Aéroport International Montréal-Trudeau by MagikUnicorn

Photography • Collage • posted on Mar 20, 2010

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Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport The birth of Dorval Airport was in the 1940s. At the time, it was becoming clear that the Saint-Hubert Airport (Montreal's first official airport, in operation since 1927) could no longer meet the city's growing aviation needs. The Minister of Transport purchased the land at the Dorval Race Track, thus ensuring the best possible location for the new airport. Montréal-Dorval International Airport went into operation on September 1, 1941, as RCAF Station Lachine with three paved runways. By 1946, the airport was already hosting more than a quarter of a million passengers a year, growing to more than a million by the mid-1950s. It was primarily chosen as an airport because of good weather and few foggy days. During World War II thousands of Allied aircraft passed through Dorval on the way to England. At one time Dorval was the major transatlantic hub for commercial aviation and the busiest airport in Canada with airlines such as British Overseas Airways Corporation (B.O.A.C) landing at Dorval en route to New York City. In November 1960, the airport was renamed Aéroport international Dorval de Montréal. On December 15 of that year, the Minister of Transport inaugurated a new $30 million terminal. It was the largest terminal in Canada and one of the biggest in the world. Montréal-Dorval International Airport was the gateway to Canada for all European air traffic, serving more than two million passengers a year. Eight years later, Montréal-Dorval International Airport underwent a major expansion program. The Government of Canada predicted that Dorval would be completely saturated by 1985, and also projected that 20 million passengers would be passing through Montreal's airports annually. They decided to construct a new airport in Sainte-Scholastique (Montréal-Mirabel International Airport). As the first phase in the transition that would eventually see Dorval closed, international flights were to be transferred to the new airport in 1975. With all international scheduled flights going back to Montréal-Dorval in 1997, as well as charter flights in 2004, Montréal-Dorval International Airport was finally able to become a true hub, where passengers would not have to travel to different airports depending on the type of flight. The consolidation of flights to Montréal-Dorval resulted in an increase of passenger traffic, not only because of transfer of flights, but because of new connecting opportunities. In 2000, 9.4 million passengers used the airport at a time when the maximum capacity was 7 million. In 2007, the airport handled 12,817,882 passengers, a new record. Thanks Magik

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MagikUnicorn

9:32PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Aéroport International Montréal-Trudeau La naissance de l'aéroport de Dorval remonte au début des années 1940 alors que l'aéroport de Saint-Hubert, premier aéroport officiel de Montréal en service depuis 1927, ne suffit plus aux nouveaux besoins de l'aviation montréalaise. Le ministère des Transports acquiert alors le terrain du champ de courses de Dorval, qui offre selon lui le meilleur emplacement disponible. L'aéroport de Montréal (Dorval) débutera ses activités le 1er septembre 1941 avec trois pistes pavées. Dès 1946, l'aéroport accueille déjà près d'un quart de million de passagers par an et plus d'un million au milieu des années 1950. Dorval est alors l'aéroport le plus achalandé au Canada. En novembre 1960, l'aéroport est rebaptisé « Aéroport international Montréal-Dorval » et, le 15 décembre, le ministère des Transports inaugure la nouvelle aérogare, au coût de 30 millions de dollars. Elle est la plus grande au Canada et l'une des plus grandes dans le monde. Dorval est la porte d'entrée au Canada pour tout le trafic européen et l'aéroport accueille plus de deux millions de passagers en 1961. Anciennement appelé Aéroport international de Montréal-Dorval, il fut rebaptisé le 1er janvier 2004 à la mémoire de l'ancien premier ministre du Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau. En juin 2005, la nouvelle jetée internationale et le complexe des arrivées internationales furent inaugurés et sont maintenant en opération. L'aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau fut l'un des premiers aéroports au monde à disposer d'une barrière d'embarquement pouvant accueillir le nouvel Airbus A380. Le 12 novembre 2007, près de 500 personnes sont arrivées de Paris-Charles de Gaulle à bord du Airbus A380 (MSN007). Il est ensuite parti en Floride, pour ensuite revenir à Montréal le 15 novembre et enfin retourner à Toulouse. ADM poursuivit ces dernières années à des rénovations et agrandissements à l'aéroport international Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau de Montréal avec en 2006 à l'agrandissement et la modernisation du hall des arrivées, en 2007, à la rénovation de la jetée domestique, en 2008, à la rénovation de l'aéroquai et finalement en 2009 avec l'ouverture d'un hôtel sous la bannière Marriott et ainsi que le nouveau secteur des départs vers les États-Unis. ADM a d'ailleurs déménagé aux étages supérieurs de cet hôtel son siège social du centre-ville, à la fin mars 2009. MERCI MAGIK

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MagikUnicorn

9:33PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

☼ TAKE A ZOOM ☼ __

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mikeerson

9:38PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

never been there. Hopefully they're not like DIA... DIA makes you take off your hat, your jacket, your shoes.... I was so pissed last time I went, when they told me to take off my belt, I was just going to get naked! LOL... yeah, I get my buttens pushed especially when you pay a few hundred dollars for tickets and they're keeping you from getting to your plane AND you're running late = lol

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KatesFriend

9:48PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Thanks for the history, I've heard lots of personal stories about Dorval but never its documented past.

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Faemike55

9:56PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Wonderful images and information, Real! Thank you

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mickeyrony

9:57PM | Sat, 20 March 2010

Beautiful work still. Réal I like documentation. The excellence belongs to you like . Cheer still and mile mercies ((5++)) Beau travail encore .Réal j'aime bien la documentation . L'excellence t'appartient comme . Bravo encore et mile mercis ((5++))

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