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Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport

Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport or Jean Lesage International Airport was established in 1939, a year after the closure of the Aérodrome Saint-Louis. It is located west southwest of Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. First established as a training facility for air observers, the first flight occurred on September 11 1941. It's the second busiest passenger airport in Quebec after Montreal-Trudeau airport and the third busiest airport by aircraft movements in Quebec after Montreal-Trudeau and Montreal-Saint-Hubert, with more than 877,000 passengers and 119,441 movements in 2007.

First known as the Aéroport de l'Ancienne Lorette, then the Aéroport de Sainte-Foy, and later the Aéroport de Québec, it was renamed to Aéroport international Jean-Lesage in 1993, in honour of the former Premier of Quebec, Jean Lesage.

The airport is managed and operated by Aéroport de Québec inc., a non-profit and non-share corporation. The current terminal building has a capacity of 1.2 million passengers annually.

Public transportation to the airport is provided by RTC bus 78.

Statistics

In 2007 the airport was the 15th busiest airport by aircraft movements in Canada with a 9.4% increase over 2006.


Year	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Aircraft Movements	142,612	151,650	135,646	116,523	109,180	101,367	109,031	119,271
Passenger Traffic	672,800	642,800	610,600	628,500	715,100	777,300	779,600	877,000+

Airport expansion

Launched in 2006, with a budget of $65.8 million, Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport underwent a modernization designed to increase the terminal's capacity and substantially enhance the level of passenger service. The modernization included a reconfiguration of the terminal on 2 levels, a restructuring of the baggage handling area and arrivals area, as well as a reconfiguration and enlargement of the waiting rooms. 54% of the financing was provided directly by Aéroport de Québec inc. Completed in June 2008, the new configuration of the airport now enables it to handle 1.2 million passengers a year.

Airlines and destinations

More than 10 airlines offer over 300 weekly flights from Jean Lesage International Airport to many North American, South American and European destinations.

Air Canada

Air Canada Jazz (Gaspé, Magdalen Islands, Montréal, Ottawa, Sept-Îles, Toronto-Pearson)

Air Creebec (Alma, Bagotville, Baie-James, Montréal, Val-d'Or)
Air Inuit (Schefferville, Baie James, Kuujjuaq, Kangirsuk, Montréal, Quaqtaq, Kangiqsujuaq)
Air Labrador (Baie-Comeau, Montréal, Moncton, Rouyn-Noranda, Sept-Îles, St-John's, Val-d'Or, Wabush)
Aeropro (Farmingdale, Montréal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Saint John, Sept-Îles) [charter]
Air Satellite (Baie-Comeau, Havre-St-Pierre, Rouyn-Noranda, Rimouski, Sept-Îles)
Air Transat (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, Holguín, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Puerto Plata, Puerto Vallarta [begins December 9, 2008], Punta Cana, Santa Clara/Cayo Santa Maria, Varadero) [seasonal]
CanJet (Cancun, Cayo Coco, Fort Lauderdale, La Romana, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Varadero) [charter]
Continental Airlines

Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland [seasonal])
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Newark)

Corsairfly (Paris-Orly [seasonal])
Hydro-Québec (Bagotville, Montréal)
Nolinor Aviation (Montréal) [charter]
Northwest Airlines

Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)

Pascan Aviation (Alma, Bagotville, Bonaventure, Mont-Joli, Montréal, Ottawa) [charter]
Porter Airlines (Halifax, Toronto-City Centre) [seasonal]
Sunwing Airlines (Camaguey, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo, Cancun, Holguín, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Samana, Varadero) [seasonal]
United Airlines