Airport information and maps for Montréal–Mirabel International Airport:
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YMX Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YMX / CYMX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Mirabel (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°40'46"N by 74°2'18"W |
| Area Served: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 271 feet (83 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YMX |
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Facts about Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX):
- In addition to being known as "Montréal–Mirabel International Airport", another name for YMX is "Aéroport international Montréal–Mirabel".
- The closest airport to Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Cartierville Airport (YCV), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) SE of YMX.
- In March 1969, the federal and provincial governments reached a compromise to locate at the St.
- In December 2006, in a move he called "correcting a historical injustice," Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the return of 4,450 hectares of farmland expropriated to build Mirabel airport.
- High-speed rail transit for the Montréal–Mirabel run), initially to be called TRRAMM, was intended to be completed at a later date.
- In the late 1990s, Maclean's magazine interviewed one resident, whose farm was expropriated, who said that his land was sacrificed to save the city.
- Mirabel was designed to be eventually expanded to six runways and six terminal buildings, with a separate STOLport also planned.
- Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Montréal–Mirabel International Airport (YMX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,493 miles (18,495 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Montréal–Mirabel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 271 feet, planes can take off or land at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Today, Montréal–Mirabel International Airport is used almost exclusively for cargo flights, with passenger operations having ceased on October 31, 2004, twenty-nine years after the airport's opening and many years of limited, primarily charter service.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.19 miles (30.88 km) SE | Cartierville Airport (YCV) | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada |    |
| 2 | 20.40 miles (32.83 km) SE | Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | Dorval, Quebec, Canada | |
| 3 | 32.06 miles (51.60 km) ESE | Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) | Saint-Hubert, Longueuil (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada | |
| 4 | 45.31 miles (72.92 km) SE | Saint-Jean Airport (YJN) | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada | |
| 5 | 48.00 miles (77.25 km) SSW | Cornwall Regional Airport (YCC) | Cornwall, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 61.68 miles (99.26 km) NW | Mont-Tremblant International Airport (YTM) | Mont-Tremblant (La Macaza), Quebec, Canada | |
| 7 | 64.65 miles (104.04 km) SW | Massena International Airport (MSS) | Massena, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 68.32 miles (109.94 km) ESE | Roland-Désourdy Airport (ZBM) | Bromont, Quebec, Canada | |
| 9 | 72.99 miles (117.46 km) SSE | Clinton County Airport (PLB) | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | |
| 10 | 74.52 miles (119.93 km) W | Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (YND) | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| 11 | 76.33 miles (122.84 km) SSE | Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | |
| 12 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) W | Ottawa/Rockcliffe Airport (YRO) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 80.01 miles (128.76 km) NE | Trois-Rivières Airport (YRQ) | Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada | |
| 14 | 82.64 miles (132.99 km) WSW | Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport (YOW) | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 15 | 89.81 miles (144.54 km) S | Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) | Saranac Lake, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,492.55 miles (18,495.42 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,483.30 miles (18,480.53 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,469.63 miles (18,458.53 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,469.47 miles (18,458.28 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,443.26 miles (18,416.10 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,403.91 miles (18,352.77 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,362.46 miles (18,286.06 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,359.28 miles (18,280.94 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,347.31 miles (18,261.69 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,266.53 miles (18,131.68 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,258.49 miles (18,118.74 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,176.83 miles (17,987.32 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,173.95 miles (17,982.69 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,138.78 miles (17,926.08 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,134.78 miles (17,919.65 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |