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.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 22M passengers (2024)2 runwaysopened 1941
- Location
- 45.468, -73.742
- Operator
- Aéroports de Montréal (ADM)
Terminals
3 terminalsMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport has 3 passenger terminals — Domestic Jetty, Transborder Jetty and International Jetty, handling both international and domestic flights for around 21 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Domestic JettyDomestic
Air Canada, Air Canada Express, WestJet, Porter Airlines, Flair Airlines, Air Creebec, Air Inuit, PAL Airlines
- Transborder JettyMixed
Air Canada, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Porter Airlines
- International JettyInternational
Air France, Air Transat, British Airways, Emirates, KLM, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, TAP Air Portugal, Swiss International Air Lines
Nearby cities
3 citiesMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is closest to Montreal (15 km east), and also serves Laval, Longueuil and other nearby areas. With 3 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Montreal15 km east
- Laval24 km north
- Longueuil29 km southeast
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