# Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT / CYQT)

**Thunder Bay International Airport** (IATA: YQT, ICAO: CYQT) is a medium airport in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,231 m (7,318 ft). It is operated by Transport Canada. In 2022 it handled 581 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqt

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YQT / CYQT
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Transport Canada
- Serves: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
- Opened: 1938 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 199 m / 653 ft
- Coordinates: 48.3719, -89.3239
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,231 m / 7,318 ft
- Passengers: 581,095 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Toronto
- Website: https://www.tbairport.on.ca
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Bay_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2748239
- Weather station: CYQT · WMO 71749
- Ident: CYQT

## Timeline

- 1938: Thunder Bay International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,231 m / 7,318 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 070° / 250° | yes |
| 12/30 | 1,615 m / 5,297 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | 719,490 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 761,693 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 779,634 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 739,028 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 772,519 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 807,041 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 763,740 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 776,178 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 773,457 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 263,336 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 273,271 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 581,095 | Wikidata |

## Routes

18 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (15)

- [YXL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxl.md) Sioux Lookout Airport · Canada · 269 km / 167 mi · Wasaya Airways, North Star Air, Bearskin Airlines
- [YFH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyfh.md) Fort Hope Airport · Canada · 369 km / 229 mi · North Star Air
- [YQK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqk.md) Kenora Airport · Canada · 399 km / 248 mi · North Star Air
- [YAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyam.md) Sault Ste Marie Airport · Canada · 419 km / 260 mi · Bearskin Airlines
- [YLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylh.md) Lansdowne House Airport · Canada · 436 km / 271 mi · North Star Air
- [YOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cykp.md) Ogoki Post Airport · Canada · 440 km / 273 mi · North Star Air
- [ZRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czrj.md) Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport · Canada · 527 km / 327 mi · North Star Air
- [YWP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywp.md) Webequie Airport · Canada · 528 km / 328 mi · North Star Air
- [MSA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czmd.md) Muskrat Dam Airport · Canada · 589 km / 366 mi · North Star Air
- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 600 km / 373 mi · WestJet Encore
- [ZPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czpb.md) Sachigo Lake Airport · Canada · 645 km / 401 mi · North Star Air
- [YSB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysb.md) Sudbury Airport · Canada · 669 km / 416 mi · Bearskin Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 912 km / 567 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YTZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cytz.md) Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Canada · 930 km / 578 mi · Porter Airlines
- [YOW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyow.md) Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Canada · 1,091 km / 678 mi · Porter Airlines

### Seasonal (3)

- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 912 km / 567 mi · Flair Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,791 km / 1,113 mi · WestJet
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 3,814 km / 2,370 mi · WestJet

### Charter (1)

- [YRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyrl.md) Red Lake Airport · Canada · 439 km / 273 mi · Superior Airways

### Cargo (1)

- [YWG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cywg.md) Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport · Canada · 600 km / 373 mi · Cargojet, FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YQT, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (2)

- [North Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/north-star-air) · 9
- WT [Wasaya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wasaya-airways) · 1

### Passenger (6)

- JV [Bearskin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bearskin-airlines) · 3
- PD [Porter Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/porter-airlines) · 3
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 2 · seasonal
- F8 [Flair Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flair-airlines) · 1 · seasonal
- [Superior Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/superior-airways) · 1 · charter
- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- W8 [Cargojet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cargojet) · 1
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

Former hub of [NAC Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nac-air).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 581K (2022) | #1,049 of 3,974 | #252 in North America | #19 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,231 m / 7,318 ft | =3,215 of 29,858 | #715 in North America | #51 in CA |
| Elevation | 199 m / 653 ft | =24,330 of 43,403 | =11,662 in North America | #1,000 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =13 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| A/G | MF | 118.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.800 |
| CNTR | WINNIPEG CNTR | 132.125 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RCO | WINNIPEG RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.100 |

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- [CA-0761](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-0761.md) Nipigon Airport · 102 km / 63 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Thunder Bay Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thunder_Bay_Airport&oldid=1363082871), revision of 7 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqt/data