Joli was a training base for the
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It is the busiest airport in eastern Quebec, though still very far from the
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List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada
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selected a flat area of farmland between Mont-Joli Station (on the
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Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
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started flying that aircraft type from Mont-Joli to
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World War II plane in operation at Mont-Joli Airport
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IATA
ICAO
WMO
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Time zone
EST
UTC−05:00
DST
UTC−04:00
AMSL
Coordinates
48°36′32″N 068°12′29″W / 48.60889°N 68.20806°W / 48.60889; -68.20806
aeroportmontjoli.com
CYYY is located in Quebec
CYYY is located in Canada
Runways
Direction
Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Statistics Canada
IATA
ICAO
nautical miles
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Canada
Bas-Saint-Laurent

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