YUL · Montréal, Canada
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Airport in Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for YUL
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 1928; ident CYUL; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
admtl.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
YUL / CYUL
OurAirports ident
CYUL
GPS / local code
CYUL / YUL
ISO region
CA-QC
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
admtl.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q736627
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:22 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/Toronto · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
13 km
Approximate distance to central Montréal.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Ottawa
Languages
English, French
Currency
CAD ($)
Country area
9,984,670 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1941 · Aéroports de Montréal
Owner / entity
Transport Canada
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Montréal, Canada. Montréal's built-up core sits roughly 13 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Toronto (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL / CYUL) is at 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W, elevation 118 ft (36 m), serving Montréal, Canada.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Montréal is in Canada (capital Ottawa); regulated by Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA); on America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English, French; currency: CAD ($).
Distance from central Montréal: 13 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for YUL.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL / CYUL)
Montréal–Trudeau International Airport · Airport in Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Known label 1
YMQ
Alternate airport-name cue retained for YUL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Dorval Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for YUL, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
CYUL · CYUL · YUL · CA-QC
admtl.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Location cue
It is the only Transport Canada designated international airport serving Montreal and is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Downtown Montreal.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Dorval
dorval · 2.4 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 18,980 · city coordinates 45.4473, -73.7533
2. Côte-Saint-Luc
cote-saint-luc · 6.0 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 31,395 · city coordinates 45.4654, -73.6659
3. Pointe-Claire
pointe-claire · 6.2 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 30,161 · city coordinates 45.4487, -73.8167
4. Saint-Laurent
saint-laurent · 7.0 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 98,828 · city coordinates 45.5001, -73.6659
5. Dollard-Des Ormeaux
dollard-des-ormeaux · 7.0 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 48,930 · city coordinates 45.4945, -73.8242
6. Chomedey
chomedey · 7.3 km from YUL
Canada · America/Toronto · +0h · population 94,030 · city coordinates 45.5333, -73.7500
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. YOW CYOW
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa
151 km from YUL · America/Toronto · +0h · elevation 374 ft (114 m) · airport coordinates 45.3225, -75.6692
2. YQB CYQB
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Quebec
233 km from YUL · America/Toronto · +0h · elevation 244 ft (74 m) · airport coordinates 46.7911, -71.3933
3. ALB KALB
Albany International Airport · Albany
302 km from YUL · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 285 ft (87 m) · airport coordinates 42.7483, -73.8017
Route-time reference set
1. YUL-YOW
Ottawa · 151 km · 1h 1m
America/Toronto · +0h from YUL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. YUL-YQB
Quebec · 233 km · 1h 8m
America/Toronto · +0h from YUL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. YUL-ALB
Albany · 302 km · 1h 13m
America/New_York · +0h from YUL; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for YUL.
Runway identifiers
06L/24R · 06R/24L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. YOW CYOW
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa · 151 km from YUL
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 374 ft (114 m) · 45.3225, -75.6692
2. YQB CYQB
Quebec Jean Lesage International Airport · Quebec · 233 km from YUL
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 244 ft (74 m) · 46.7911, -71.3933
3. YYZ CYYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport · Toronto · 507 km from YUL
large airport · America/Toronto · canada · 569 ft (173 m) · 43.6759, -79.6294
4. YHZ CYHZ
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · Halifax · 804 km from YUL
large airport · America/Halifax · canada · 477 ft (145 m) · 44.8808, -63.5086
5. YYT CYYT
St. John's International Airport · St. John's · 1618 km from YUL
large airport · America/St_Johns · canada · 461 ft (141 m) · 47.6186, -52.7519
6. YWG CYWG
Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Winnipeg · 1818 km from YUL
large airport · America/Winnipeg · canada · 783 ft (239 m) · 49.9100, -97.2399
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
The airport terminals are located entirely in the suburb of Dorval, while one runway is located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for YUL.
Country and authority
YUL sits in Canada (Canada), whose capital is Ottawa. Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English, French. Currency context: CAD ($). YUL is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
YUL is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with YMQ, Dorval Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Location cue: It is the only Transport Canada designated international airport serving Montreal and is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Downtown Montreal.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q736627 · Montréal–Trudeau International Airport. Owner / owning body: Transport Canada. Administrative area: Dorval. Named after: Montreal · Pierre Trudeau · Dorval
Field and clock profile
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is a near sea-level field at 118 ft (36 m), positioned at 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 11,000 ft / 3,353 m. The airport clock uses America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Dorval is the closest retained city-time anchor at 2.4 km. YOW Ottawa is the closest retained airport alternative at 151 km.
