Airport type Public Time zone EST (UTC−05:00) Code YHU Province Québec Phone +1 450-678-6030 | Location Saint-Hubert, Quebec Elevation AMSL 90 ft / 27 m Elevation 27 m Year built 1928 | |
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Operator DASH-L (Développement Aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil) Serves Longueuil, Quebec and Greater Montreal Address 5700 Route de l'Aéroport, Saint-Hubert, QC J3Y 8Y9, Canada Similar Montréal Elliott Trudeau I, Saint Hubert Flying Sc, Cargair Ltée, Air Richelieu de Montr, Aeroports De Montreal | ||
Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (IATA: YHU, ICAO: CYHU) is located in the Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Quebec. The airport is located 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Downtown Montreal.
In operation since 1928, it was Montreal's first and only airport until the construction of Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (formerly Montréal/Dorval International Airport). On 1 August 1930, the R100 airship arrived after what was possibly the first non-stop passenger-carrying powered flight across the North Atlantic to land in Canada. As of 2014, it is Canada's second busiest general aviation airport, behind Boundary Bay, and is ranked as Canada's 9th busiest airport by aircraft movements. This airport mainly serves travellers to Quebec destinations.
The airport was divided into two sides, a military side along with the Pratt & Whitney Canada facility (facing runway 06L/24R) and a civilian side (facing runway 06R/24L). Today the military base, the former RCAF Station St Hubert, has ceased operations, but the Armed Forces still use the base as a garrison comprising the tactical helicopter unit 438 Squadron and 34th Service Battalion. The ex-Pratt & Whitney hangar is owned and operated since 2012 as the largest FBO on the airport by an AvFuel branded dealer: CYHU H-18 Services Inc.
Following the new National Airports Policy announced by Transport Canada in 1994, ownership of the airport was transferred to a private corporation, Développement de l'aéroport Saint-Hubert de Longueuil (DASH-L), on 1 September 2004.
It was here that the body of Quebec Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte was found during the October Crisis of 1970.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.