Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Guide

Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (IATA: YUL) sits 15 km west of downtown Montreal on the border of Dorval and Montreal, Quebec. It is the busiest airport in Quebec and third-busiest in Canada, handling 22.4 million passengers in 2024. The airport operates 24 hours a day year-round.

Air Canada uses YUL as a major hub, with nonstop service to five continents and over 150 destinations. The airport is one of nine Canadian airports offering U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance, making it the fifth-busiest transatlantic hub in North America. Major carriers include Air France, British Airways, Emirates, Delta, United, American, and Air Transat.

The airport opened in 1941 as Dorval Airport and was renamed in 2004 in honour of former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. It operates from a single integrated terminal divided into domestic, transborder, and international jetties, with 2 parallel runways. Operator Aéroports de Montréal is investing $456 million in a Flight Plan 2028 expansion program.