Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Montréal, Quebec (Canada)

IATA: YUL ICAO: CYUL

Longest Active Runway

11,000 ft

3,353 meters

Field Elevation

118 ft

36 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

1 closed, Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

45.4678°, -73.7423°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #366 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#592 of 7558

Top 7.9% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Canada)

tied #4 of 8 in CA

same length as YEG, YWG · #10 of 411 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+10%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 YUL in numbers: 11,000 ft longest runway · tied #366 of 650 published · #592 of 7,558 worldwide (top 7.9%) · tied #4 in Canada.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

YUL lies at 36 m (118 ft), #421 of 650 published airports by elevation and 30 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 405 ft below the Canada median (523 ft, 8 airports); YYC is highest at 3,557 ft, 3,439 ft higher than YUL.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

1 Qualifying Aerodrome in Vicinity

Closest of 1 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbour within 100 NM: Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW), 81.7 NM, 10,000 ft. YUL has the longest runway in this radius, 1,000 ft over YOW.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 11,000 ft (3,353 m)

YUL runways: 06L/24R 11,000 × 200 ft asphalt (asp); 06R/24L 9,600 × 200 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: tied #4 of 8 in Canada with YEG/YWG at 11,000 ft; YYC leads by 3,000 ft (14,000 ft). +10% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
06L/24R	11,000 ft (3353 m / 3.353 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
06R/24L	9,600 ft (2926 m / 2.926 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
10/28	7,000 ft (2134 m / 2.134 km)	200 ft (61m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	⛔ Closed

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (Ottawa)	`YOW`	81.7 NM (151.3 km)	10,000 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →