Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport
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Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport or Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport (IATA: YGP, ICAO: CYGP) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) 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. There are instrument approaches available for poor weather.
Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport Gaspé (Michel-Pouliot) Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Municipality of Gaspé | ||||||||||
Serves | Gaspé, Quebec | ||||||||||
Location | Gaspé, Quebec | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 112 ft / 34 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 48°46′30″N 064°28′54″W | ||||||||||
Website | https://ville.gaspe.qc.ca/en/services-municipaux/informations-rapides/aeroport-michel-pouliot-de-gaspe | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passengers from Town of Gaspe site[4] |
Both the city and airport are located in a valley that is oriented in a more or less east–west direction, with the eastern end open to the ocean and the western end terminating in the highlands. For this reason, most small (i.e. unpressurized) aircraft prefer to approach from the east, thereby avoiding the steep descent over the high hills to the west.