Airports / Canada / YQT
Thunder Bay International Airport
CYQT / YQTThunder Bay, CanadaELEV 653 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
3 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 74% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX).
Overview
Thunder Bay International Airport, listed as CYQT / YQT, is a mid-sized airport in Thunder Bay, Canada. The field lies at an elevation of 653 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: North Star Air Ltd., Thunder Airlines, and Wasaya Airways base aircraft at YQT. Useful alternates include Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX, 80 nm), Atikokan Municipal Airport (YIB, 95 nm), and Ely Municipal Airport (LYU, 106 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YQT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YQT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQT
IATA
YQT
FAA / Local
CYQT
Elevation
653 ft
Coordinates
48.3719° N · 89.3239° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 653 ft, YQT sits lower than 58% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators3
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 80nmCMXHoughton County Memorial AirportHancock
- 95nmYIBAtikokan Municipal AirportAtikokan
- 106nmLYUEly Municipal AirportEly
- 114nmZUCIgnace Municipal AirportIgnace
- 116nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 116nmYYWArmstrong AirportArmstrong
Location
Open the full mapCYQT · Thunder Bay International Airport · Thunder Bay, Canada