AirportsMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is a large airport serving Montréal, in Quebec, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YUL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YUL
- ICAO code
- CYUL
- City
- Montréal
- State or region
- Quebec
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W
- Elevation
- 36 m (118 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,353 m (11,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YUL means Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYUL. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W. It stands 36 metres (118 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Toronto, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,353 metres (11,000 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 8.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06L/24R | 3,353 m 11,000 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 06R/24L | 2,926 m 9,600 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan AirportMontréal | YHU | 26 km |
| Montreal Mirabel International AirportMontréal | YMX | 33 km |
| Plattsburgh International AirportPlattsburgh, United States | PBG | 93 km |
| Massena International Airport Richards FieldMassena, United States | MSS | 105 km |
| Patrick Leahy Burlington International AirportBurlington, United States | BTV | 120 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,272 km | 14 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,084 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 10,621 km | 13 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,215 km | 6 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 537 km | 1 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,973 km | 5 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,804 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,398 km | 13 h 00 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 16,023 km | 19 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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