Updated:
January 11, 2026
Canada
North America
Thunder Bay Airport (YQT)
Thunder Bay International Airport averages 15 flights per day to 11 destinations, with 9 domestic and 2 international routes. A total of 7 airlines operate at YQT, led by Bearskin Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 2 countries across one continent, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and the United States as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Thunder Bay connects to Ottawa, with a typical flight time of 2 hrs.
- Destinations
- 11 (9 domestic · 2 international)
- Flights per day
- 15 (16 domestic · 0 international)
- Busiest Route
- Toronto (YTZ) (4/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Ottawa 2 hrs
- Shortest Flight
- Sioux Lookout 1 hr 5 mins
- Top Airline
- Bearskin Airlines (4 routes)
- Top Country
- Canada (16 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 7,280 ft / 2,219 m
Weather in Thunder Bay
11 Destinations from Thunder Bay Airport (YQT)
This week, 11 active routes depart from Thunder Bay International Airport. The busiest route connects Thunder Bay with Toronto (YTZ) and is operated by 1 airline. The longest nonstop flight is to Ottawa, and the shortest flight is to Sioux Lookout.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Toronto (YTZ) |
YQT → YTZ
1 hr 50 mins |
Porter Airlines1 |
| 3 | Sioux Lookout |
YQT → YXL
1 hr 5 mins |
Air Antwerp, Bearskin Airlines2 |
| 3 | Toronto (YYZ) |
YQT → YYZ
2 hrs 25 mins |
Air Canada1 |
| 2 | Ottawa |
YQT → YOW
2 hrs |
Porter Airlines1 |
| 2 | Sault Ste Marie |
YQT → YAM
1 hr 15 mins |
Bearskin Airlines1 |
| 1 | Winnipeg |
YQT → YWG
1 hr 35 mins |
WestJet1 |
| 4/week | Greater Sudbury |
YQT → YSB
1 hr 35 mins |
Bearskin Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Dryden |
YQT → YHD
1 hr 5 mins |
Bearskin Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Fort Frances | YQT → YAG | Thunder Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Pittsburgh | YQT → PIT | NetJets Aviation1 |
| 1/week | Worcester | YQT → ORH | NetJets Aviation1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Thunder Bay International Airport is served by 7 airlines, with Bearskin Airlines in the lead at 33% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 67% of routes. 4 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 1 airlines operate international routes, compared with 6 serving domestic routes. Porter Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Ottawa with a flight time of 2 hrs.
- Bearskin Airlines4 routes
- Porter Airlines2 routes
- NetJets Aviation2 routes
- Air Antwerp1 route
- Air Canada1 route
- WestJet1 route
- Thunder Airlines1 route
Thunder Bay International Airport provides direct service to 2 countries across one continents. The route network is 82% domestic and 18% international, with Pittsburgh, United States serving as the primary international destination.
- Canada16/day
- United States2/week
Global Rankings of Thunder Bay Airport (YQT)
This snapshot shows how Thunder Bay Airport (YQT) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #900 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #651 – Domestic Destination Count
- #879 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #767 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #589 – Domestic Flight Count
- #1,078 – International Flight Count
- #890 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #850 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #1,057 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #952 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Thunder Bay Airport (YQT)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 7,280 ft · 2,219 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 25 | 7,280 ft · 2,219 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 12 | 5,289 ft · 1,612 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
| 30 | 5,289 ft · 1,612 m | 200 ft · 61 m | Concrete |
115 Aircraft Require Longer Runway
Longest runway available is 7,280 ft / 2,219 m long. The following aircraft typically require more runway than is available at Thunder Bay International Airport.
| Aircraft | Takeoff required | Landing required |
|---|---|---|
| Airbus A300-600F | 7,349 ft · 2,240 m | 5,026 ft · 1,532 m |
| Boeing B-47 Stratojet | 7,349 ft · 2,240 m | n/a |
| Embraer 175 | 7,362 ft · 2,244 m | 4,137 ft · 1,261 m |
| Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m | 7,382 ft · 2,250 m |
| NAA XB-70 Valkyrie | 7,402 ft · 2,256 m | 0 ft · 0 m |
| Embraer ERJ 145 | 7,448 ft · 2,270 m | 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-81 | 7,451 ft · 2,271 m | 4,921 ft · 1,500 m |
| Boeing 737-300 | 7,500 ft · 2,286 m | 4,701 ft · 1,433 m |
| de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 | 7,513 ft · 2,290 m | 0 ft · 0 m |
| Airbus A310-300 | 7,513 ft · 2,290 m | 4,888 ft · 1,490 m |
| Tupolev Tu-154 | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing BBJ3 737-900ER | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B4 | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m | 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 737-900ER | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing C-17 Globemaster III | 7,598 ft · 2,316 m | 2,999 ft · 914 m |
| Boeing 737-800 | 7,598 ft · 2,316 m | 4,501 ft · 1,372 m |
| Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 100 | 7,710 ft · 2,350 m | 6,430 ft · 1,960 m |
| Lockheed L-1011 Tristar 1 | 7,710 ft · 2,350 m | 6,430 ft · 1,960 m |
| Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 | 7,710 ft · 2,350 m | 6,430 ft · 1,960 m |
| Ilyushin Il-96 300 | 7,808 ft · 2,380 m | 2,822 ft · 860 m |
| Airbus A300-600 | 7,808 ft · 2,380 m | 5,052 ft · 1,540 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-88 | 7,874 ft · 2,400 m | 5,200 ft · 1,585 m |
| Boeing 747 Supertanker | 7,874 ft · 2,400 m | 6,135 ft · 1,870 m |
| Boeing 767-300 | 7,900 ft · 2,408 m | 5,899 ft · 1,798 m |
| Boeing 767 Freighter | 7,900 ft · 2,408 m | 6,001 ft · 1,829 m |
| Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 500 | 7,959 ft · 2,426 m | 5,689 ft · 1,734 m |
