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Casey Airport
This airport was built by the RCAF, in mid 1950's. The runway are in conrete, and is still in good shape. This airport was no longer used and serves now as Dragway for ATV and motocross.
CYYT
RUNWAY 16---110.70---160º
Need to document the history
I am from the Dog Creek reserve and have been looking for history on the Dog Creek airport. Other than what my grandmother has told me, I haven't found anythingon the internet - i will change that!! I plan to do something, not sure what, but I will get something on the history of this airport!
Good restaurant on site
Good food and cheap. Right at the fuel pumps. There is also an interesting water runway parallel to the main one.
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
Party Place?
We went out to check out the facilities at the aerodrome. There were a bunch of miscreants recovering from their party in the parking lot amongst the private hangars and business. Beer cans and underwear (no kidding) strewn all over. I'd be wary if I had a private aircraft out there.
Came by for a visit
We popped by in the car to check the place out. Nice long grass strip with taxi entrance/exits on each end. Nice houses, all with private aircraft. There was even a Robinson helicopter.
Nice little aiport
Very well maintained, and a very nice strip to land on. The airport was pretty much vacant when I was there, but it is in general a very decent facility.
Airport May Be Renamed
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/09/03/airport-bishop.html
Go for a walk
Its a great airport to fly to if you want to walk into town, take a look around, and have a coffee. Unique little town in the middle of southern sk. http://www.atouchofeurope.net
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.
What we found there.
Its a great private grass strip on a ridge with good views. They have all natural vegetables in season and fruits like apples and pears. They have several square dances each summer. Their club is the Fly'N Squares and they do "fast track".
re: Ottawa's mystery airport
I can't find any info about this strip - is it still private or PPR? I have done low approaches numerous times, it seems there are some terrain gradient challenges at the East end of the strip. I'd be willing to take the Husky in for a visit and offer an unbiased opinion on the runway conditions.
Runway 26A = taxiway A
According to the Canada Flight Supplement (AIP), runway 26A is actually part of taxiway A, available for VMC day departures only, when runway 26L is active. Apparently, that means smaller aircraft are allowed to take off straight from the taxiway instead of waiting in line for the big runway. There's no corresponding 08A, but if the wind's almost always blowing in off the ocean on a VMC day, it wouldn't be that useful anyway.
re: SkyTrain Service
Reply to @YHZ: Great news! Now if only Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, etc. could follow suit and link their light rail to their main airports.
SkyTrain Service
As of August 17 2009, SkyTrain service now connects YVR with downtown Vancouver. Yay!
re: re: Avgas in drums
Reply to @david: I read a couple of books by a Minnesota dentist who liked to take his Super Cub for trips around the Canadian North - it sounded like he often had to arrange for drums at places he was planning to stop, and he'd take the excess on board as baggage. Then he'd fly for a while, find a likely lake to drop into (he was on straight floats) and then transfer the fuel from the bags in the baggage compartment to the fuel tanks.
re: Avgas in drums
Thanks. It sounds like the Quebec side of James Bay and Hudson Bay is a better bet than the Ontario/Manitoba/NWT side -- I can't find any avgas between Moosonee and Churchill, except for maybe buying drums.
re: Avgas in drums
Reply to @david: drums are 205 litres/45 CDN gallons/54 US gallons.
re: Avgas in drums
Reply to @philippe: I've been toying with the idea of flying up north some year, though not as far as Iqaluit. Are the drums 55 US gallons? That would be a bit of a pain in my Warrior, with a 48 US gallon usable fuel capacity.
Avgas in drums
Avgas here is sold in drums at CAD$449 each (reasonable seeing that it must be shipped by sea in summer only!). You can only buy full drums, so plan to arrive with enough room in the tanks.
Reasonable fuel
The fuel was much less expensive than I expected this far north, about the same as in Toronto.
Island Tunnel
Porter is trying to build a tunnel to replace some of the ferry service.
