Miquelon Airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Miquelon Airport
| nativename = Aéroport de Miquelon
| image = Miquelon Airport.jpg
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| IATA = MQC
| ICAO = LFVM
| type = Public
| owner =
| operator = Direction de l'équipement
| city-served = Miquelon-Langlade
| location = Miquelon Island
| elevation-f = 10
| coordinates = {{coord|47|05|45|N|56|23|04|W|region:FR-PM|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Saint Pierre and Miquelon#North Atlantic
| pushpin_label = LFVM
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in North America
| website =
| metric-rwy = yes
| r1-number = 12/30
| r1-length-m = 1,000
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year =
| stat1-header =
| stat1-data =
| footnotes = Source: AIPFrench Aeronautical Information Publication for {{AIP FR|LFVM|CAR-SAM-NAM}} (PDF) – MIQUELON
}}
Miquelon Airport ({{langx|fr|Aéroport de Miquelon}}) {{airport codes|MQC|LFVM}} is a regional airport on Miquelon Island that the commune (municipality) of Miquelon-Langlade, in the French overseas community (collectivité d'outre-mer) of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the eastern coast of North America in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Overview
The main passenger building contains the check-in counters (small structure) connected with the control tower and fire fighting station located in the larger service building.
Airline and destination
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There are no direct flights to or from mainland France.{{relevance|date=August 2024}}
To travel to mainland France, passengers must first fly or take the ferry to Saint-Pierre. From there they can either fly to Montréal–Trudeau airport and transfer onto direct flights to Paris (CDG and Orly), Alternatively, once a week during the summer season, there is a direct ASL Airlines France flight from Saint-Pierre to Paris, which has been operating again since 2023 after being suspended during 2021 and -2 due to COVID-19.{{cite web | url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/air-saint-pierre/#:~:text=the%202023%20season.-,Paris%20to%20Saint%20Pierre%20flights%20return%20in%202023,19%20and%20September%204%2C%202023.&text=As%20you%20can%20see%2C%20the,Pierre%20for%20quite%20a%20while | title=The Most Interesting Transatlantic Flight Returns in 2023 | date=22 December 2022 }}
The airport's runways are capable of handling turboprop or small jet aircraft only.
Statistics
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=MQC}}
Gallery
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|width=150 | height=160 |align=center
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|File:Miquelon Flight Airport.JPG
|Landing at the Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008
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|Miquelon Airport; May 15, 2008
|File:Miquelon Airport Check in.JPG
|Check-in Desk at the Miquelon Airport
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See also
References
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External links
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- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.cheznoo.net/sacspm/ Le Service de l'Aviation Civile de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon]
- {{in lang|en}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100725164243/http://www.st-pierre-et-miquelon.com/english/index.php Travel Resources for Saint-Pierre & Miquelon]}}
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