Thompson Airport

Thompson Municipal Airport
South Apron
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Thompson Regional Airport Authority[1]
Serves Thompson, Manitoba, Canada
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°W / 55.80472; -97.86250Coordinates: 55°48′17″N 097°51′45″W / 55.80472°N 97.86250°W / 55.80472; -97.86250
Website www.thompsonairport.ca
Map
CYTH
Location in Manitoba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 5,800 1,768 Asphalt
15/33 5,079 1,548 Gravel/asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 36,217

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 was then operated by the Local Government District of Mystery Lake until March 2000, when ownership was taken over by the Thompson Regional Airport Authority, which is the current operator.[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

AirlinesDestinations
Calm Air[5] Churchill, Coral Harbour, Flin Flon, Gillam, Rankin Inlet, Repulse Bay, The Pas, Winnipeg
Perimeter Aviation[6] Brochet, Gods Lake Narrows, Gods River, Lac Brochet, Oxford House, Shamattawa, Tadoule Lake, Winnipeg, York Landing

References

  1. 1 2 Airport Divestiture Status Report
  2. 1 2 3 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  4. 1 2 Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  5. 1 2 Calm Air schedule Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 Perimeter Aviation schedule
  7. ↑ Custom Helicopters
  8. ↑ Wings Over Kississing
  9. ↑ Fast Air


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