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Saint-Pierre Airport
Saint-Pierre Airport (french: Aéroport de Saint-Pierre) is a regional airport located south of Saint-Pierre, in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the east coast of Canada near Newfoundland. Overview The airport was completed in August 1999 and consists of four buildings and a control tower. The old airport, opened in 1965 and located on the south side of the inner harbour, was re-located due to the lack of room for expansion (The current runway is when compared to the old 11/29 at ).The New Sainte-Pierre et Miquelon Airport, a successful takeoff
The main terminal building is a two storey structure. The old airport is located in city centre St. Pierre and is being redeveloped for housing ...
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Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre And Miquelon
Saint-Pierre is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Saint-Pierre is the more populous of the two communes (municipalities) making up Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Etymology The commune is named after Saint Peter, who is one of the patron saints of fishermen. Geography The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'ÃŽle-aux-Marins. Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller in terms of area than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest on Miquelon Island. The main settlement and communal seat is situated on the north side of a harbour called ''Barachois'', which faces the Atlantic Ocean, on the Saint-Pierre Island's east coast. The mouth of the harbour is guarded by a small chain of islands. History ...
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Air Saint-Pierre
Air Saint-Pierre is a French airline based in Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French overseas collectivity. The airline operates scheduled services between the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon-Langlade and to Canada. Its main base is Saint-Pierre Airport, from which it serves six destinations.Flight International 27 March 2007 In addition to the collectivity's other airport, Miquelon Airport, it serves five airports in Canada. The airline operates a fleet of an ATR 42 for international services and a Reims-Cessna F406 on the inter-island service. The airline was founded in 1964 and originally flew in cooperation with Eastern Provincial Airways. The first aircraft was a Piper Aztec, which was put into service to a service to Sydney, Nova Scotia. During the 1970s the airline variously took into use Beechcraft Model 18 and Hawker Siddeley HS 748. Flights to Miquelon were introduced in 1979 and to Montreal two years later. A Piper Chieftain was bought in that year. ATR ...
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Airports In Saint Pierre And Miquelon
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface such as a runway for a plane to take off and to land or a helipad, and often includes adjacent utility buildings such as control towers, hangars and terminals, to maintain and monitor aircraft. Larger airports may have airport aprons, taxiway bridges, air traffic control centres, passenger facilities such as restaurants and lounges, and emergency services. In some countries, the US in particular, airports also typically have one or more fixed-base operators, serving general aviation. Operating airports is extremely complicated, with a complex system of aircraft support services, passenger services, and aircraft control services contained within the operation. Thus airports can be major employers, as well as important hubs for tourism ...
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Transport In Saint Pierre And Miquelon
While Saint Pierre and Miquelon no longer has any functioning railways, today it has of highways plus of unpaved roads. Its only major harbour is at Saint-Pierre although there is a smaller harbour at Miquelon. The dependency has no merchant marine but has two airports; the runway at Saint-Pierre Airport is long, and at Miquelon Airport, . Water transport A regular car ferry service is provided between Saint-Pierre and the Canadian town of Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador. As of August 2021, there is now regular ferry service between the two destinations capable of carrying 15 cars and three tractor-trailer trucks. In the past from 2005 to 2009, Atlantic Jet provided a ferry service to the islands from Canada, operated privately by SPM Express SA. It was replaced by , but the service was terminated in 2010 when the island opted to form a government-run ferry service. ''Jeune France'' is a smaller ferry serving seasonal local service between St. Pierre and Langlade. T ...
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List Of Airports In Saint Pierre And Miquelon
This is a list of airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, sorted by location. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is an overseas collectivity (french: collectivité d'outre-mer, or ''COM'') of France, consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. Airports See also * Transport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon * List of airports in France * List of airports by ICAO code: L#Saint Pierre and Miquelon * Wikipedia: WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Saint Pierre and Miquelon References Aeronautical Information Service / ''Service d'information aéronautique'' (SIA)*''Union des Aéroports Français'' *''Le Service de l'Aviation Civile'' the airport Authority for Saint Pierre & Miquelon * * External links Travel Resources for Saint Pierre & Miquelon*Lists of airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Great Circle MapperThe Airport GuideWorld Aero Data {{DEFAULTSORT:Airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and ...
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Stephenville International Airport
Stephenville Airport is an airport located south southeast of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was built by the United States Air Force and operated as Ernest Harmon Air Force Base from 1941 to 1966. The airport serves not only the town of Stephenville, but the city of Corner Brook to the north, and as far south as Port aux Basques, making the total catchment approximately 100,000 people. This region is served through Stephenville Airport by frequent air ambulance flights and charter services. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency who are able to process general aviation with up to 30 passengers. History In 1941 the United States obtained rights to construct a United States Army Air Forces base in the St. George's Bay area of Newfoundland. The U.S. 76th Congress approved the 99-year lease and in April 1941, construction began. The USAAF base was built as Stephenville Air Base. Ho ...
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The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330 It was produc ...
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Charles De Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest international airport in France. Opened in 1974, it is in Roissy-en-France, northeast of Paris and is named after statesman Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), whose initials (CDG) is used as its IATA airport code. Charles de Gaulle Airport serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers (from Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam), as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet and Vueling. It is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport. In 2019, the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements, thus making it the world's ninth busiest airport and Europe's second busiest airport (after Heathrow) in terms of passenger numbers. Charles de Gaulle is also the busi ...
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ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine Airport
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (french: Aéroport des Îles-de-la-Madeleine) is located on House Harbour island in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec, Canada. Although it is almost at sea level, nearby land rises significantly to the south, prohibiting circling approaches in that direction. Sea gulls are a frequent concern when landing at Îles-de-la-Madeleine. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. Airlines and destinations The airport was formerly served by Eastern Provincial Airways, Intair and Quebecair when these airlines were in operation. Accidents and incidents *On March 29, 2016, a Mitsubishi MU-2 turboprop crashed upon approach to the airport, killing seven people, including former federal Minister of Transport Jean Lapierre Jean-Charles Lapierre (May 7, 1956 – March 29, 2016 ...
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Miquelon Airport
Miquelon Airport (french: Aéroport de Miquelon) is a regional airport on Miquelon Island that the commune (municipality) of Miquelon-Langlade, in the French overseas community (''collectivité d'outre-mer'') of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the eastern coast of North America in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Overview The main building contains the check-in counters, control tower and fire fighting station. Airline and destination There are no direct flights from mainland France. Connecting flights (with Air Canada, Air France, Air Transat or Corsair International) to mainland France required a transfer via Saint-Pierre en route to Montréal–Trudeau airport, or to catch a seasonal flight once weekly from Saint-Pierre to Paris. The airport's runways are capable of handling turboprop or small jet aircraft only. Statistics Gallery See also *Saint-Pierre Airport *Transport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon *List of airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon This is a list of air ...
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Halifax Stanfield International Airport
Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a Canadian airport in Goffs, Nova Scotia, a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality. It serves the Halifax region, mainland Nova Scotia, and adjacent areas in the neighbouring Maritime provinces. The airport is named in honour of Robert Stanfield, the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. The airport, owned by Transport Canada since it opened in 1960, has been operated since 2000 by the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA). It forms part of the National Airports System. Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada, Halifax Stanfield is the 8th busiest airport in Canada by passenger traffic. It handled a total of 4,316,079 passengers in 2018 and 84,045 aircraft movements in 2017. It is a hub for Air Canada Express, Cougar Helicopters, Maritime Air Charter, PAL Airlines. History Background An airfield in the West End, known as Chebuc ...
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