Thompson Municipal Airport is an airport in Mystery Lake located north of Thompson,

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. It is the third-busiest airport in Manitoba after

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and Winnipeg/St. Andrews Airport.

History

Thompson Airport was developed originally by the

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in 1961 to support their mining operations and had one runway in length. The airport was transferred to

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in 1963. It was then operated by the Local Government District of Mystery Lake until March 2000, when ownership was taken over by the Thompson Regional Airport Authority, which is the current operator.Airport Divestiture Status Report
/ref> The airport is served by

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and

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with flights to Winnipeg.Calm Air schedule
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/ref> There are also bases for Custom Helicopters, Wings Over Kississing, Fast AirFast Air
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Air Services Branch and Manitoba Government Air Services. During the fire fighting season, Thompson is home to the Government Air water bombers. File:Thompson Airport.jpg File:NavCanada FSS in Thompson.jpg, Located in the old ATC tower

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

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