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Visual games on 28
Great airport, watch for visual tricks when you come in on 28. The water is low and so is the grass before the strip starts....but the threshold is higher. Keep an eye out for skydiving traffic. The buildings you see on former 04/22 comprise a skydiving school.
Large aircraft
I was driving by Muskoka airport one day last week when I observed an aircraft , a variant of a Boeing 757, with the colours and loggo of the United States Government, Air Force 2 I beleive. Very impressive. Probably something to do with the upcoming G8 summit.
No landing fee
Waterloo has eliminated its landing fee for planes with a maximum gross weight under 3,000 kg (6,614 lb).
Shut down on weekends
This is a great little airport!
Unfortunately, the City of Elliot Lake has decided to close the FBO on the weekends, with a $75 callout charge if you need fuel, and no airside access for transients. I doubt they understand how this will drive away the tourism the city so desperately needs (with its uranium mines closed for almost 20 years), especially during the busy summer season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving -- I imagine the Stone Ridge Golf Club, which picks up patrons at the airport when they fly in to play, will be especially unimpressed.
The decision also means no METAR from Elliot Lake on the weekends (a problem for people flying along the north shore of Lake Huron), and no local civil weather (Weather Channel, etc.) for the people of Elliot Lake on the weekends.
Tomvale
It is a PPR airport. What a pain. I would use it if it was more accessable.
Mattawa Airport
Located in a convenient place. Gincor which produces dump truck bodies and other things is 1 km up the road or less. Flown in there many times for parts. Saves many hours of driving. The airport is a typical grass strip. Long enough for experienced pilots with moderate performance aircraft.
re: New Runway Construction
Reply to @mculshaw:
Hey Mark,
do you have a schematic for the airport that you could email to me at jcslats@yahoo.com? Thanks in advance.
re: Closed
Reply to @bcrosby: Have landed there 3 times on fishing trips to Lady Evelyn Lake. Was planning another this year and discovered the closing. John was a good man. He even flew out to the camp in his C180 and took us fishing on a remote lake about 40 miles W of our camp. (Island 10) It was a poor day of fishing but like they say "It sure beat not fishing". Enjoyed it. I had an old '64 Mooney M20E.
Billy Bishop - isolated from town
Nice enough airport but not if you are hungry or wish to spend some time and money in Owen Sound. No courtesy car, no bicycles. Pay for cab is only way in and back. Typical Canadian airport, town ignores it as a tourism draw. Good news is that Wiarton "CYVV" is nearby and they get it, car, bicycles, food and friendly.
Hangar Space
Good hangar space available for light and medium sized aircraft with Trillium Aviation Corp.
re: Supply / demand
I flew a Cessna 150 in and out of YYZ many years ago when flying ops were moved from the BFC to YZ's north end due muddy runways in the spring.
re: Supply / demand
I flew a Cessna 150 in and out of YYZ many years ago when flying ops were moved from the BFC to YZ's north end due muddy runways in the spring.
re: Some Information...
Reply to @bcrosby:
I used to fly into King City in the winter with a friend who owned a J-3 Cub on skis. Great fun.
re: Cute little airport
Reply to @bcrosby:
Oh it's not that narrow. A DH 125 landed and took off from there many moons ago. There's been; a MU 2, a Piaggio, Twin Otters, Queen Airs, a Lockheed 10A belonging to Air Canada, T 28 Trojans and Harvards to name a few have been into Guelph. Friendly staff and a nice restaurant with good food. The Tiger Boys also have an active museum on site.
re: Ultralight friendly and safe
Reply to @Paraman:
I'm flying PPG out of there quite a bit too now. Great airport. Give me a shout if you want to fly. I live local and can be there with short notice. jlea1@cogeco.ca
Free Wifi!
YOW now offers free WiFi to everyone in their departure areas. With short security lines and free WiFi, the airport really beats the crap out of bigger ones like YOW and YUL. Customs lines can be long in rush hour, but are pretty good the rest of the time.
Orangeville Airport
I got my PPL license there in 1971 with Townsend Air Service. It was also a Lake Amphibian distributor. Not sure what year it closed. Elton Townsend moved the operation to Muskoka Airport.
re: Hawke Field
Reply to @prattsoplenty: Thanks - I've changed the status of the airport to show that it's operational, and added a "private" tag.
re: Hawke Field
Reply to @david: I think it is just closed to the public. The owner has a very nice collection of airplanes including a couple of Harvards, a Waco bi-plane and others that he keeps there.
re: Hawke Field
Reply to @prattsoplenty: Is this no longer in use, or is it just closed to the public?
New Runway
Summer of 2009 saw a new paved 4,000 ft runway added (13/31). Lights coming soon.
December of 2009 the restaurant was expanded. Great food.
runway
we have re- done 27 and 09 so it is now all open
Dwight Airport
I had visited this airport on foot back in 2007. It says on the map that it's closed, but it's really a private grass/dirt airstrip. I wasn't able to get in touch with the owner at the time.
no winter maintenance
shows o winter maintenance. Lookig to see if it is open at all in the winter. Will check cfs or notams.
re: federal $ coming
It is a commercial hanger that is going in on the South-East side of the airport, beside Gilbert's
LiveATC.net Feed
A ATC feed for this airport (Oshawa Tower) is now available for streaming at liveatc.net.
re: Neato!
