Miquelon Airport

Miquelon Airport Aéroport de Miquelon
IATA: MQC ICAO: LFVM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Direction de l'équipement
Serves	Miquelon-Langlade
Location	Miquelon Island
Elevation AMSL	10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates	47°05′45″N 56°23′04″W / 47.09583°N 56.38444°W / 47.09583; -56.38444Coordinates: 47°05′45″N 56°23′04″W / 47.09583°N 56.38444°W / 47.09583; -56.38444
Map
LFVM Location in North America Show map of Saint Pierre and Miquelon LFVM LFVM (North Atlantic) Show map of North Atlantic
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 12/30 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Source: AIP[1]

Miquelon Airport (French: Aéroport de Miquelon) (IATA: MQC, ICAO: LFVM) is a regional airport on Miquelon Island that the commune (municipality) of Miquelon-Langlade, in the French overseas community (collectivité d'outre-mer) of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland.

Overview

The main building contains the check-in counters, control tower and fire fighting station.

Airline and destination

There are no direct flights from mainland France. Connecting flights (with Air Canada, Air France, Air Transat or Corsair International) to mainland France required a transfer via Saint-Pierre onroute to Montréal–Trudeau airport.

The airport's runways are capable of handling turboprop or small jet aircraft only.

Gallery

Landing at the Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008 

Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008 

Check-in Desk at the Miquelon Airport 

See also

• Saint-Pierre Airport
• Transport in Saint Pierre and Miquelon
• List of airports in Saint Pierre and Miquelon

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miquelon Airport.

• Airport information for LFVM at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
• (in French) Le Service de l'Aviation Civile de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
• (in English) Travel Resources for Saint-Pierre & Miquelon