Manitoba completes $15-million contribution to Thompson airport overhaul
The province says its $15-million commitment has been fully disbursed toward a Thompson Regional Airport project valued above $105 million.
Manitoba has fully disbursed its $15-million commitment to the rehabilitation of Thompson Regional Airport, the provincial government announced October 16.
The broader project is valued at more than $105 million and is led by the Thompson Regional Airport Authority. It includes a new terminal, non-airside infrastructure upgrades and an extension of municipal sewage services.
The province has separately spent about $2.8 million to realign the airport access road from Provincial Road 391.
The airport links northern residents, remote communities and businesses with health care, goods, services and destinations elsewhere in Canada. The announcement marks completion of the provincial contribution, not completion of the entire rehabilitation project.
Source: Government of Manitoba, “Manitoba Government Supports Major Rehabilitation of Thompson Regional Airport”, published October 16, 2026.
Featured image: an airport terminal; this illustrative image does not depict Thompson Regional Airport or its project. Photo by Big Dodzy via Unsplash; cropped and resized by West Island Blog.
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