Air Transportation
Greater Montréal is served by approximately 40 air carriers (passenger and freight) connecting Montréal to 130 destinations around the world.
The Montréal area has two international airports:
Montréal-Trudeau International Airport
Montréal-Trudeau is the main Canadian airport east of the Great Lakes. Due to its privileged geographic location, Montréal is a transportation hub for passengers arriving from Europe. In 2010, close to 13 million passengers transited Montréal-Trudeau Airport, an increase of 6,1% in 2009. The airport is located just 15 minutes from downtown Montréal.
Since 2000, with the goal of offering optimal quality service, meeting the highest international standards over 1.5 G$ has been invested to modernize or replace airport facilities and thus meet the highest international criteria.
Montréal-Mirabel International Airport
Montréal-Mirabel is a general freight industrial airport operating 24/7 offering carriers modern facilities at competitive prices.
Nearly 200,000 of metric tons of goods transit through these two airports annually.
Flight times from Montréal to other major cities:
- Toronto: 1 hr. 9 min.
- New York: 1 hr. 12 min.
- Boston: 1 hr. 14 min.
- Chicago: 2 hr. 19 min.
- Los Angeles: 5 hr. 45 min.
- Paris: 6 hr. 47 min.
- London: 6 hr. 35 min.
