Montreal Area Control Centre is one of 7
Area Control Centre
In air traffic control, an area control center (ACC), also known as a center or en-route center, is a facility responsible for controlling aircraft flying in the airspace of a given flight information region (FIR) at high altitudes between ai ...
s in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
operated by
Nav Canada
Nav Canada (styled as NAV CANADA) is a privately run, not-for-profit corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation system (ANS). It was established in accordance with the ''Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act' ...
. Montreal ACC is located in a building on the outskirts of
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
From this ACC,
air traffic controller
Air traffic control specialists, abbreviated ATCS, are personnel responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. Usually stationed in air traffic control centers and control ...
s provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Montreal
Flight Information Region
In aviation, a flight information region (FIR) is a specified region of airspace in which a flight information service and an alerting service (ALRS) are provided. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) delegates which country is re ...
(FIR). The
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...
FIR
airspace
Airspace is the portion of the atmosphere controlled by a country above its territory, including its territorial waters or, more generally, any specific three-dimensional portion of the atmosphere. It is not the same as aerospace, which is the ...
covers the entire province of
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
(with the exception of the
Bagotville Military
Terminal Control Area
In aviation, a terminal control area (TMA, or TCA in the U.S. and Canada), is a designated area of controlled airspace surrounding a major airport where there is a high volume of traffic. TMA airspace is normally designed in a circular configurat ...
), parts of eastern
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, the eastern shore of
James Bay
James Bay (french: Baie James; cr, ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, Wînipekw, dirty water) is a large body of water located on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. Both bodies of water extend from the Arctic Ocean, of which James Bay is the southernmost par ...
,
Hudson Bay
Hudson Bay ( crj, text=ᐐᓂᐯᒄ, translit=Wînipekw; crl, text=ᐐᓂᐹᒄ, translit=Wînipâkw; iu, text=ᑲᖏᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃ ᐃᓗᐊ, translit=Kangiqsualuk ilua or iu, text=ᑕᓯᐅᔭᕐᔪᐊᖅ, translit=Tasiujarjuaq; french: b ...
, the western section of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
and the
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
region that includes
Iqaluit
Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated. In 1987, its t ...
. The Montreal FIR is bordered by 6 Flight Information Regions. To the east are the Moncton and
Gander FIRs, to the south is the
Boston ARTCC, to the west are the
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
and Winnipeg FIRs and the Edmonton FIR to the north.
Aerodrome classes
The Montreal ACC assumes control of the following classes of airports:
Class C (Controlled,
IFR
In aviation, instrument flight rules (IFR) is one of two sets of regulations governing all aspects of civil aviation aircraft operations; the other is visual flight rules (VFR).
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) ''Instrument Fly ...
/IFR, IFR/
VFR and VFR/VFR separation, VFR: Mode C and
ATC clearance required)
* CYUL –
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, QC
* CYHU –
Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil Airport (french: Aéroport Montréal Saint-Hubert Longueuil), also called Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, is located in the Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is locate ...
in Saint-Hubert, QC
* CYOW –
Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (french: L'aéroport international Macdonald-Cartier) is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area kno ...
in Ottawa, ON
* CYQB –
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, also known as Jean Lesage International Airport ( French: ''Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec'', or ''Aéroport de Québec'') , is the primary airport serving Quebec City, Canada. Desig ...
in Sainte-Foy, QC
Class D (Controlled, IFR/IFR and IFR/VFR separation, VFR: 2-way communication required)
* CYJN –
Saint-Jean Airport
Saint-Jean Airport is located in the southwestern section of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. The airport handles general aviation traffic and is also the main site of the annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean ...
in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC
Class E (Controlled, only IFR/IFR spacing)
* CYBC –
Baie-Comeau Airport
Baie-Comeau Airport is located south southwest of Baie-Comeau, Quebec, near the St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowin ...
in Baie-Comeau, QC
* CYFB –
Iqaluit Airport
Iqaluit Airport ( iu, ᐃᖃᓗᖕᓂ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᒃ) serves Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada and is located adjacent to the city. It is operated by the government of Nunavut. It hosts scheduled passenger service from Ottawa, Montreal, Rankin Inlet ...
in Iqaluit, NU
* CYGP –
Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport
Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport or Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport is located west of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. The airport is non-towered, but has a mandatory frequency linked remotely to the flight service station (FSS) located in Mont-Joli. Th ...
in Gaspe, QC
* CYND –
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (french: Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa or Ottawa/Gatineau Airport) is an international airport serving Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region.
The airport ...
in Gatineau, QC
* CYGL –
La Grande Rivière Airport
La Grande Rivière Airport is an airfield location about south southwest of Radisson, Quebec, Canada. It is used mostly to shuttle Hydro-Québec personnel between Radisson and the larger cities in Quebec, but it is also served by regular sc ...
near Radisson, QC
* CYMX –
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, QC
* CYYY –
Mont-Joli Airport
Mont-Joli Airport is located north northwest of Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada. It is the only airport with scheduled service in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region.
History
World War II
In the summer of 1940 the Royal Canadian Air Force selected a fla ...
in Mont-Joli, QC
* CYUY –
Rouyn-Noranda Airport
Rouyn-Noranda Airport is located east southeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada.
The airport houses the headquarters of Propair.Contact
...
in Rouyn-Noranda, QC
* CYZV –
Sept-Îles Airport
Sept-Îles Airport is situated east of the town of Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Quebec Cit ...
in Sept-Iles, QC
* CYVO –
Val-d'Or Airport
Val-d'Or Airport is located south of Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents and incidents
*On 19 June 1970, Douglas C-47A CF-AAC of Austin Airways was written off in an accident.
*On 13 March 1994, during a flight ...
in Val-d'Or, QC
* CYWK –
Wabush Airport
Wabush Airport is northeast of Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It serves Labrador West as well as Fermont, Quebec.
Airlines and destinations
See also
*Wabush Water Aerodrome
References
External links
Certified airpor ...
in Wabush, NL
This FIR contains several Class G
aerodrome
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
s that are in
uncontrolled airspace
In aviation, uncontrolled airspace is airspace where an Air Traffic Control (ATC) service is not deemed necessary or cannot be provided for practical reasons. It is the opposite of controlled airspace. It is that portion of the airspace that has ...
and IFR clearances are required to enter or leave controlled airspace.
Peripheral station (PAL) frequencies
Within each FIR, there are transmitter sites that allow the relay of distant communication from aircraft back to the ACC. These links are called a peripheral station
Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel
from Transport Canada
Transport Canada (french: Transports Canada) is the department within the Government of Canada responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of road, rail, marine and air transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportati ...
(PAL). They re-transmit the voice and data communication over high speed data links between the ACC and the remote transmitter. There are several PALs in the Montreal FIR:
See also
* Canadian airspace 300px, Canadian CF-18 escorts Soviet Tu-95 bomber, 1987">Tu-95.html" ;"title="CF-18 escorts Soviet Tu-95">CF-18 escorts Soviet Tu-95 bomber, 1987
Canadian airspace is the region of airspace above the surface of the Earth within which Canada has ju ...
References
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Air traffic control centers
Air traffic control in Canada
Aviation in Quebec
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport