La Grande Rivière Airport
Encyclopedia
La Grande Rivière Airport, , is an airfield about 30 km (18.6 mi) from Radisson
, Quebec
, Canada
. It is used mostly to shuttle Hydro-Québec
personnel between Radisson and the larger cities in Quebec, but it is also served by Air Creebec
and Air Inuit
.
Radisson, Quebec
Radisson is a small village situated near the Robert-Bourassa hydroelectric power station on the La Grande River in the James Bay region of Quebec...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is used mostly to shuttle Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
personnel between Radisson and the larger cities in Quebec, but it is also served by Air Creebec
Air Creebec
Air Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport.- History :...
and Air Inuit
Air Inuit
Air Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.-History:...
.
Airlines and destinations
- Air CreebecAir CreebecAir Creebec Inc. is a regional airline based in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Canada. It operates scheduled and charter services to 16 destinations in Quebec and Ontario. Its main base is Val-d'Or Airport, with a hub at Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport.- History :...
(MontrealMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
) - Air InuitAir InuitAir Inuit Ltd is an airline based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. It operates domestic passenger services and charter and cargo services in Nunavik and Nunavut. Its main base is Kuujjuaq Airport.-History:...
(MontrealMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International AirportMontréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport or Montréal-Trudeau, formerly known as Montréal-Dorval International Airport, is located on the Island of Montreal, from Montreal's downtown core. The airport terminals are located entirely in Dorval, while the Air Canada headquarters complex...
, KuujjuarapikKuujjuarapik AirportKuujjuarapik Airport, , is located adjacent to the Inuit community of Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada. It also serves the nearby Cree community of Whapmagoostui.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Inuit...
, PuvirnituqPuvirnituq AirportPuvirnituq Airport, , is located north of Puvirnituq, Quebec, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:*Air Inuit...
, SalluitSalluit AirportSalluit Airport, , is located near the community of Salluit, Quebec, Canada. There are no roads into Salluit so the airport provides the only means for the residents to access southern Quebec....
, connect to Quebec)
Accidents and incidents
- On 15 November 1975, Douglas C-47 C-FCSC of NordairNordairNordair is a defunct Quebec-based regional airline founded in 1947 from the merger of Boreal Airways and Mont Laurier Aviation. The airline operated from the 1950s to the 1980s. Most of its business was international and transatlantic passenger and freight charters and other contracts. It also...
was damaged beyond economic repair by fire at La Grande Rivière Airport.