🇨🇦 Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport

Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (IATA: YMX, ICAO: CYMX), branded as YMX International Aerocity of Mirabel, is a public airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, approximately 39 km (24 mi) northwest of Montreal. It is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Aéroports de Montréal.

Type of facility and operations:

• YMX is primarily a cargo airport, offering 24/7 all-cargo service with five regular all-cargo carriers.
• It also handles medevac and general aviation flights.
• The airport is a significant logistics hub and a strategic entry point for cargo transport into Canada.
• YMX is home to an aerospace ecosystem, supporting businesses in aeronautics, aerospace, and transport electrification.
• An Airbus manufacturing plant on-site conducts final assembly of the Airbus A220.

Notable features or history:

• Opened on October 4, 1975, as Montréal International Airport.
• Passenger services ceased on October 31, 2004, and the former passenger terminal building was demolished in 2016.
• It boasts one of the longest runways on a Canadian airport site (06-24 runway: 3,650 m x 60 m or 12,000 ft x 200 ft).
• The site includes 4,400 hectares of land available for industrial and aeronautical development, with 400 hectares specifically for long-term rental.
• YMX has an aerospace training center and over 8,000 jobs on-site.

Current status:

• YMX is actively undergoing infrastructure improvements to increase air cargo and logistics capacity, including the rehabilitation and development of the main apron to increase D-code aircraft parking capacity from 6 to 13, and the construction of 13,000 m² of warehouses with loading docks. This work is scheduled from fall 2023 to spring 2028.
• In 2022, YMX recorded 42,604 aircraft movements and handled 87,746 metric tonnes of cargo.

*Sources researched: admtl.com, en.wikipedia.org, aeic-iaac.gc.ca*