New Richmond, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport
ICAO
CA-0701
IATA
-
Elevation
44 ft
Region
CA-QC
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Location: 48.175468° N, -65.894721° E
Continent: North America
Type: Closed Airport
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Circa 2004
The airport was closed for economic reasons and as part of a regional strategy to consolidate air services. The nearby Bonaventure Airport (CYVB), located just 25 km (16 miles) to the southeast, was selected to be the sole airport serving the area. Maintaining two airports in such close proximity was deemed inefficient and financially unsustainable. Services and funding were therefore centralized at Bonaventure to create a more robust regional air hub.
The airport is permanently closed and has been fully repurposed. The site has been converted into an industrial park and a specialized driver training facility. It is notably home to the 'Pôle d'excellence en formation aux transports de la Gaspésie' (Gaspésie Transportation Training Centre of Excellence), which utilizes the long, straight runway for heavy vehicle and truck driver training. Large white 'X' markings are painted on the runway surface, the standard visual indication that a runway is permanently closed to all air traffic.
The New Richmond Airport, which operated with the Transport Canada identifier CTU5, was a registered aerodrome vital to the local community in the Gaspé Peninsula. It featured a single paved runway (09/27) approximately 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) in length. The airport primarily handled general aviation traffic but was also crucial for supporting local business, tourism, and essential services like air ambulance (medevac) flights. It served as an important transportation link for a relatively remote region before its operations were consolidated with the Bonaventure airport.
There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the site as an airport. The land has been successfully redeveloped for industrial and commercial use, and the regional air services are now firmly established at the upgraded Bonaventure Airport (CYVB). Given the significant investment in both the current training facility on the site and the infrastructure at Bonaventure, a return to aviation activities at the former New Richmond Airport is considered highly improbable.