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Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport is a major international airport in Dieppe, New Brunswick, just northeast of downtown Moncton, offering two long paved runways, full instrument approaches and a control tower. Home to Moncton Flight College, one of Canada's largest flying schools, it is a busy and well-equipped destination for both airline traffic and general aviation, including flight training operations that make it a useful reference field for simulator pilots practising controlled-airspace procedures.
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport serves the city of Moncton from the neighbouring city of Dieppe, New Brunswick. Originally named Greater Moncton International Airport, it was renamed in 2016 in honour of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc. It is Transport Canada-owned and operated by the Greater Moncton International Airport Authority, and is designated an international airport with Canada Border Services Agency staffing. The field is notable to sim pilots as the home of Moncton Flight College, described as the largest flight college in Canada, giving the airport a steady mix of airline, training and general aviation traffic.
The airport lies in the city of Dieppe, about 4 nautical miles east northeast of downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. It sits at coordinates 46.1161, -64.6786 and an elevation of 213 feet. As a medium/international airport handling scheduled airline traffic, it operates within controlled airspace with its own control tower and approach/departure service.
The airport has two physical paved runways. Runway 06/24 is 10,000 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit, with an ILS available on runway 06. Runway 11/29 is 7,991 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit, with an ILS available on runway 29.
Aerodrome/Departure frequency is 124.4 MHz, with Approach/Departure also on this frequency. ATIS broadcasts on 128.65 MHz. Ground control operates on 121.8 MHz, and an airport information frequency is available on 122.075 MHz. An advisory remote communications outlet (RCO) is on 122.5 MHz. Halifax Radio/Tower service is provided on 120.8 MHz. The field has ILS approaches serving runways 06 and 29.
The site's aviation history dates back to January 11, 1928, when the first scheduled air flight out of the Greater Moncton area departed carrying mail and passengers to the Magdalen Islands. An early airstrip was established at Léger's Corner, with land donated by local landowner Simon B. LeBlanc, and in 1929 a private company purchased the site, building two runways and maintenance structures. The Moncton Aero Club and the International Airways Flying School, forerunners of today's Moncton Flight College, were also founded in 1929, and air mail service was extended to Prince Edward Island and Montreal that year. In 1936 the Léger's Corner site was judged unsuitable for expansion, and a new site was chosen at nearby Lakeburn, where a paved runway and two dirt strips were built. In March 1940 the Department of National Defence opened No. 8 Service Flying Training School at the newly developed RCAF Station Moncton under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, training wartime pilots for Commonwealth nations, and a new hangar was built as a wartime repair and maintenance facility. Civilian services expanded through the 1940s to Montreal, Halifax, Charlottetown, Sydney, Saint John, Fredericton and Newfoundland, with the former Trans-Canada Air Lines hangar becoming the first air terminal. A larger terminal opened in 1952 but was destroyed by fire shortly afterward, prompting a replacement in 1953. Further expansion in 1964 added an air traffic control tower and new operations building, and the terminal was again expanded in 1976. A large apron built in the late 1990s for the 1999 Sommet de la Francophonie later proved essential on September 11, 2001, when a dozen diverted flights carrying more than 2,000 passengers were accommodated at the airport after North American airspace closed. A new international terminal opened in 2002. The airport was renamed in honour of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc in 2016.
The airport remains the busiest in New Brunswick, handling 661,629 passengers in 2024 and over 122,000 aircraft movements in 2019. It is home to Moncton Flight College, one of Canada's foremost flight training schools, giving the field a strong general aviation training presence alongside scheduled airline services. Fuel and customs services are available, with Canada Border Services Agency officers on site able to handle aircraft carrying up to 300 passengers.
