Thompson Municipal Airport is an airport located 3 NM north of Thompson

Thompson, Manitoba

Thompson is a city in northern Manitoba. As the "Hub of the North" it serves as the regional trade and service centre of northern Manitoba. Thompson is located north of the Canada – United States border, north of the provincial capital of Winnipeg, and is northeast of Flin Flon...

, Manitoba

Manitoba

Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is the third busiest airport in Manitoba after Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport and Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport

History

Thompson Airport was developed originally by the International Nickel Company in 1961 to support their mining operations and had one runway 3000 ft (914 m) in length.

The airport was transferred to Transport Canada

Transport Canada

Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio...

 in 1963. It has since been operated by the Local Government District of Mystery Lake

Mystery Lake, Manitoba

Mystery Lake is a local government district in northern Manitoba. It surrounds the city of Thompson.In 2006, according to Statistics Canada census data, Mystery Lake had a population of 147 living in 79 dwellings, a 2,840.0% increase from 2001. The LGD has a land area of and a population density...

, and in March 2000 ownership was taken over by the Thompson Regional Airport Authority.

The airport is served by Calm Air

Calm Air

Calm Air International LP. is an airline based in Thompson, Manitoba, Canada and is presently owned by the Exchange Income Corporation. It operates services in northern Manitoba and the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. Charter and freight services are also undertaken. Its main base is Thompson Airport.-...

 and Perimeter Aviation

Perimeter Aviation

Perimeter Aviation LP is an airline based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Perimeter Aviation operates 35 aircraft on scheduled, charter, and medevac service. It also operates four aircraft on charter service. It was established and started operations in 1960...

 with flights to Winnipeg. There are also bases for Custom Helicopters, Missinippi Airways, Fast Air Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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 Air Services Branch and Manitoba Government Air Services

Politics of Manitoba

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. During the fire fighting season, Thompson is home to the Government Air water bombers.

Airlines and destinations

External links

• Thompson Municipal Airport