Business View Magazine | June 2019

228 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 Ste. Marie Airport, and it is equipped to work with seaplanes and ski planes, as well as wheel-based aircraft. “Because it’s close to the water, it can pick aircraft right out of Marks Bay, across the road, and right onto our property,” says Bos. Bos relates that his airport does compete with other nearby facilities in both the commercial and general aviation sectors. “Fortunately for us, the closest airports are Thunder Bay, which is about eight hours to the northwest of us, and then Sudbury Airport, which is about three-and-a-half to four hours east of us,” he explains. “So, on the Canadian side, we don’t compete so much, but on the American side, Chippewa County International Airport is only no more than a 15-20 minute drive down I-75. Our ticket prices are low enough that flying within central Canada and to the east and even to some of the eastern parts of the U.S. is competitive out of here. But flying to the west and into the U.S., we certainly face a lot of competition from Chippewa County. Going to Europe, we’re priced fairly decently out of here, as well. There are some Americans who will come over here and