YQB Quebec City Airport Info & Guide
Where is Quebec City Airport?
Founded in 1608, Quebec City is one of North America's oldest cities. The ramparts surrounding Vieux-Québec, the old town, are the only remaining fortified city walls north of Mexico, and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Québec City Airport (IATA: YQB, ICAO: CYQB), officially Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, Québec City Jean Lesage Airport, or Jean Lesage Airport, or sometimes Québec Airport, is located 11 kilometres (6.9 miles) west southwest of Quebec City, the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada. The airport was named in honour of the former Premier of Quebec, Jean Lesage.
Quebec City Airport served 1,574,699 passengers in 2014, making it the 2nd busiest airport in Quebec after Montreal Trudeau Airport (YUL).
A new terminal is under construction, which will double the number of gates by 2018.
Airlines that fly to Quebec City Airport include Air Canada Jazz, Air Inuit, Air Transat, CanJet, Delta Connection, Hydro-Québec, Nolinor Aviation, Porter Airlines, Sunwing Airlines, United Express, US Airways Express, Voyageur Airways and WestJet.
Cities with flights to Quebec City Airport include Cancún, Cayo Coco, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Gaspé, La Romana, Marseille, Montego Bay, Mont-Tremblant, Montreal, New York, Orlando, Ottawa, Panama City, Paris, Philadelphia, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Santa Clara, Saint John, Toronto, Washington DC, as well as destinations throughout Quebec.
In 2010, 2011 and 2013, the airport was voted Best Regional Airport in North America by Airports Council International's Airport Service Quality (ASQ) program.
Your best bet for a Quebec City Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.
Other Items of Interest at Quebec City Airport
Services at Quebec City Airport include:
- Coat and boot storage - information booth (near the check-in counters)
- Luggage storage - information booth
- Loan of jumper cables, shovels and scrapers - information booth
- Business Zone (work stations)
- Comfort Zone (quiet area)
- Kid Zone
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