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

Comments (61)

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RodolfoCiminelli

11:24AM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Splendid and fantastic photo series Magik.....!!!!

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cmcc

11:25AM | Sun, 21 March 2010

wow. time moves on and the world changes.

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unstart

11:27AM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Beautiful collage!

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coolcatcom

11:34AM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Yep and now Dorval Airport is running to full capacity with no land available for growth. We sure know how to do things around here don't we ? What's left to do expropriate the west island. (Nice shots by the way).

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elfin14doaks

12:54PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Zoom is really great and cool collage and information.

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moochagoo

1:17PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Mon premier contact avec le continent américain en 1973, en connection pour Huston, puis Lima.

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jocko500

3:29PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

very good shots

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drifterlee

4:00PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Cool shots!!

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mgtcs

4:35PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Wonderful series dear Magik, gorgeous image!

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kbrog

4:42PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Excellent captures and collage!

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sandra46

5:17PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

AH, I KNOW THAT AIRPORT VERY WELL! GREAT SEQUENCE

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scifibabe

6:48PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Nice shots. Great views of the airport!

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dbrv6

8:52PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

Excellent collage and very well presented

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densa

11:10PM | Sun, 21 March 2010

fantastic shots my friend

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gaius

4:40AM | Mon, 22 March 2010

Je prends soudain comme une envie de voyager...même si prendre l'avion de nos jours n'est pas exactement une partie de plaisir ! Merci de nous cultiver et de nous faire revoir ce sympathique aéroport.

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