Miquelon Airport

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 North America at the edge of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.

Miquelon Airport

Aéroport de Miquelon
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDirection de l'équipement
ServesMiquelon-Langlade
LocationMiquelon Island
Elevation AMSL10 ft / 3 m
Coordinates47°05′45″N 56°23′04″W
Map
LFVM
Location in North America
LFVM
LFVM (North Atlantic)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 1,000 3,281 Asphalt
Source: AIP[1]

Overview

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

Airline and destination
AirlinesDestinations
Air Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre

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, or catch a seasonal flight once weekly from Saint-Pierre to Paris.

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

  • Landing at the Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008
  • Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008
  • Check-in Desk at the Miquelon Airport

See also

References
  1. French Aeronautical Information Publication for LFVM (PDF) – MIQUELON


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