Air traffic to the archipelago comes through the Îles de la Madeleine airport (YGR), which is located on Havre aux Maisons Island. This airport is owned and operated by Transport Canada. Thanks to its commercial flights to and from major urban centres, it provides the Madelinots with year-round transportation and supply services. It also allows large numbers of visitors to fly to the Îles de la Madeleine, an increasingly popular destination.

Several aviation companies offer daily flights to the Îles de la Madeleine, with flights from Montréal, Québec and Gaspé. Flight time can vary from one to four hours depending on the departure city and the number of en-route stops.

The Îles de la Madeleine are also accessible for private planes. Many services are available. The Îles de la Madeleine are part of the Éco-Fly Network.

Airport Installations

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Description

The official designation of the Îles de la Madeleine Airport for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and for Transport Canada is CYGR. The airport covers a total area of 238 ha.

Coordinates

GPS: 47 25 29 N / 61 46 41 O
Frequency: 123,15 (Madeleine Radio)
Elevation: 35'

Street Address

1-210 Chemin de l'aéroport
Havre-aux-Maisons (Quebec)
G4T 5L2

By road, the Îles de la Madeleine airport, located on Havre-aux-Maisons Island, is 10 minutes (9 kilometres) from Cap-aux-Meules, the main economic pole of the archipelago. The airport can be reached by following Route 199 to the Chemin de l'Aéroport, which ends at the airport.

By air, the Îles de la Madeleine airport is in the Maritimes/New England corridor. A bird's-eye view of the many islands, islets and lagoons is absolutely spectacular.

Distance
Airport	Nautical miles distance	Kilometer distance
Bangor (ME)	333	617
Bonaventure (Qc)	154	285
Charlo (N.B.)	187	347
Charlottetown (I.P.E.)	87	162
Fredericton (N.B.)	217	402
Gaspé (Qc)	136	252
Halifax (N.E.)	169	312
Moncton (N.B.)	143	264
Montréal (Qc)	508	941
Québec (Qc)	395	732
Saint-John (N.B.)	212	392
Summerside (I.P.E.)	103	190

The Îles de la Madeleine airport includes :

• An 883m² air terminal building first constructed in 1981 and completely renovated between 2002 and 2006 with:
  • Washroom facilities
  • Vending machines (water, juice, soft drinks)
  • Public telephones
  • Car rental counter
• A 496m² maintenance garage
• Paved parking area for 149 vehicles (short and long term)
• Two paved taxiways (Taxiways Alpha and Beta)
• Paved apron

Runways

The airport provides two paved runways, open 24 hours a day.

• The first, identified as "16-34" is 3,600 feet by 150 feet (visual)
• The second, identified as "07-25" is 4,500 feet by 150 feet (instrument landing)

Runway lighting system : Arcal 123,15 type K.

Aircraft of the following types can land at the Îles de la Madeleine airport:

• ATR-42
• Dash 8
• Hercule C-130
• Challenger

The critical aircraft for this airport, in terms of size and capacity, is the Dash 8-300.

Navigational Aids

• Flight service station (Nav Canada)
• ARCLS (lighting system)
• ILS (instrument landing system)
• RVR (runway visual range)
• NDB (non-directional beacon)
• DME (distance measuring equipment)
• Weather Reporting Facilities (Environment Canada)

The Îles de la Madeleine airport is listed in the Canada Flight Supplement. Click here to see more information.

Services available for pilots

• Fuelling for aircraft ( Jet A1 at all times, 100LL available on special request)
• De-icing
• Customs Service by the Canada Border Services Agency
• Canpass-Air customs service (1-888-226-7277)

Contacts and Useful Links

The Îles de la Madeleine airport is accessible every day of the week, 365 days per year, 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

For information :
Mrs. Josée Robitaille
Airport Manager
Telephone : (418) 986-3785
Fax : (418) 986-4751

Mr. Daniel Dorais
Operations Manager
Telephone : (418) 969-2180

Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine is currently working with a number of partners to develop aerotourism to the Îles de la Madeleine:

• Éco-Fly
• Aéroport de Summerside
• NAV Canada

Canada flight supplement effective from 18 January 2007 to 15 March 2007*
REF	N47 25 29 W61 46 41 1.7NE 21° W UTC-4(3) Élév 35´ A5003 F-22 LO8 HI6 CAP
OPR	TC 418-969-4337 Cert
PF	A-1,6 C-2,3,4,5
CUST	AOE/15 888-226-7277 13-2130Z** Mon-Fri exc hols
FLT PLN FIC   ACC WX  PIK	(bil) NOTAM FILE CYGR Québec 866-GOMÉTÉO or 866-WXBRIEF Montreal 800-633-1353 METAR 10-03Z** TAF 12-03Z**, issue times: 12, 14, 20Z (DT 11, 14, 20Z). ATB, airside access
SERVICES  FUEL   S SUP FL JASU	JA-1 12-21Z** Mon-Fri exc hols 418-969-4544, 418-986-2135 Page 418-937-3027 O/T call out chg 4,5,6 D-Ice CE-16
RWY DATA  RCR	Rwy 07 (074°)/25 (254°) 4500x150 asphalt Rwy 25 up 0.75% first 700´ Rwy 16 (157°)/34 (337°) 3600x150 asphalt Rwy 16 up 0.7% Opr Win maint 10-03Z ** Mon-Fri O/T 3 hrs PNR. CFRI 1 hr PNR, PLR/PCN
BLIGHTING	07-AD AS(TE ME) P2, 16-(TE ME), 25-AS(TE ME) P2, 34-(TE ME), ARCAL 123.15 type K
COMM  RADIO  RCO MF  PAL	Madeleine rdo 123.15 (E) 10-0330Z ** (emerg only 418-969-4332) Mont-Joli rdo 123.15 (RAAS) (E) 0330-10Z** Québec rdo 126.7 (FISE) rdo 10-0330Z ** O/T Québec 123.15 25NM 3000 ASL (CAR 602.98) (Grindstone) Moncton Ctr 134.35
NAV VOT NDB VOR/DME LOC	118.8 GRINDSTONE GR 370 (L) N47 22 30 W61 54 26 082° 5.6NM to thld rwy 07 GRINSTONE YGR 112.0 Ch 57 N47 25 49 W61 46 27 (63´) at A/D IGR 109.9 (Rwy 07/25)
PRO	Acft opr Northbound/Southbound on V382 btwn CYGR/CYGP may remain on FSS/FIC freq if requesting IFR ATC messages in french.

* Do not use any of the data in this article to plan your approach. Please see updated information. The information in this publication may be superseded by NOTAM. Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine is in no way responsible for the accuracy of the data quoted above.

** Winter Hours.