Hot Springs County–Thermopolis Municipal Airport
airport in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America
Hot Springs County–Thermopolis Municipal Airport (IATA: THP, ICAO: KHSG) is a general aviation airport 10 miles northwest of Thermopolis, Wyoming. The airport was opened in 2015 to replace the original Thermopolis Municipal Airport, which was in the city of Thermopolis, but was unsuitable to expansion. This airport has been discontinued since and now serves as part of the Thermopolis Golf Course.
In the year ending June 30, 2021, the airport had 2,702 aircraft operations, average 52 per week: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 10 aircraft at the time were based at the airport: 9 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.
The public source identifies “Hot Springs County–Thermopolis Municipal Airport” as airport in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Springs, County and Thermopolis.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q17513311. Authority coordinates are 43.664, -108.211. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015 and 2021.
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