YQB — Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport
- IATA code
- YQB
- ICAO code
- CYQB
- Size
- large
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 1,764,289
- 2025 · +5.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- 18
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−5 / UTC−4
- America/Toronto
- Elevation
- 74 m
- 243 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,743 m
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About YQB
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport is a large airport serving Quebec City, Canada. It opened in 1941. 1,764,289 passengers used it in 2025. Open traffic data shows 18 nonstop routes from YQB.
Wikidata (CC0) · Statistics Canada. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from YQB
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| YQB → EWR | 714 km | 117,395 |
| YQB → CDG | 5,308 km | 87,744 |
| YQB → ORD | 1,417 km | 52,924 |
| YQB → FLL | 2,426 km | 49,107 |
| YQB → PHL | 829 km | 32,250 |
| YQB → MCO | 2,214 km | 22,483 |
| YQB → CLT | 1,513 km | 7,867 |
| YQB → DFW | 2,663 km | 1,322 |
| YQB → IAD | 1,002 km | 1,047 |
| YQB → DTW | 1,077 km | 221 |
| YQB → MKE | 1,369 km | 203 |
| YQB → RDU | 1,359 km | 187 |
| YQB → JFK | 710 km | 103 |
| YQB → BOS | 493 km | 73 |
| YQB → PWM | 360 km | 73 |
| YQB → PIT | 998 km | 69 |
| YQB → IND | 1,439 km | 49 |
| YQB → BTV | 292 km | 47 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at YQB on flights to and from the US
- YX Republic Airline · 2,969 flights
- TS Air Transat · 308 flights
- PT Piedmont Airlines · 273 flights
- OH PSA Airlines · 261 flights
- AC Air Canada · 142 flights
- MQ Envoy Air · 26 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YBG | Saguenay-Bagotville Airport | 174 km |
| YRJ | Roberval Airport | 203 km |
| YHU | Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport | 211 km |
| YUL | Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | 233 km |
| YMX | Montreal Mirabel International Airport | 238 km |
Distance from YQB to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 2,743 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 1,737 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Quebec, Quebec, Canada · 46.7911, -71.3933
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