Montreal Area Control Centre is one of 7
Area Control Centres in
Canada
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operated by
Nav Canada
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. Montreal ACC is located in a building on the outskirts of
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
From this ACC,
air traffic controller
An Air traffic controller (ATC) is a person responsible for the coordination of traffic in their assigned airspace. Typically stationed in area control centers or control towers, they monitor the position, speed, and altitude of aircraft and c ...
s provide en route and terminal control services to aircraft in the Montreal
Flight Information Region
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(FIR). The
Montreal
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FIR
airspace
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covers the entire province of
Quebec
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(with the exception of the
Bagotville Military
Terminal Control Area), parts of eastern
Ontario
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, the eastern shore of
James Bay
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Numerous waterways of the ...
,
Hudson Bay
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, the western section of
Newfoundland and Labrador
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and the
Nunavut
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region that includes
Iqaluit
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. 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
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The primary responsibility of ZBW is the separation of ...
, to the west are the
Toronto
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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/IFR, IFR/
VFR and VFR/VFR separation, VFR: Mode C and
ATC clearance required)
* CYUL –
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, QC
* CYMX –
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in Mirabel, QC
* CYHU –
Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport in Saint-Hubert, QC
* CYOW –
Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport
Ottawa/Macdonald–Cartier International Airport or simply Ottawa International Airport is the main international airport serving Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its metropolitan area as well as Gatineau, Quebec known as the National Capital Re ...
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
* CYRC -
Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome in Saint-Honoré, QC
Class D (Controlled, IFR/IFR and IFR/VFR separation, VFR: 2-way communication required)
* CYJN –
Saint-Jean Airport 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.
Airlines and destinations
See also
*Baie-Comeau Water Aerodrome
*Baie-Comeau (Manic 1) Airport
References
External links
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in Baie-Comeau, QC
* CYFB –
Iqaluit Airport in Iqaluit, NU
* CYGP –
Michel-Pouliot Gaspé Airport in Gaspe, QC
* CYND –
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport
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The airport is equipped with Canada Customs facilit ...
in Gatineau, QC
* CYGL –
La Grande Rivière Airport near Radisson, QC
* CYYY –
Mont-Joli Airport in Mont-Joli, QC
* CYUY –
Rouyn-Noranda Airport 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 City ...
in Sept-Iles, QC
* CYVO –
Val-d'Or Airport in Val-d'Or, QC
* CYWK –
Wabush Airport in Wabush, NL
This FIR contains several Class G
aerodrome
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s that are in
uncontrolled airspace 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
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(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 file:Canadian_CF-18_Hornet_escorts_Soviet_Tupolev_Tu-95_in_1987.jpg, 300px, Canadian 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 jurisdiction. It falls wi ...
References
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Air traffic control centers
Air traffic control in Canada
Aviation in Quebec
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport