Downsview Airport (CYZD)

Airport closing

🔗 Fri, 02 Dec 2022
— @david at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

De Havilland Canada ceased operations at the airport in June 2022, but as of the 3 November 2022 Canada Flight Supplement, it's still listed as open (with prior permission required). There is a plan to develop it into a "15-minute community". https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/downsview-toronto-airport-15-minute-city/

helicopter ride

🔗 Thu, 28 Jun 2012
— Anonymous Flyer at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

I was wondering if anyone knows if there are helicopter rides from downsview. my son is having a stag and we would like to get about 5 guys for a helicpoter ride. If anyone knows please contact me @vbalenzano@rogers.com The stag is on July 14th ,2012. No alchol involved.

Online Petition

🔗 Wed, 28 Sep 2011
— @prattsoplenty at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

Online petition to protect this historical site. http://www.petitiononlinecanada.com/petition/longterm-reprieve-and-protection-of-historical-site-at-65-carl-hall-road/355

re: Downsview Park shuts down Toronto`s Canadian Air & Space

🔗 Sun, 25 Sep 2011
— @ptomblin at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

Reply to @prattsoplenty: I'm very sad about this. I went to the museum last year, and was amazed to find it was in the same building where I'd been in the Air Cadets in the mid 1970s (188 Squadron). It's a great little museum - obviously underfunded, but a real labour of love.

Downsview Park shuts down Toronto`s Canadian Air & Space Mus

🔗 Sun, 25 Sep 2011
— @prattsoplenty at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

Toronto -- September 24, 2011 -- Toronto's Canadian Air & Space Museum has received notice from its landlord Parc Downsview Park that the Park will be locking the doors today and closing the Museum to regular business.

The Park, a branch of the federal government, has control over the Museum's access after changing the locks following Tuesday's original eviction notice. This threatens to bring a sudden and disappointing close to the Canadian Air & Space Museum's 13-year operation of providing the public an opportunity to experience Canadian history.

continued here: http://casmuseum.org/news_rel_sept24.php

Demolition of war-time hangars

🔗 Mon, 07 Dec 2009
— @bcrosby at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

This site has been designated a Heritage site back in the 90's however, the DND still wants to demolish the hangars and other structures on the airport. More at the Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/heritage-advocates-seek-new-mission-for-historic-second-world-war-hangars

Not open to public

🔗 Wed, 08 Aug 2007
— @david at Downsview Airport, Canada Reply

This airport is in an ideal location, right in the middle of metro Toronto near the end of a subway line, but unfortunately it's not normally open to the public. It's a former military field, long used by Bombardier for flight testing. The closest public airports are Buttonville (YKZ) to the northeast, City Centre (YTZ) to the south (right by downtown), and the very busy and expensive Pearson (YYZ) to the west. Oshawa (YOO) and Brampton (CNC3) can also be useful for the extreme ends of Toronto.