with Canadian Airlines International (formerly CP Air). There was also competition on the Lethbridge-Calgary route at this time as Air BC was operating Dash 8 turboprops as an Air Canada Connector air carrier via a code sharing agreement with Air Canada. Air BC also operated British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 between Lethbridge and Calgary at one point. Time Air operated other flights as well from Lethbridge including direct service to Vancouver via an intermediate stop in either Kelowna or Penticton, British Columbia during the 1980s and also nonstop service in 1988 to Great Falls, Montana. In 1993, Time Air and Ontario Express began operating as Canadian Regional Airlines on behalf of Canadian Airlines International which then eventually acquired Time Air and merged the airline with Ontario Express. By 1999, Time Air was operating Dash 8 turboprops as well as Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner on its flights to Calgary as Canadian Regional while Alberta Citylink was flying BAe Jetstream 31 turboprops on its services to Calgary as Air Canada Connector. Lethbridge County assumed ownership of the airport on January 1, 1997, and it was renamed Lethbridge County Airport. On July 26, 2009, the Evergreen Supertanker successfully landed and took off from runway 05 as part of the 2009 airshow, marking the first time a Boeing 747 has used the airport. On August 1, 2013, the County of Lethbridge approved renaming the airport to Lethbridge Airport. On March 16, 2018, Lethbridge County along with the City of Lethbridge agreed to transfer the airport to the city, which was finalized on July 1, 2018. Air Canada ended its service from Calgary to Lethbridge on April 1, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Airlines and destinations Services The airport is a Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) Designated Aerodrome, thus providing full passenger screening. It also serves as a regional airport, offering a number of on-site charter, maintenance, flight training and specialty aviation services. There are roughly 40 aircraft based at the airport, including commercial, corporate, recreational, flight training, aerial spray and rotary-wing. Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services. In 2003, aircraft movements for the year were roughly 30,000 and passenger movements were roughly 55,000. Aircraft services are available through Airwest Flight Support (Executive Flight Center) and Southern Aero Aviation (World Fuel Service). Both offer Avgas 100LL, Jet A1 FSII, GPU, de-icing, a