Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport – YQM Moncton
Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport is named in honor of the former Governor General Romeo Leblanc. Before it was renamed, the airport was known to be just Greater Moncton International Airport. It is situated 4.6 miles east northeast of downtown Moncton, Canada particularly in the city of Dieppe. The NAV Canada classifies the airport as an airport of entry. The Greater Moncton International Airport Authority runs the operations of the airport and the Canada Border Services Agency serves as staff. The airport can handle aircrafts with 300 passengers capacity but it has already handled a Boeing 747 with 580 passenger capacity. The largest flight school in Canada, Moncton Flight College, is inside the premises.
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Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport has two asphalt runways measuring 3,048 meters and 2,438 meters in length. Based on 2018 statistics, the airport served a total of 681,437 passengers. It is a hub for different airlines like Air Canada Express, Air Canada Rouge, Air Transat, Canadian North, Porter Airlines, Sunwing Airlines and WestJet Encore. It serves flights to destinations in Halifax, Montreal-Trudeau, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson, Quebec City and few others. The airport is near the cities of Lakeville, Riverview and Memramcook.
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Three of the good hotels near the airport are Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Dieppe Airport, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Moncton and Quality Inn Airport Dieppe. The three hotels offer a private shuttle to the airport. The distance to the airport is just within 5 miles.
Summerside Airport (YSU) is 82.207 miles from Greater Moncton Romeo LeBlanc International Airport.