| Boeing 777 VIP | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 5,098 ft · 1,554 m |
| Airbus A350-800 | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 3,999 ft · 1,219 m |
| Boeing 777-200ER | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 5,098 ft · 1,554 m |
| Airbus A350-900 | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m | 3,999 ft · 1,219 m |
| Tupolev Tu-134 | 8,005 ft · 2,440 m | 4,396 ft · 1,340 m |
| Boeing BBJ2 737-800 | 8,182 ft · 2,494 m | 4,501 ft · 1,372 m |
| Boeing BBJ MAX 9 | 8,200 ft · 2,499 m | 4,117 ft · 1,255 m |
| Boeing E-3 D Sentry | 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 3,609 ft · 1,100 m |
| Airbus A330 MRTT | 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 5,741 ft · 1,750 m |
| Tupolev Tu-114 | 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 10 | 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 8 | 8,202 ft · 2,500 m | 4,921 ft · 1,500 m |
| Vickers VC10 | 8,281 ft · 2,524 m | 6,381 ft · 1,945 m |
| Boeing 737 Convertible | 8,284 ft · 2,525 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 737-400 | 8,333 ft · 2,540 m | 5,052 ft · 1,540 m |
| Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call | 4,701 ft · 1,433 m | 8,366 ft · 2,550 m |
| Lockheed Martin C5 Galaxy | 8,399 ft · 2,560 m | 3,599 ft · 1,097 m |
| Boeing 737 MAX 9 | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Boeing 757-300 | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 5,085 ft · 1,550 m |
| Airbus A350-1000 | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing 737-500 | 8,694 ft · 2,650 m | 4,593 ft · 1,400 m |
| Convair 880 | 8,760 ft · 2,670 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Ilyushin Il-96 400 | 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,413 ft · 1,650 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker | 8,858 ft · 2,700 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Airbus A380 Private Jet | 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A380-800 | 9,019 ft · 2,749 m | 5,000 ft · 1,524 m |
| Airbus A340-300 | 9,072 ft · 2,765 m | 6,004 ft · 1,830 m |
| Airbus A330-200 | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330 Corporate Jet | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-200F | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Airbus A330-800neo | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | n/a |
| Airbus A330-300 | 9,088 ft · 2,770 m | 5,676 ft · 1,730 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-800 | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 9,186 ft · 2,800 m | 4,987 ft · 1,520 m |
| Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | 9,199 ft · 2,804 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-400 | 9,236 ft · 2,815 m | 6,250 ft · 1,905 m |
| Boeing 747SP | 9,252 ft · 2,820 m | 5,249 ft · 1,600 m |
| Boeing 777 Freighter | 9,285 ft · 2,830 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A300B1 | 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Airbus A300B2 | 9,350 ft · 2,850 m | 5,364 ft · 1,635 m |
| Boeing 767-400 | 9,501 ft · 2,896 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Airbus A340-200 | 9,514 ft · 2,900 m | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| Airbus A380-900 | 9,678 ft · 2,950 m | 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing 777-200LR | 9,744 ft · 2,970 m | 5,610 ft · 1,710 m |
| Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 2,953 ft · 900 m |
| Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Tupolev Tu-144 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 8,530 ft · 2,600 m |
| Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-51 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-62 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-63 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Douglas DC-8-53 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Douglas DC-8-61 | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A330-900neo | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 5,577 ft · 1,700 m |
| Airbus A350-900F | 9,843 ft · 3,000 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Airbus A380 Cargo | 9,875 ft · 3,010 m | 6,594 ft · 2,010 m |
| Boeing YAL-1 | 9,902 ft · 3,018 m | 7,546 ft · 2,300 m |
| Aero Spacelines Super Guppy | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,998 ft · 2,133 m |
| Douglas DC-8 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,499 ft · 1,981 m |
| Boeing 707 | 10,000 ft · 3,048 m | 6,201 ft · 1,890 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 | 10,007 ft · 3,050 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boom Overture | 10,118 ft · 3,084 m | n/a |
| Airbus A340 Private Jet | 10,256 ft · 3,126 m | 8,999 ft · 2,743 m |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 10,299 ft · 3,139 m | 6,949 ft · 2,118 m |
| Airbus A340-600 | 10,302 ft · 3,140 m | 6,562 ft · 2,000 m |
| Boeing BBJ 787-9 | 10,400 ft · 3,170 m | 5,700 ft · 1,737 m |
| VC-25A Air Force One | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 7,999 ft · 2,438 m |
| Boeing 747-8 | 10,466 ft · 3,190 m | 8,793 ft · 2,680 m |
| Airbus A340-500 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,299 ft · 1,920 m |
| Boeing 747-200 | 10,499 ft · 3,200 m | 6,234 ft · 1,900 m |
| Boeing 777-300 | 10,597 ft · 3,230 m | 5,906 ft · 1,800 m |
| Boeing 747-100 | 10,650 ft · 3,246 m | 6,168 ft · 1,880 m |
| Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-8 Freighter | 10,801 ft · 3,292 m | 7,001 ft · 2,134 m |
| Boeing 747-300 | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,919 ft · 2,109 m |
| Boeing 747-400F | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m | 6,890 ft · 2,100 m |
| Boeing 747-400ER | 10,892 ft · 3,320 m | 7,136 ft · 2,175 m |
| Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde | 11,250 ft · 3,429 m | 7,218 ft · 2,200 m |
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | 11,483 ft · 3,500 m | 10,827 ft · 3,300 m |
| McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 | 11,499 ft · 3,505 m | 5,909 ft · 1,801 m |