Port-Cartier Airport

Replacement by a new facility. The original airport (CA-0294) was a private aerodrome with gravel runways, built and operated by the Quebec Cartier Mining Company. It was rendered obsolete and closed upon the completion of the modern, government-built Port-Cartier Airport (CYPN), which offered superior infrastructure including paved runways, lighting, and instrument approach systems to better serve the region's commercial and public aviation needs.

The site is abandoned as an airfield. Satellite imagery clearly shows the original X-shaped runway pattern, but the surfaces are severely deteriorated, overgrown with vegetation, and bisected by informal roads. The land appears to be integrated into the adjacent ArcelorMittal industrial complex (the successor to Quebec Cartier Mining) and is used for industrial storage, including the parking of trucks and heavy equipment. The site is completely unsuitable for any aviation activity.

This airport was integral to the development of the town of Port-Cartier. It was constructed in the late 1950s by the Quebec Cartier Mining Company to support its massive iron ore mining operations. The airport was a critical logistical hub, facilitating the transport of personnel, executives, and essential supplies to the remote industrial site. Its operations were almost exclusively dedicated to supporting the mining company's activities, handling corporate and charter aircraft before the region had a public-use airport.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. Its function has been entirely and permanently replaced by the nearby Port-Cartier Airport (CYPN). Given its state of disrepair, its proximity to an active industrial site, and the existence of a superior modern airport, reopening is considered economically and logistically unfeasible.