Fuel stop, July 2009
Excellent hospitality, service, fuel price, proximity to hotel/food/ground transportation. See copanational.org Flying in Canada- listing under Places to Fly - Ontario - Carlyle, as well as CFS. CKM
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)
about the aiport at Squamish
there is nothing there
Don't miss CHAA
Tillsonburg is the home of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association, which has a fleet of seven Harvards, a Yale and a Tiger Moth. Definitely worth checking out their aircraft and hangers the next time you're in town.
re: Ottawa's mystery airport
2000 feet of the East-West runway is gravelled and the last 1400 feet is under construction. The South part of the North-South runway is under construction. Check PontiacAirpark.com
Joncas Adventure
This strip appears to belong to Joncas Adventure: http://www.aventurejoncas.com/en/contact/
It's not listed in the CFS, so it should be presumed private/PPR
Professional and Accomodating Staff
What else is there to say. If you have to stay at an airport, this is one of the better ones because of the staff. Friendly, professional, helpful. Made our stay great.
re: New Policies at YKZ
Reply to @david: Yeah.. YKZ's aprons have always been uncontrolled. I don't know the reason why, because the tower has a clear view of the area. Before you could just call up "on the main apron" and you'd get taxi instructions. But now, the controllers want you to specify exactly where you are on the apron. Makes sense, this way they spend less time looking for you.
Henrys Fish Restaurant
No Fuel, Just the world famous Henrys Fish Restaurant. Great place to stop for a meal. Great food served in a family style and great staff in a beautiful setting. The place in known for the fish! Plus you never know what world famous celebrity you might see while you are there.
Cute little airport
Dont mistake the road that runs parallel to 32 for the runway. *thats* how narrow the runway is here!
re: New Policies at YKZ
Reply to @bcrosby: Interesting. The main apron at CYOW has been uncontrolled as long as I've been flying, because tower can't see well enough to guarantee that you'll be clear of planes pushing back, baggage trains, etc. A typical clearance is back to the north field from the Esso or Shell is "taxi bravo, apron at your discretion, alfa, tango, hold short runway 22" — the "at your discretion" is controller-ese for "you're on your own taxiing around the parked Airbusses, bubba". I think CYYZ has a dedicated apron controller.
Prior permission required
The airport allows camping, and is only a few minutes' walk from restaurants and lodging, but you need permission to land:
J. Ross/Township of South Dundas Tel: 613-657-1646
New Policies at YKZ
These are a little out of date, but thought I would mention it anyways.
1. Taxiing. The main apron (near the terminal) is uncontrolled. It is suggested that you let the ground controller know where you are when calling up, and be specific. Ie, "on the main apron holding short of foxtrot" for example.
2. When you need to talk to London FIC, do so using the RCO and *not* 126.7.
Gods Country
I love this place>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I own a cabin out on Waweig, greatest place on earth.
Hansen Airfield
I was into Hansen Airfield on Cortes Island on August 03, 2009. What a great place to fly into. The runway is in fine shape and there's plenty of room for parking. Jim Hansen supplies tie downs and you won't find a friendly airport anywhere. If you're looking for a new place to fly try Hansen Airfield. It's in the Canada Flight Supplement and is an easy flight from the lower mainland of BC.
airport
Nice air conditioned lounge area. Clean washrooms, cold pop. Friendly glider pilots.
Tie Downs
There is a cable stapled to the apron running length-wise roughly centred which is presumably for tying air planes down. There are also some concrete blocks with eyelets that can be dragged to tie down the tail.
Fly-to BBQ
About 15 minute walk from the airport, across fields, this park has picknick tables and fixed BBQs. There is a beach, change rooms and washroom facilities, but when I was there the washrooms were closed, and the beach was the sole preserve of Canada Geese and seagulls. We were still able to have a nice afternoon BBQ though.
Runway 32
The CFS says runway 32 is treated gravel which makes it sound like runway 26 would be a better choice despite a crosswind. However, as of July 2009 when I stopped for fuel, I found runway 32 to be in great condition with no loose gravel whatsoever. And if you are able to do a good short field landing, the first 400 feet of runway 32 is asphalt.
Fuel
No fuel, just good food and tie downs.
re: Permission to Land and park
The Canada Flight Supplement gives the town contact number (705) 842-2117 for the airport.
Permission to Land and park
Is there a phone number for permission to land & park,
We cannot find any phone numbers for town offices?
OAS
fuel situation will soon change look for them in the CFS
Private Aircraft Landing Fees
🔗 Mon, 28 Sep 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Slave Lake Airport, Canada
Slave Lake Airport charges no landing fees for private aircraft or flying club aircraft.