Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport
International airport serving Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport[5] (GMIA, French: Aéroport international Roméo-LeBlanc du Grand Moncton[6]) or Moncton/Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport[7] (IATA: YQM, ICAO: CYQM) is located in the city of Dieppe 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east northeast[1] of downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Originally named Greater Moncton International Airport, the airport was renamed in 2016, in honour of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc.[8]
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport Aéroport international Roméo-LeBlanc du Grand Moncton Moncton/Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Greater Moncton International Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
Location | Dieppe, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AST (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 232 ft / 71 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°06′58″N 064°40′43″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.cyqm.ca | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passenger statistics from Greater Moncton International Airport Authority[4] |
The GMIA handled 674,406 passengers[4] and 122,308 aircraft movements[3] in 2019.
GMIA covers a total land area of 760 hectares (1,878 acres) of airport property.[9]
Designated as an international airport by Transport Canada,[10] it is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with up to 300 passengers,[11] although planes as large as the 580 passenger Boeing 747 have been handled.[12][13]
GMIA is home to the Moncton Flight College, the largest flight college in Canada.[14]