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    "addressCountry": "Canada",
    "addressLocality": "The Pas"
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  "connection_tips": "The Pas Airport serves as the aviation gateway to northern Manitoba's resource corridor, strategically positioned 19 kilometers northeast of The Pas near Clearwater Lake at 888 feet elevation. This certified aerodrome operates in a community that functions as Canada's northern railroad junction where the historic Hudson Bay Railway branches toward Churchill, Flin Flon, and Thompson, making it the transportation nexus for Manitoba's mining and forestry belt. Calmair Airlines provides scheduled passenger service while numerous charter operators support the region's mining operations, forestry activities, and northern communities.\n\nThe airport serves as a crucial base for Manitoba Wildfire aircraft and waterbomber operations protecting the vast boreal forests that drive the local forestry economy. The Pas itself has been the starting point for northern expeditions since 1920, when it became headquarters for the Hudson Bay Railway construction project, and today remains the supply hub for major mining operations including HudBay Minerals, Vale, and numerous exploration companies working Manitoba's mineral-rich Precambrian Shield. Ground transportation connects directly to the Trans-Canada Highway system and Canadian National Railway facilities, positioning travelers within reach of the Arctic Gateway trade corridor that moves grain, mining concentrates, forestry products, and petroleum through Churchill's ice-free port during the July-November shipping season.\n\nThe airport experiences challenging subarctic weather with temperatures ranging from -35\u00b0C in winter to +30\u00b0C in summer, along with potential for severe thunderstorms, blizzards, and forest fire smoke that can affect operations. Charter flights frequently transport mining personnel to remote northern sites, while the facility also supports tourism access to the pristine wilderness areas, Indigenous communities, and polar bear viewing opportunities along the Hudson Bay coast accessible via the railway connection.",
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  "frequent_traveler_tip": [
    "Check current schedules for transfers through The Pas Airport.",
    "Check your flight status before leaving for the airport.",
    "Allow extra time during peak travel periods at this airport.",
    "Keep important documents easily accessible at this airport.",
    "Download your airline's mobile app for updates at this airport."
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  "iataCode": "YQD",
  "icao": "CYQD",
  "international": false,
  "last_modified": "June 2026",
  "last_updated": "2026-03-29",
  "latitude": 53.97140121459961,
  "layover_planner_info": "Amenities are limited; plan ahead for layovers.",
  "longitude": -101.09100341796876,
  "mct_domestic_to_domestic": 45,
  "mct_domestic_to_international": 90,
  "mct_interline": 120,
  "mct_international_to_domestic": 90,
  "mct_international_to_international": 120,
  "missed_connection_help": "Contact airline or airport staff for assistance.",
  "name": "The Pas Airport",
  "region": "North America",
  "related_airports": [
    {
      "code": "YYZ",
      "name": "Toronto Pearson International"
    },
    {
      "code": "YFO",
      "name": "Flin Flon Airport"
    }
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  "terminal_info": "The Pas Airport serves Manitoba's historic 'Gateway to the North,' positioned 19 kilometers northeast of The Pas where the Saskatchewan River facilitated fur trade routes for centuries before becoming headquarters for Hudson Bay Railway construction in 1920. Located at 888 feet elevation near Clearwater Lake, this certified aerodrome operates from a community that transformed from fur trading post to railroad junction when the Hudson Bay Railway began operations to Churchill in 1929, opening northern Manitoba's vast mineral wealth including Flin Flon's copper deposits discovered in 1917.\n\nThe airport features infrastructure supporting diverse northern operations from HudBay Minerals' 1927-founded Flin Flon copper and zinc mines to Vale's Thompson nickel operations, with Manitoba Wildfire aircraft and waterbomber operations protecting boreal forests that sustain the regional forestry economy. Terminal facilities serve Calm Air scheduled passenger service while numerous charter operators connect mining personnel to remote exploration sites across the Precambrian Shield, where steamships once plied the Saskatchewan River between 1912 and the mid-1920s linking Aboriginal communities, mines, and lumber camps to southern commercial centers.\n\nOperational characteristics center on supporting the Arctic Gateway trade corridor where Canadian National Railway branches to Churchill's ice-free port (July-November shipping), Flin Flon's mining complex, and Thompson's nickel operations, making The Pas the crucial trans-shipment point for grain, mining concentrates, forestry products, and petroleum. The facility navigates subarctic weather extremes from -35\u00b0C winters to +30\u00b0C summers with severe thunderstorms, blizzards, and forest fire smoke affecting operations while supporting tourism access to polar bear viewing along Hudson Bay accessible via the railway completed in 1929.\n\nStrategic importance encompasses maintaining aviation connectivity to the historic transportation hub that evolved from fur trade routes to become northern Manitoba's mining headquarters when boundary revisions of 1912 incorporated the North into Manitoba, supporting modern operations from HudBay's continuing copper-zinc extraction to exploration companies seeking new deposits across the mineral-rich Shield, facilitating emergency services for Indigenous communities throughout the boreal forest, and preserving access to Churchill's strategic Arctic port where climate change extends shipping seasons offering new economic opportunities for Canada's northern gateway.",
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}