Thunder Bay International Airport

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Thunder Bay International Airport
Thunder Bay Airport
IATA: YQT – ICAO: CYQT
Summary
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′26″W / 48.37194, -89.32389
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 (2007/2006)
Aircraft Movements 95,919 (2007)
Passengers 610,476 (2006)
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2]
Statistics from Transport Canada.[3]
Passengers from Annual Report 2006[4]

Thunder Bay Airport or Thunder Bay International Airport, (IATA: YQT, ICAO: CYQT), is an airport in the Canadian city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. With 95,919 aircraft movements in 2007 it is the sixth busiest airport in Ontario. In 2006 the airport recorded 100,154 aircraft movements and was the 15th busiest airport in Canada. In 2007 there was a 4.4% decrease to 95,919 making it the 21st busiest.[3]

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.[5] 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.[4]

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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Tenants

[edit] Parking

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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  2. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  3. ^ a b - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
  4. ^ a b Thunder Bay International Airport - Annual Report 2006, p.7
  5. ^ * 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.

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