Country airport peers
YUL is compared with YOW Ottawa at 151 km, YQB Quebec at 233 km, YYZ Toronto at 507 km, YHZ Halifax at 804 km, YYT St. John's at 1618 km inside the retained Canada airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
YUL-YOW Ottawa: 151 km, about 1h 1m, +0h. YUL-YQB Quebec: 233 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. YUL-ALB Albany: 302 km, about 1h 13m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident CYUL backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. admtl.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 11,000 ft / 3,353 m
Runway identifiers
06L/24R, 06R/24L
OurAirports classifies YUL as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Montréal.
YUL (CYUL) is a near sea-level field at 118 ft (36 m) in the mid-latitudes, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
YUL sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
YUL's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Aéroports de Montréal is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for YUL.
- The airport terminals are located entirely in the suburb of Dorval, while one runway is located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at admtl.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for YUL
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
YUL uses America/Toronto (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is about 13 km from central Montréal; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
YOW Ottawa is the closest retained alternate at 151 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
admtl.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place YUL inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
YUL ranks #6 in the curated Canada airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 13 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
YUL shares America/Toronto with YOW Ottawa CA · YQB Quebec CA · YYZ Toronto CA. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
YUL is 118 ft (36 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include CJU 118 ft (36 m) (0 ft delta) · FNJ 117 ft (36 m) (1 ft delta) · PEK 116 ft (35 m) (2 ft delta) · TAE 116 ft (35 m) (2 ft delta) · PNS 121 ft (37 m) (3 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
YUL's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are YOW 151 km +0h · YQB 233 km +0h · ALB 302 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | YOW | 151 km | 1h 1m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Quebec | YQB | 233 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Albany | ALB | 302 km | 1h 13m | +0h | --:--:-- |
YUL to YOW
Ottawa
Distance 151 km; estimated travel window 1h 1m; destination zone America/Toronto is +0h from YUL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YUL to YQB
Quebec
Distance 233 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/Toronto is +0h from YUL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
YUL to ALB
Albany
Distance 302 km; estimated travel window 1h 13m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from YUL. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Montréal is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from YUL, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Dorval
dorval · 2.4 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Côte-Saint-Luc
cote-saint-luc · 6.0 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pointe-Claire
pointe-claire · 6.2 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Saint-Laurent
saint-laurent · 7.0 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dollard-Des Ormeaux
dollard-des-ormeaux · 7.0 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chomedey
chomedey · 7.3 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cartierville
cartierville · 7.7 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pierrefonds-Roxboro
pierrefonds-roxboro · 8.6 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Snowdon
snowdon · 8.9 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mont-Royal
mont-royal · 9.1 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Châteauguay
chateauguay · 9.4 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kirkland
kirkland · 9.8 km · America/Toronto
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Ottawa (YOW), Quebec (YQB), Albany (ALB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers 06L/24R, 06R/24L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Aéroports de Montréal.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1941.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from YUL. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International AirportYOW
Ottawa · large airport
- Distance
- 151 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 374 ft (114 m)
Compare against YOW when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Quebec Jean Lesage International AirportYQB
Quebec · large airport
- Distance
- 233 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 244 ft (74 m)
Compare against YQB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Albany International AirportALB
Albany · large airport
- Distance
- 302 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 285 ft (87 m)
Compare against ALB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is in the America/Toronto timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
What are the codes for Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport uses IATA code YUL and ICAO code CYUL.
Where is Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport located?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is located in Montréal, Canada at coordinates 45.4678° N, 73.7423° W, with an elevation of 118 ft (36 m) (near sea-level field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport from central Montréal?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport sits roughly 13 km from the nearest mapped city center for Montréal.
Which route reference is most useful from YUL?▾
Ottawa (YOW) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 1m, destination timezone America/Toronto, and a +0h difference from YUL.
Which authority regulates YUL?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport sits inside Canada, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA).
What other airports in Canada are close peers to YUL?▾
YUL's curated peers in Canada on this site include YOW Ottawa, YQB Quebec, YYZ Toronto, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport have?▾
Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 11,000 ft / 3,353 m; identifiers include 06L/24R, 06R/24L.