Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport (french: Aéroport Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil), also called Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located east of

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and east of Longueuil. As of 2017, it is ranked as Canada's 15th busiest airport by aircraft movements. This airport mainly serves travellers to Quebec destinations. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the

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(CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Mirabel Airport. CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

History

In operation since 1928, it was Montreal's first and only airport until the construction of Montréal/Dorval International Airport (now Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport). On 1 August 1930, the R100 airship arrived after what was possibly the first non-stop passenger-carrying powered flight across the

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to land in Canada.Photo Essay Collection The R.100 in Canada
/ref> In the late 1930s the airport was used by

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to build the Handley Page Hampden. Pascan Aviation FBO

The airport was divided into two sides, a military side along with the

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facility (facing runway 06L/24R) and a civilian side (facing runway 06R/24L). Today the military base, the former RCAF Station St Hubert, has ceased operations, but the

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still use the base as a garrison comprising the tactical helicopter unit,

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, 34 Service Battalion and 34 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters. The ex-Pratt & Whitney hangar is owned and operated since 2012 as the largest FBO on the airport by an AvJet branded dealer: CYHU H-18 Services Inc. Their hangar is the newest addition to the FBO network : HUB FBO. Following the new National Airports Policy announced by Transport Canada in 1994, ownership of the airport was transferred to a private corporation, ''Développement de l'aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil'' (DASH-L), on 1 September 2004. It was here that the body of Quebec Minister of Labour and Deputy Premier, Pierre Laporte, was found during the October Crisis of 1970.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Crashes

* On March 17, 2017, about 13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC), a midair collision occurred on the southeastern side of the airport, over the city of Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville. The two planes collided at an approximate altitude of over the Promenades Saint-Bruno, both aircraft were Cessna 152, owned by Cargair, a flight training school. One plane crashed on the rooftop of the shopping mall, injuring the pilot. The other crashed in the parking lot, killing the pilot. The owner of Cargair indicated that both pilots involved in the crash were from China.

References

Bibliography

* Jesse, William. "Breaking New Ground: The Canadian Government's First Civil Aerodrome". ''Air Enthusiast'', No. 55, Autumn 1994, pp. 14–15.

External links

Official site (French & English)Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory {{DEFAULTSORT:Montreal St Hubert Airport Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Transport in Longueuil Buildings and structures in Longueuil Certified airports in Montérégie 1928 establishments in Quebec Airports established in 1928