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Airport Facilities The Kapuskasing Airport is located on Highway 11, 1.5 km west of the town. It consists of a 5,500 ft runway, a modern terminal, hangars with ample room to accommodate private aircrafts and carriers, fuelling amenities, maintenance facilities, customs services and car rental agencies. Bearskin Airlines is Kapuskasing's main air transportation provider. It offers the community several connections to Air Canada. Including a mandatory stop in Timmins, the flight from Kapuskasing to Toronto takes approximately 2.5 hours. Bearskin Airlines also provides daily flights to Sudbury, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay. Main Highways Highway 11 crosses Kapuskasing from east to west, linking itself with Highway 17 at regular intervals via secondary roads. It intersects directly with Highway 17 in North Bay and again in Thunder Bay. Highway 11 tends to be favoured by transport truck operators because it runs along level topography. The highway is a major transportation route in the province and is maintained accordingly. The speed limit is 90 km/h. Highway 655 intersects with Highway 11 in Driftwood, approximately 99 km east of Kapuskasing. It also intersects with Highway 101 in Timmins, approximately 175 km southeast of Kapuskasing. Highway 655 provides ready access to both Timmins and Sudbury, 493 km south of Kapuskasing. It is paved and well-maintained. The speed limit is 90 km/h. Highway 631 intersects with Highway 11 approximately 150 km west of Kapuskasing and with Highway 17 at White River. This is a secondary highway which crosses picturesque landscape. Highway 631 is also paved and well-maintained. The speed limit is 80 km/h. Highway Carriers The Ontario Northland Transportation Commission operates regular bus service both east (south) and west (north) through Kapuskasing several times daily. The community is also served by private transportation companies available for charter. Several other freight carriers link Kapuskasing to outside communities by providing both long and short hauls. Railways The Ontario Northland Railway offers services between Kapuskasing and Toronto, transporting both freight and passengers (includes a bus connection from Kapuskasing to Cochrane). The railway operates on a daily basis, providing both day and night transportation to and from Toronto. This provincially-owned railway company possesses and maintains rail lines from North Bay to Moosonee, and Northwest to Calstock (144 km west of Kapuskasing). The line connects to the Algoma Central Railroad in Hearst, and to both the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railroads in North Bay. The Algoma Central Railroad also operates daily, transporting passenger and freight between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst (100 km west of Kapuskasing). |
