# Montreal Mirabel International Airport (YMX / CYMX)

**Montreal Mirabel International Airport** (IATA: YMX, ICAO: CYMX) is a medium airport in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. It opened on 4 Oct 1975. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,658 m (12,000 ft). It is operated by Aéroports de Montréal. In 2004 it handled 922 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cymx

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YMX / CYMX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Aéroports de Montréal
- Serves: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Opened: 4 Oct 1975
- Elevation: 82 m / 270 ft
- Coordinates: 45.6795, -74.0387
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,658 m / 12,000 ft
- Passengers: 921,921 (2004)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Toronto
- Website: https://www.admtl.com/en/business
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Mirabel_International_Airport (31 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q794552
- Weather station: CYMX · WMO 71905
- Ident: CYMX

## Timeline

- 4 Oct 1975: Montreal Mirabel International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 11/29 | 2,698 m / 8,852 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Concrete | 098° / 278° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1999 | 1,292,624 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 1,424,697 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 1,372,598 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 990,937 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 1,024,777 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 921,921 | Wikidata |

## Routes

16 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (16)

- [PBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbg.md) Plattsburgh International Airport · United States · 123 km / 76 mi · Castle Aviation
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 133 km / 83 mi · FedEx Express
- [YQB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqb.md) Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Canada · 238 km / 148 mi · Pascan Aviation, Morningstar Air Express
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 495 km / 308 mi · Morningstar Air Express
- [YHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhm.md) John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · Canada · 544 km / 338 mi · Cargojet, Castle Aviation
- [YQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqm.md) Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport · Canada · 726 km / 451 mi · Cargojet, Morningstar Air Express
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Canada · 828 km / 514 mi · Cargojet, Morningstar Air Express
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 1,141 km / 709 mi · DHL Aviation, Cargojet
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 1,199 km / 745 mi · FedEx Express
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 1,276 km / 793 mi · UPS Airlines
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 1,788 km / 1,111 mi · Cargojet
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 1,789 km / 1,112 mi · FedEx Express
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 2,937 km / 1,825 mi · Cargojet
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 2,974 km / 1,848 mi · Cargojet
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 3,651 km / 2,269 mi · Cargojet
- [EMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egnx.md) East Midlands Airport · United Kingdom · 5,107 km / 3,173 mi · Cargojet

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YMX, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (7)

- W8 [Cargojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargojet) · 9
- MAL [Morningstar Air Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/morningstar-air-express) · 4
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 3
- CSJ [Castle Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/castle-aviation) · 2
- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- P6 [Pascan Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pascan-aviation) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [Nolisair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nolisair).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 922K (2004) | #855 of 3,974 | #205 in North America | #16 in CA |
| Longest runway | 3,658 m / 12,000 ft | =336 of 29,858 | =85 in North America | #3 in CA |
| Elevation | 82 m / 270 ft | =32,062 of 43,403 | =14,722 in North America | #1,174 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1975 | =7,193 of 15,079 | =5,271 in North America | #51 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARR | Montreal Arrival | 124.650 |
| ATIS | ATIS (English) 450-476-3031 | 125.700 |
| DEP | Montreal Departure | 132.850 |
| RDR | VFR ADVSY | 134.150 |
| RMP | APRON ADVSY | 122.400 |
| MF | Mirabel Radio | 119.100 |
| ARR | Montreal Arrival | 132.850 |
| ARR | Montreal Arrival | 268.300 |
| ATIS | ATIS (French) 450-476-3095 | 126.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · 33 km / 20 mi
- [YHU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhu.md) Montréal / Saint-Hubert Metropolitan Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [YJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyjn.md) St Jean Airport · 73 km / 45 mi
- [YCC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycc.md) Cornwall Regional Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [YTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfj.md) Mont-Tremblant International Airport · 99 km / 62 mi
- [MSS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmss.md) Massena International Airport Richards Field · 104 km / 65 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Montréal–Mirabel International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montréal–Mirabel_International_Airport&oldid=1376088501), revision of 22 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cymx/data