Miquelon Airport Aéroport de Miquelon | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Direction de l'équipement | ||||||||||
| Serves | Miquelon-Langlade | ||||||||||
| Location | Miquelon Island | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 10 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°05′45″N 56°23′04″W / 47.09583°N 56.38444°W | ||||||||||
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Miquelon Airport (French: Aéroport de Miquelon) (IATA: MQC, ICAO: LFVM) 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 passenger building contains the check-in counters (small structure) connected with the control tower and fire fighting station located in the larger service building.
Airline and destination
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Saint-Pierre | Saint-Pierre |
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 (operated by ASL Airlines France) once weekly from Saint-Pierre to Paris. Seasonal flight was restored in 2019 and 2023 (suspended due to COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022).[2]
The airport's runways are capable of handling turboprop or small jet aircraft only.
Statistics
Gallery
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Landing at the Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008 -
Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008 -
Check-in Desk at the Miquelon Airport
See also
- Saint-Pierre Airport
- Transport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- List of airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
References
- ^ French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFVM (PDF) – MIQUELON
- ^ "The Most Interesting Transatlantic Flight Returns in 2023". 22 December 2022.
External links
- (in French) Le Service de l'Aviation Civile de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
- (in English) Travel Resources for Saint-Pierre & Miquelon
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This page was last edited on 30 December 2023, at 22:17