Thunder Bay International Airport guide

Thunder Bay International Airport (ICAO CYQT) sits inside the city limits of Thunder Bay, Ontario, at an elevation of 199 m (654 ft). It is the main commercial airport for northwestern Ontario and the gateway to remote First Nations communities further north. The airport opened in 1938 as Fort William Municipal Airport. During World War II it hosted No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

Two asphalt runways serve the field. Runway 07/25 is 2,231 m (7,318 ft) long and runway 12/30 is 1,615 m (5,297 ft). Transport Canada owns the land, and the non-profit Thunder Bay International Airports Authority has run it since 1997. A major rehabilitation of the runways took place in 2022.

Mainline and regional carriers connect the airport with Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary. Bearskin Airlines, North Star Air and Wasaya Airways link it with smaller northern communities, and Cargojet and FedEx Feeder carry freight to Winnipeg. The airport recorded 728,077 passengers in 2024, below its 2018 peak of about 869,000. Thunder Bay Transit Route 14 runs to the terminal, and Highway 61 connects it with the Harbour Expressway and Highway 11. Schedules change by season, so check with each airline before travelling.