OurAirports: Comments on Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport

[CYMX] "Night Flying to CYMX" by Vettemanltd

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:39:47 -0400

Comment by @Vettemanltd on Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport, Canada:

Well worth the night flight just for the Runway Lights! - Very Friendly Airport.

[CYMX] "Training Airport" by StudentPilot

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:28:03 -0400

Comment by @StudentPilot on Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport, Canada:

I did some IFR training at Mirabel. It's almost a shame that such a large, sprawling airport is largely closed (many taxiways, one runway, no passenger service, etc). At least it provides the local flight schools with a great place to train for ILS approaches and not worry about all sorts of commercial flights coming and going.

[CYMX] "Trudeau's legacy" by Bonnie

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:15:33 -0400

Comment by @Bonnie on Montreal International (Mirabel) Airport, Canada:

Flew out of Mirabel once, on my way to Italy (via Amsterdam). Huge beautiful terminal. It has since been closed to passenger planes, now strictly used for freight (UPS, FedEX, etc.), I believe.

Canada's PM at the time, Pierre Elliot Trudeau decided that Montreal was going to be the largest city in Canada some day (Toronto ended up winning that title), so confiscated farmland north-west of Montreal to build the airport. It never had the anticipated traffic, and was closed a number of years ago to passenger traffic.

Ironically, the power's that be decided to re-name Montreal's commercial airport, Dorval, to Pierre Elliot Trudeau, after Trudeau died.