Thunder Bay International Airport

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Thunder Bay International Airport[1] Thunder Bay Airport
IATA: YQT – ICAO: CYQT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Transport Canada[2]
Operator		Thunder Bay International Airports Authority
Serves		Thunder Bay, Ontario
Elevation AMSL		653 ft / 199 m
Coordinates		48°22′19″N, 089°19′26″W
Website		tbairport.on.ca
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
07/25	6,200	1,890	Asphalt
12/30	5,300	1,615	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements			100,145
Statistics from Transport Canada.[3]

Thunder Bay Airport or Thunder Bay International Airport, (IATA: YQT, ICAO: CYQT), is an airport in the Canadian city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. With 100,145 aircraft movements it is the fifth busiest airport in Ontario.

The airport went under major renovations in the 1990s 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 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Airlines and destinations 2 Tenants 3 Parking 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• Air Canada
  • Air Canada Jazz (Winnipeg, Toronto-Pearson)
• Air Creebec (Charter, Timmins)
• Bearskin Airlines
• NAC Air
• Northwest Airlines
  • Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
• Skyservice (Cancún) [seasonal]
• Thunder Airlines (Charter)
• Wasaya Airways (Sioux Lookout)
• WestJet (Winnipeg, Toronto-Pearson)

[edit] Tenants

• CHC Helicopter for Ontario Air Ambulance
• Thunder Airlines for Ontario Air Ambulance
• Confederation College Aviation- Aviation Centre of Excellence

[edit] Parking

The parking lot contains 100 short-term spaces, 300 long-term spaces, curbside taxi service and courtesy cars.

[edit] See also

• Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome

[edit] References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.
2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
3. ^ Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006

[edit] External links

• Thunder Bay Flight Information

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