Thompson Airport (CYTH), Manitoba
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Thompson Airport (CYTH) serves the city of Thompson, Manitoba, sitting roughly 48 nautical miles from the nearest metro area and functioning as a regional hub for surrounding communities. The field offers a paved asphalt runway alongside a gravel crosswind runway, supporting a mix of business and other aviation traffic tracked at a top operations tier by Skystar.
Runways
Thompson Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 06/24, is 5,800 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Thompson Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG), 354 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Thompson Airport recorded 6,757 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and November. Business aviation traffic at CYTH concentrates in the mid-to-late year months, peaking in July and again in November.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 646 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Climate
Thompson Airport averages 1.1 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 1.9 snow days in November. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.6°F, and January the coldest, at -0.6°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Thompson Airport has four alternates within 78 NM. The nearest alternate is York Landing Airport (CZAC), 62.14 NM east.
Part of the Northern Manitoba area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYTH
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The same order, priced two ways.
$2,400.00 catering order at CYTH.
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It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at CYTH?
Thompson Airport (CYTH) operates two runways. Runway 06/24 is paved asphalt, measuring 5,800 feet long and 150 feet wide, making it the primary runway for larger business aircraft. Runway 15/33 is a gravel surface, 5,079 feet long and 100 feet wide. The paved runway length of 5,800 feet also defines the maximum paved runway distance available at the field. Crews planning gravel-runway operations should account for the unpaved surface characteristics on 15/33.
Is customs clearance available at CYTH?
Thompson Airport does not have customs services onsite. The nearest customs facility is at CYWG, located approximately 354 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside Canada need to plan a stop at CYWG or another customs airport of entry before or after operating at CYTH. This distance is significant for flight planning purposes, particularly for aircraft with limited range or scheduling constraints tied to customs processing elsewhere.
How much business aviation traffic does Thompson Airport handle?
Thompson Airport recorded 6,757 business aviation operations against a total of 18,945 annual operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data covering cross-border traffic. As this is a Canadian airport, these figures reflect cross-border traffic as tracked by the FAA rather than the airport's total activity. Monthly bizav operations ranged from a low of 472 in February to a high of 646 in July. This places CYTH in the top operations tier among airports tracked by Skystar.
When is business aviation traffic highest at CYTH?
Business aviation traffic at Thompson Airport concentrates in the warmer months, with July recording 646 operations and November recording 644 operations as the two highest months in 2025. February is the lowest month at 472 operations. Dispatchers scheduling flights into CYTH during the July or November windows should anticipate comparatively higher traffic volumes at the field. This seasonal pattern is drawn from FAA TFMSC cross-border traffic data for the airport.
What winter weather should crews expect at Thompson Airport?
Thompson Airport experiences extended cold-weather conditions given its Manitoba location. January averages a maximum temperature of -0.6°F with 31 days below freezing, and December is similar at 4.1°F with 31 days below freezing. Snow accumulation of one inch or more occurs on close to two days in November and just under one and a half days in January and October. Crews operating into CYTH during winter months should plan for sustained sub-freezing conditions and periodic snow events.