Originally Posted by
TINHO
I think it is a Canadian oddity. Airport CAT is not based on physical characteristics only but also on largest scheduled aircraft type. Your airline would have to check with the airport operator if it can accommodate your type for unscheduled stops. CYBF would accept anything up to A380, no problem. CYYQ is a different story, as mentioned, you could not manoeuvre a large jet around; if you evacuate on the runway, polar bears would eat you as you come off the slides...
Seem to remember AF dropping a 777 on YYQ. Polar bears are seasonal. Been down to the beach in the summer. No bears in sight. Fall is the time of year where they are waiting for the water to freeze.