Thunder Bay International Airport
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| IATA: YQT – ICAO: CYQT – WMO: 71749 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada[1] | ||
| Operator | Thunder Bay International Airports Authority | ||
| Serves | Thunder Bay, Ontario | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 653 ft / 199 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°22′19″N 089°19′18″W / 48.37194°N 89.32167°WCoordinates: 48°22′19″N 089°19′18″W / 48.37194°N 89.32167°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 07/25 | 7,318 | 2,231 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,297 | 1,615 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009/2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 87,739 (2,010) | ||
| Passengers | 606,275 (2,009) | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] Passengers from Statistics Canada[5] |
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Thunder Bay Airport or Thunder Bay International Airport, (IATA: YQT, ICAO: CYQT), is an airport in the Canadian city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. With 80,591 aircraft movements in 2010 it was the 7th busiest airport in Ontario and the 24th busiest airport in Canada.[4] In 2009, 606,275 passengers went through the airport making it the 4th busiest in Ontario and the 17th busiest in Canada.[5]
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 40 passengers.[2]
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[edit] History
Originally named the Fort William Municipal Airport, construction began in 1938, partly as a means of relieving unemployment.[6] The airport went under major renovations in 1994 with the construction of a new airport terminal building, including two jetways, a large food court, a gift shop and an arcade.
The airport was handed over from the government in 1997 to the Thunder Bay International Airports Authority, a non-profit organization. The airport handled over 600,000 passengers in 2006 for the first time since 2001.[7]
During World War II, the Thunder Bay (then Fort William) airport was home to No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The airport was also used as a base for test flights of fighter aircraft being built at the nearby Canadian Car and Foundry factory.
Before the two cities of Fort William and Port Arthur merged, it was called the Canadian Lakehead Airport.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Aviation | Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg |
| Bearskin Airlines | Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora, Red Lake, Sault Ste. Marie, Sioux Lookout, Sudbury, Winnipeg |
| Porter Airlines | Toronto-Billy Bishop |
| Wasaya Airways | Sioux Lookout |
| WestJet | Calgary, Toronto-Pearson, Winnipeg Seasonal: Montego Bay |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Bravo | Charter |
| CanJet | Fort McMurray |
| Thunder Airlines | Charter |
[edit] Tenants
- CHC Helicopter for Ornge (Ontario Air Ambulance)
- Thunder Airlines for Ornge
- Confederation College Aviation - Aviation Centre of Excellence
[edit] Parking & transportation
The parking lot contains 100 short-term spaces, 300 long-term spaces, curbside taxi service and courtesy cars. Thunder Bay Transit bus route #3 Airport serves the airport terminal and nearby Aviation Centre of Excellence.
[edit] Infrastructure
The Thunder Bay International Airport has a 2 storey terminal.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ a b Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
- ^ a b Passengers enplaned and deplaned on selected services — Top 50 airports by sector (2009)
- ^ * Tronrud, Thorold J; Epp, Ernest A.; and others. (1995). Thunder Bay: From Rivalry to Unity. Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, pp96. ISBN 0-920119-22-0.
- ^ Thunder Bay International Airport - Annual Report 2006, p.7
[edit] External links
- Thunder Bay Flight Information
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Thunder Bay International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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