Canada flag Quebec Airport (YQB)

Country Canada | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: YQB | ICAO: CYQB | Elevation 244 ft · 74 m | Local time —

Destinations
31
Flights / day
55
Busiest route
Montreal
Top airline
Air Transat

Quebec Jean Lesage Airport averages 55 flights per day to 31 destinations, with 15 domestic routes and 15 international routes. A total of 20 airlines operate at YQB, led by Air Transat. This airport provides direct service to six countries across two continents, with United States of America representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Quebec Jean Lesage connects to Marseille, with a typical flight time of 7 hr 45 mins. Updated: October 12, 2026

Route Network

Quebec Jean Lesage Airport connects 30 destinations worldwide, with Montreal standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Marseille, and the shortest flight is to Montreal.

Canada flag Montreal (YUL) – Canada 8 airlines
1 hr 30 mins
145 mi · 233 km
13
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YYZ) – Canada 2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
455 mi · 732 km
8
per day
United States of America flag Newark (EWR) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
443 mi · 714 km
5
per day
Canada flag Sept-Îles (YZV) – Canada 4 airlines
—
YQB → YZV
5
per day
Canada flag Montreal (YHU) – Canada 3 airlines
—
YQB → YHU
4
per day
United States of America flag Philadelphia (PHL) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
516 mi · 830 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 10 mins
878 mi · 1,414 km
2
per day
Canada flag Ottawa (YOW) – Canada 2 airlines
1 hr 45 mins
229 mi · 368 km
2
per day
Canada flag Gaspé (YGP) – Canada 2 airlines
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YQB → YGP
2
per day
Canada flag Îles-de-la-Madeleine (YGR) – Canada 1 airline
—
YQB → YGR
2
per day
Canada flag Baie-Comeau (YBC) – Canada 2 airlines
—
YQB → YBC
1
per day
France flag Paris (CDG) – France 2 airlines
7 hr 10 mins
3,288 mi · 5,292 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Charlotte (CLT) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 10 mins
941 mi · 1,514 km
1
per day
United States of America flag New York (JFK) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 5 mins
441 mi · 710 km
1
per day
Canada flag Rouyn-Noranda (YUY) – Canada 3 airlines
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YQB → YUY
1
per day
Canada flag Val-d'Or (YVO) – Canada 1 airline
—
YQB → YVO
1
per day
Canada flag Toronto (YTZ) – Canada 1 airline
2 hr 15 mins
446 mi · 718 km
6
per week
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 10 mins
1,929 mi · 3,105 km
4
per week
Canada flag Vancouver (YVR) – Canada 1 airline
5 hr 55 mins
2,353 mi · 3,787 km
4
per week
Mexico flag Cancún (CUN) – Mexico 2 airlines
5 hr 10 mins
1,980 mi · 3,187 km
3
per week
Canada flag Kuujjuaq (YVP) – Canada 1 airline
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YQB → YVP
3
per week
Canada flag Bathurst (ZBF) – Canada 1 airline
—
YQB → ZBF
2
per week
Dominican Republic flag Punta Cana (PUJ) – Dominican Republic 1 airline
4 hr 55 mins
1,958 mi · 3,151 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Washington (IAD) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 30 mins
623 mi · 1,002 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 1 airline
4 hr 35 mins
1,653 mi · 2,660 km
1
per week
Martinique flag Fort-de-France (FDF) – Martinique 1 airline
5 hr 30 mins
2,304 mi · 3,708 km
1
per week
France flag Marseille (MRS) – France 1 airline
7 hr 45 mins
3,590 mi · 5,777 km
1
per week
United States of America flag Myrtle Beach (MYR) – United States of America 1 airline
—
YQB → MYR
1
per week
France flag Nantes (NTE) – France 1 airline
7 hr 0 mins
3,175 mi · 5,109 km
1
per week
United States of America flag White Plains (HPN) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 0 mins
412 mi · 663 km
1
per week

Route and destination data updated October 12, 2026.

