With the first airplane flight in the United States in 1903 and the first airplane flight in Canada in 1909, aviation was beginning to grow in the beginning of the 20^th century. More and more people wanted to travel and transport goods by air. This advance in techonolgy created the need for an airport in Montreal. In 1928, the airport was created. This was Montreal's first airport. It was not very large, as aviation was still in its early stages. Nonetheless, this airport would serve as a gateway to Montreal by plane for the next 13 years. In 1941, Saint Hubert was superseeded by Dorval airport (now Pierre-Eliott-Trudeau Airport) for commercial traffic.