Reply to @bcrosby: I haven't tried Herb's yet (not sure about permissions and runway length), but it seems that there are now two easy fast-food stops in the area -- this service centre, with its own runway, and Les Cèdres Airport (CSS3 -- "Cedars" to anglophone pilots) a bit to the south, which has a truck stop right across the highway from the airport last I was there.
Neato!
Wow.. that's pretty cool. Handy if your airplane uses mogas ;)
Private airstrip
This is a private, paved airstrip attached to a service centre (rest stop) near Vankleek Hill, Ontario, at the junction of highways 417 and 34. I found out about it reading comments on the web, and verified its location (and some parked planes) using Google satellite view.
Demolition of war-time hangars
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:
please be advised
Dunnville is an ultralight friendly airport. There is an active jump school here also so don't overfly the field. See the canada flight supplement for info re : traffic patterns
re: Airport
I often fly low-ish over this field on my way to CYAM. I was curious about the selection of planes there. Some day I'll land and say 'hi', but after 3-4 hours of flying from Ottawa, I usually just want to finish my flight to the Soo.
Airport
Great little place to stop, no landing or tie down fees. A lot of interesting old planes to look around at. We had a cup of coffee and wnadered around, the owner offered us his vehicle to go for lunch if we wished.
re: Gods Country
I also have a cabin on the lake. And if you're a flyer, I think I know who you are.
Industrial/Office Space and heated Airplane Hanger for Lease
For more information contact Greg Syrota (Sales Representative) Coldwell Banker Trinity Realty Inc. 705-444-1420 x 245 or call my cell phone at 705-446-8082
Self-serve fuel
Self-serve fuel systems at CYRP, CYSH and now CYCC all work great and pricing is usually comparable.
re: Location
Since there is a plane at the dock in the Google map, I've moved the marker.
Location
SPB is north of the symbol, above the point of land, on the Bay where docks project into the water.
Losers
Only Losers fly small planes.Get a Jet.
Beacon on 516 KHz
Very strong beacon in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. YWA on 516 KHZ.
Happy Trails!
Milford Fair Helicopter Ride
My first (and only so far) helicopter ride was from this location.
About the airport and Kapuskasing
Came here on 2009-09-12 for a Hope Air flight in low IMC, right at minima.
There are three significant buildings at the airport. From left to right, looking from the apron, they are: (1) an older white building, which apparently houses the airport's weather observer, (2) a newer building which is the main terminal, and (3) an older building a bit further to the right, which is the Kapuskasing Flying Club. You can tie down for free on the grass at the Flying Club -- the chains are marked with pylons. Even in bad weather, there are a lot of people hanging around the flying club on the weekend -- they're very friendly, and sometimes monitor the traffic frequency (there's no official FSS or Unicom): on my way in, they gave me a warning about a big flock of geese.
I'd originally planned to stay at the Comfort Inn or Super 8, but they're far out of town on the opposite side from the airport. The Park Inn is on Highway 11 (called Government Rd.) just a three or four blocks south of the town's business district and about 5 km from the airport, next door to a 24-hour Tim Horton's (like the American Dunkin Donuts chain, but far more popular) -- the Park Inn is nothing special, but it's clean and inexpensive ($64/night in September with the AAA/CAA discount). The town's business district is centred around "The Circle", a traffic circle with a park in the middle and nice shops etc. around the outside. The shops continue for a block or so on each of the spoke roads.
Unusually for a small Northern Ontario town, Kapuskasing is nice and walkable, with decent sidewalks -- there's even a coffee shop/bistro called "Back to the Grind" on the north side of The Circle. Beware that things close early, though: after 6:00 pm on a Saturday, even the big supermarket is shut down, and you're pretty-much limited to Tim's or the bars.
NOTAMS sometimes in effect for Auto Slalom Events
St. Lawrence Auto Club (of Kingston) will hold autoslaloms on various Sundays during the months of April, May, June, September & October on sections of the air strip. Best to check NOTAMS (as issued by the Prince Edward Flying Club) as the airport is closed completely (except for emergency landings) during these Sundays
Greenbank Flyin
Please post to appropriate persons
Greenbank Airport is happy to announce a FLYIN / drive in
Sunday Sept 27 2009,
Noon til 4pm
Free burgers and drinks, guest speakers on aviaition related topics.
contact Larry Bonehill
Airport Manager 416 984 6449
manager@greenbankairways.com
Airport May Be Renamed
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/09/03/airport-bishop.html
federal $ coming
Just announced - a new row of hangars are getting built.
pleasant parking spot
Victor's crew is always warm & friendly to fly-in visitors, despite the fuel issue.
Island Tunnel
Porter is trying to build a tunnel to replace some of the ferry service.
Plans to close
With the lost funding, the Sifton family is fairly certain they'll have to close Buttonville in a few years:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=1914431
(via @bcrosby)
Weird wind
🔗 Fri, 21 May 2010
— @anjp at Pembroke Airport, Canada
Been here a few times (always in the spring/summer months) and have found the wind to be odd. There's a some trees and a few bumps in the North ground that may contribute to this. A couple times wind has been dead on one side and 10-15 kts on the other (measured via dual windsocks installed at aerodrome). But don't let that discourage you.... great airport!