✈️ New Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) Detected
AIC: 016/2026
Published: 2026-05-28
Affected Location: Montréal/St-Hubert (CYHU)
Type: Safety Advisory
FIR: CZUL (Montreal FIR)
🧠 What Changed (Summary)
NAV CANADA advises that, following commissioning of the MET terminal at Montréal/St-Hubert (CYHU), increased IFR traffic is expected in a defined area around CYHU to provide situational awareness to airspace users.
- Defined IFR Traffic Awareness Area in the vicinity of CYHU (lateral limits depicted in Figure 1).
- Affected airspace includes Class E between 3,000 and 6,000 ft ASL.
- Expect increased IFR movements, including medium and heavy jets, with concentrated arrival/departure flows.
- IFR aircraft may be descending or level at intermediate altitudes within 3,000–6,000 ft ASL.
✈️ General Aviation Impact (Highlighted)
Airspace / Procedures:
- No airspace reclassification or new procedure described; this is situational awareness for traffic concentration in Class E 3,000–6,000 ft ASL near CYHU.
Operational Notes:
- Increase traffic scan and use available ATS services/flight following when operating near CYHU, particularly within 3,000–6,000 ft ASL.
- Plan for potential higher closure rates and jet traffic along concentrated arrival/departure flows in the depicted area.
VFR Impact:
- VFR flights operating near CYHU in/near Class E between 3,000–6,000 ft ASL should anticipate higher IFR traffic density and mixed aircraft performance (including medium/heavy jets).
🔗 Official Source
🏛️ This summary is generated using automated analysis and may omit important details.
It does not replace the official NAV CANADA AIC. Pilots must review the original notice in full prior to flight.