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No services
There are no services on site at the airport. According to the web site, you can order a taxi by calling 250-495-7004.
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.
Boston Brook airstrip
Nice private strip built in 1952 for aerial spray against spruce budworm. In the 1970's, the place was home for over 200 people from May to July and aircrafts ranging from Gruman TBM avengers to Ayres Turbo Thrushes. Great to fly in and out off!
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.
Info
(from @flander) Wind sock located at the south end of runway 34. no fuel available Tel: (306) 854-2277
flight from edmonton to Athabasca tomorrow 9:45 am?
Do you know of any flights at this time?
Thanks,
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re: Facilities
That is, the runways have been resurfaced since the Google photo with all the cracks.
Facilities
Nice paved runways, only place around here where you can buy fuel with a credit card. $50 after-hours callout fee. $65 after 11 pm.
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.
Friendly airport
Flew here for a Hope Air flight today. Everyone at the airport was friendly, especially the security guard.
There are two aviation fuel suppliers at Val-d'Or, Valpiro beside the terminal and Petro-T at the south end of the runway, but only Petro-T has 100LL. There's a little Casse-Croute (snack bar) in the terminal, but I'm not sure if it's always open. Since there were no scheduled flights due, the FSS guy let me park right in front of the terminal for an hour: the Petro-T truck drove up and fueled my plane a few minutes after I called.
The phone number for Hangar-Q (Petro-T) is 819-874-7000.
Be prepared to speak French: outside of Montreal and Gatineau, it's not a safe assumption that most francophones can speak English as well.
General information which might be usefull
Owned and operated by the Springfield Flying Club. Communications frequency is 123.2 , uncontrolled. Friendly airport with lovely clubhouse . Coffee pot usually on and people to talk to. Fuel is available , both Avgas and Mogas. A variety of small aircraft including many advanced ultralights. Ski flying is popular off of groomed snow runways in the winter time. Telephone number is (204) 222-0079
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.
Prairie Jewel
A great place to fly to, situated on highway 24 which runs to Calgary to the north and Lethbridge to the south. Right next to the Vulcan airport is the golf club which boasts a great 18 hole course and you can take a short walk across a couple of fairways from the airport and have breakfast or lunch at the club house (spring thru fall only). Vulcan is a growing agricultural community about 90 minutes southeast of Calgary Alberta and lots of retired Calgarians are moving here to escape the hustle of the big city. The main part of town has shops and other restaurants to choose from. Population is about 3,000.
Runway
Bassano airport has a new re-surfaced runway 07/25 and is a great place to land, it has a pilots lounge with pay phone and washrooms. This airport is just off the Trans Canada highway. It also now has a flying school which just opened this year (2010). The town is only a short distance from the airport and has a couple of great restaurants to choose from. The local flying community and town puts together an awesome airshow each summer. This small farming community has some of the friendliest people around.
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?
re: Ice Runway
Reply to @bcrosby: Also PPR as they have security up there. The other ice strip in the CFS is Gahcho Kue CGK2 which is PPR as well.
re: WoW!
There is not to much to comment about the Edzo airport!
History Dog Creek Airport
History Dog Creek Airport, becker@ goldcity.net 250/983/3319
Ihave many pictures and much information
While you're in Montmagny...
one of the pilots for Air Montmagny also produces and sells maple syrup from his farm. 7.50$ CAD a can and it's very good. Available from the FBO.
An employee named Lugga
About 15 years ago I met a man that worked at your airport named lugga, I don't recall his last name, I went on a hunting trip with him. My name is Billy Bankston, I live in Dallas Texas, e-mail is 1billyb@windstream.net, if you know this person, I would really love to say hello to him after all these years. If anyone could help me, I would really appreciate it.
awsome new terminal
the best terminal in alberta for an airport this size,manager is excellent
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.
past times
My wife spent her formative years here when her dad was stationed here in the late 50's early 60's His name was Harry Bisset ex Royal Air Force WWII Bomber crew Master Air Eng.
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: Hansen Airfield
super cool folks. I recently completed a water improvement contract for BC Parks at Smelt Bay adjacent to Hansen airfield, Bought gravel from Jim and Diane, got to know them a bit, very nice folks, real salt-of-the-earth people. Watch out, 4 hours will pass and you'll still be drinking coffee, hearing great stories from Jim and Diane. The guy has a nice new little Hitachi excavator and an old Cat dozer, that airstrip is getting better and better.
have fun flying here....
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:
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🔗 Tue, 18 May 2010
— Anonymous Flyer at Lacombe Airport, Canada
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