Quebec Jean Lesage Airport is served by 20 airlines, with Air Transat in the lead at 11% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 30% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of nine airlines operate international routes, compared with 14 airlines serving domestic routes. Air Transat is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Marseille with a flight time of 7 hrs 45 mins.

Air Transat (6 routes)
Air Canada (5 routes)
Air Liaison (5 routes)
American Airlines (5 routes)
PAL Airlines (4 routes)
Air Inuit (3 routes)
Central Mountain Air (3 routes)
PRO (3 routes)
United Airlines (3 routes)
Pascan Aviation (3 routes)
Jet Aviation Business (3 routes)
WestJet (2 routes)
NetJets Aviation (2 routes)
Hydro - Quebec (1 routes)
RAG (1 routes)
Porter Airlines (1 routes)
PSA Airlines (1 routes)
Air France (1 routes)
PTR (1 routes)
JTZ (1 routes)

Quebec Jean Lesage Airport provides direct service to six countries across two continents. The route network is 50% domestic and 50% international. United States of America is the primary international destination.

Canada - 40/day
United States of America - 12/day
France - 2/day
Mexico - 0/day
Dominican Republic - 0/day
Martinique - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
on-time
0 min vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (+195.3%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Oct 18

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
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—
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0

Oct 18

2026

05:00 - 06:00

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Oct 18

2026

04:00 - 05:00

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Oct 18

2026

03:00 - 04:00

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Oct 18

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
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2 min late
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0

Oct 18

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
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5 min late
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0

Oct 17

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
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9 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 17

2026

22:00 - 23:00

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0

Oct 17

2026

21:00 - 22:00

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Oct 17

2026

19:00 - 20:00

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Oct 17

2026

18:00 - 19:00

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Oct 17

2026

17:00 - 18:00

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Oct 17

2026

16:00 - 17:00

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Oct 17

2026

15:00 - 16:00

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Oct 17

2026

14:00 - 15:00

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Oct 17

2026

13:00 - 14:00

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Oct 17

2026

12:00 - 13:00

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Oct 17

2026

11:00 - 12:00

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Oct 17

2026

10:00 - 11:00

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Delay Performance (7 day average)
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on-time
0 min vs last week
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Arrivals
1 min late
0 min vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

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on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 12

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
on-time
0 min vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
on-time
min (+171.6%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Oct 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 16

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 15

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 14

2026

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on-time
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on-time
Cancelled
0

Oct 13

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 12

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 11

2026

Departure
on-time
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1 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 10

2026

Departure
on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 9

2026

Departure
on-time
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3 min late
Cancelled
0

Oct 8

2026

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on-time
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1 min late
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0

Oct 7

2026

Departure
on-time
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2 min late
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0

Oct 6

2026

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on-time
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1 min late
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0

Oct 5

2026

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Oct 4

2026

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Oct 3

2026

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on-time
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on-time
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0

Oct 2

2026

Departure
on-time
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1 min late
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0

Oct 1

2026

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on-time
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1 min late
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0

Sep 30

2026

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Sep 29

2026

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Sep 28

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Sep 27

2026

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Sep 26

2026

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Sep 25

2026

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Sep 24

2026

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Sep 23

2026

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Sep 22

2026

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Sep 21

2026

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Sep 20

2026

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Sep 19

2026

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Sep 18

2026

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Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#427 (55 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#571 (31 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,993 ft 2,741 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,993 ft 2,741 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,709 ft 1,740 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,709 ft 1,740 m 151 ft 46 m Asphalt
5,700 ft 1,737 m 150 ft 46 m Closed
5,700 ft 1,737 m 150 ft 46 m Closed

Runway Length

58 aircraft cannot operate at Quebec Jean Lesage Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,993 ft (2,741 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,098 ft 2,773 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Quebec Jean Lesage (IATA: YQB) operates around 55 flights per day to 31 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 15 domestic and 15 international routes, with Air Transat as the leading carrier and Montreal currently the busiest connection. From YQB, passengers can reach 6 countries across 2 continents, and the longest runway measures 2,741 m (8,993 ft).

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