Thompson Airport
| Thompson Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: YTH – ICAO: CYTH – WMO: 71079 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Thompson Regional Airport Authority[1] | ||
| Operator | Local Government District of Mystery Lake | ||
| Serves | Thompson, Manitoba | ||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 735 ft / 224 m | ||
| Coordinates | 55°48′17″N 097°51′45″W / 55.80472°N 97.86250°WCoordinates: 55°48′17″N 097°51′45″W / 55.80472°N 97.86250°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 5,800 | 1,768 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 5,077 | 1,547 | Gravel/Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 36,217 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] | |||
Thompson Municipal Airport (IATA: YTH, ICAO: CYTH) is an airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)[2] north of Thompson, Manitoba, Canada. It is the third busiest airport in Manitoba after Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport[4]
History
Thompson Airport was developed originally by the International Nickel Company in 1961 to support their mining operations and had one runway 3,000 ft (914 m) in length.
The airport was transferred to Transport Canada in 1963. It has since been operated by the Local Government District of Mystery Lake, and in March 2000 ownership was taken over by the Thompson Regional Airport Authority.[1][2]
The airport is served by Calm Air and Perimeter Aviation with flights to Winnipeg.[5][6] There are also bases for Custom Helicopters,[7] Wings Over Kississing,[8] Fast Air[9] Royal Canadian Mounted Police Air Services Branch and Manitoba Government Air Services. During the fire fighting season, Thompson is home to the Government Air water bombers.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Calm Air[5] | Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Churchill, Coral Harbour, Flin Flon, Gillam, Rankin Inlet, Repulse Bay, The Pas, Whale Cove, Winnipeg |
| Perimeter Aviation[6] | Brochet, Gods Lake Narrows, Gods River, Lac Brochet, Oxford House, Shamattawa, Tadoule Lake, Winnipeg, York Landing |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 December 2013 to 0901Z 6 February 2014
- ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Calm Air schedule
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Perimeter Aviation schedule
- ↑ Custom Helicopters
- ↑ Wings Over Kississing
- ↑ Fast Air
External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Thompson Municipal Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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