Airport Guides

Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport sits 20 km west of downtown Montreal in the suburb of Dorval, and is Quebec’s primary international gateway plus a major Air Canada hub. The current transit play is the 747 Express Bus — STM’s 24/7 dedicated airport service for CAD 11.25 (which is itself a 24-hour pass for all STM transit including the métro). The REM (Réseau Express Métropolitain) station at YUL is 85%…

Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport sits roughly 11 km south of downtown Ottawa in the Uplands area, and is the federal capital’s primary gateway. The big 2026 fact is the rail link: O-Train Line 4 (Airport Link) opened on 6 January 2025, connecting YOW to downtown Ottawa via Line 2 (Trillium) and Line 1 (Confederation) in 35-45 minutes for CAD 4.00. US Customs and Border Protection runs full preclearance on the…

Calgary International Airport sits 17 km northeast of downtown Calgary in the city’s northeast quadrant, and is WestJet’s single global hub — Canada’s third-busiest airport by passenger volume. There is no rail link to YYC (the Green Line LRT extension to the airport is planned but unfunded for now); Bus 100 connects to the Blue Line CTrain at Saddletowne, and Route 300 BRT runs direct to downtown along Centre Street.…

Halifax Stanfield sits roughly 35-40 km north of downtown Halifax in the rural community of Goffs/Enfield, and is Atlantic Canada’s busiest airport. Single passenger terminal, MetroX Bus 320 direct to downtown in 55-65 minutes for CAD 3.50, US Customs and Border Protection preclearance on the transborder concourse. WestJet leads, Air Canada and Porter follow; 2026 brings new direct routes to Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, Copenhagen, Boston and Barbados. Canada uses Canadian…

TAB sits adjacent to Crown Point — the major Tobago resort area — making this one of the easiest airport-to-resort transitions in the Caribbean. The smaller, sleepier half of the dual-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago hosts Pigeon Point Heritage Park, Buccoo Reef Marine Park, and the Caribbean Airlines ATR-72 air bridge to Trinidad. This master guide covers visas, transport, lounges, and the post-Spirit unchanged 2026 route map.

LRM is Casa de Campo Resort’s gateway with public airport functionality — sitting 3 km from the original Caribbean luxury resort (since 1974) and 25 km from the Bayahibe-Saona Island excursion belt. Heavy European charter market plus American and RED Air on the US side. This master guide covers visas, transfers, lounges, and the airport’s Priority Pass lounge.

POP serves the Dominican Republic’s northern Amber Coast — Sosúa all-inclusive cluster, Cabarete kitesurfing capital, the Iberostar AMBAR resorts. This master guide covers the post-Spirit route map, the 2024 E-Ticket online arrival system, transport, lounges, and the unique Cabarete-vs-Sosúa choice.

Argyle opened February 2017 as the most-modern small Caribbean airport — replacing E.T. Joshua and giving St Vincent and the Grenadines longhaul jet service for the first time. The 2,743m runway handles Virgin Atlantic to Heathrow, daily American to Miami, and seasonal JetBlue to New York. This guide covers the post-La Soufrière 2021 recovery, Tobago Cays access, and the post-2017 modern terminal.

DOM (formerly Melville Hall) sits on Dominica’s Atlantic coast, 90 minutes by mountain road from Roseau. The Nature Island runs 750 sq km of mountainous rainforest, the Boiling Lake (world’s second-largest), and the only Indigenous Kalinago Territory in the Caribbean. Hurricane Maria 2017 was a ground-zero direct hit; reconstruction continues into 2026.

NEV is the smallest international airport in the Eastern Caribbean — 1,200m runway, Twin Otter only, no jets, no lounge, no duty-free. The Sea Bridge ferry from St Kitts (45 min, USD 12) is the standard route. This guide covers Mount Nevis volcano, the Pinney’s Beach Sunshine’s Killer Bee scene, and the historic plantation hotels.

SKB sits 3 km from Basseterre, runs the original Caribbean Citizenship by Investment program (since 1984), and connects you to Brimstone Hill Fortress UNESCO and the Federation’s two-island Nevis ferry. This master guide covers the 2024 CIP minimum increase, transport, and the post-Spirit 2026 route map.

AXA (formerly Wallblake) sits 3 km from The Valley with a 1,650m runway too short for jets — Anguilla’s longhaul connection is by SXM ferry. The quietest of the Caribbean luxury islands runs Belmond Cap Juluca, Four Seasons, and Aurora Anguilla on a sub-100,000-visitor base. This guide covers the SXM ferry, no-jet airport mechanics, and the 2024 Anguilla Card digital nomad visa.

EIS sits on tiny Beef Island, connected to Tortola by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, runs USD as official currency (since 1959), and serves the British Virgin Islands as the bareboat charter capital of the Caribbean. This guide covers visas, transport, ferries to the Baths and Soggy Dollar, the post-Irma 2017 reconstruction, and the no-lounge reality.

Henry E. Rohlsen serves the larger, sleepier, more atmospheric of the US Virgin Islands — 215 sq km of Danish-colonial Christiansted, the Cruzan Rum distillery (continuous since 1760), and the only underwater National Park snorkel trail at Buck Island. This master guide covers REAL ID rules, transfer, and the post-Maria 2017 reconstruction.

Aimé Césaire is named for the négritude poet and political founder of the OMR system, sits 12 km from Fort-de-France, and runs Euro currency on the more concentrated of the two French Caribbean islands. This guide covers Mount Pelée volcano, the Saint-Pierre 1902 eruption legacy, transport, lounges, and the Air France/Air Caraïbes/Corsair longhaul reality.