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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These are a little out of date, but thought I would mention it anyways.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
Airplane Hangars
My name is Robb Ferguson.
I am with Twin Peaks Construction Ltd. in Calgary.
We Manufacture Pre-Engineering Steel Buildings.
We can manufacure airplane hangars at a reasonable price.
If this is of interest to you please contact us at:
TWIN PEAKS CONSTRUCTION LTD.
325-36th Ave. N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2E-2L6
Phone :(403)457-3364 Fax : (403)457-5722
robbfergus@hotmail.com
Thank you
Control tower coming in December 2009
Fredericton is currently a mandatory-frequency (MF) airport with a flight services station. It's the busiest non-towered airport in Canada, and Nav Canada has announced that the airport will be getting a control tower (presumably class D) in December 2009 with 12 full-time controllers:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/07/09/air-traffic.html
It's closing
http://www.aviation.ca/content/view/7583/117/
"Blatchford Field Airport in downtown Edmonton City Centre will be closing the run-ways. At a vote today in council chambers, aviation just didn’t measure up.
The Airport was a primary learning base during WWll.
Edmonton City Centre Airport is a major Airport for air charter, emergency medical transport, and supply gateway to the north and it is too soon to tell what other implications the closing may have."
Spent a night here 2009-07-07
I flew a relative here from Ottawa, then had to stay for the night because of thunderstorms along my route. Karine at Aeropro was very friendly, and between my French and her English, we managed to communicate. They found a tie-down spot for me, and there was no charge for the night's parking, since I'd already bought gas.
Fuel prices 2009-07-06
(By phone 2009-07-06)
100LL AvGas: CA $1.42/litre + tax = CA $1.60/litre (CA $6.04/US gallon)
No landing, ramp, or similar fees.
Avis doesn't need a deposit
For car rentals at the Waterloo airport this weekend, Hertz was sold out and National was demanding a credit-card guarantee with a $50 penalty for cancelling with less than 24 hours notice. Avis, however, let me book with no deposit and no problem.
The Hansen's and thier airstrip
Super nice people and a wide and long airstrip. Jim and Diane go above and beyond being hospitable and thier home (lodge) is unique (very cool) which is located right at the end of the runway or beginning.
It's 2600 feet long and Jim continues to lengthen and widen it.
Barry & Kim
Fuel
The Fort Severn Airport does not sell 100LL AvGas. The airport manager believed that the local First Nation might sell it by the barrel (1 barrel=37 US gallons), and suggested calling the band council secretary at (807) 478-2572.
100LL is available from the pump at the Churchill Airport, 262 nm to the northwest, and at the Moosonee airport, 378 nm to the southeast.
Airport info
Roughly 2800 ft grass and gravel airstrip. Nass Camp cafe within walking distance.
Taxis by ferry dock
There are often taxis waiting for fares by the mainland ferry dock, especially if a Porter flight is due in.
Field info
2800ft grass strip with some small bump. wind sock midfield
Pilot info
grass air field 1900ft, north south facing, wind sock at south end, power lines mid field clearance 70ft.
Runway info
gravel strip 2000ft slight up hill runway 78 & 256
Contact info
Lester or Patt Witwer phone # 250-842-6193
burrage creek air strip
very nice hard pack gravel about 4500ft and about 400ft wide
Houston B.C. Airport
Not much there, watch out for funny winds off of the river.
Springhouse Airpark
Great place! Super friendly people, Judy and Larry are top drawer people.
Whitewater Lake Sudbury Aviation
I grew up maybe a mile from Sudbury Aviation. As a kid in the early sixties I hung around there a lot. My cousin Ray (Romain) Labine was an instructor at Sudbury Aviation. Unfortunately when Charlie went in he brought 3 other guys with him. He took off in snow showers lost VFR and flew into the ice at Scotia Lake. My first ride ever in a plane was with my uncle Ray Labine in one of those Fleet Canucks that was probably around 1960. I obtained my licence in 1974 at Muskoka airport, I went on to get my multi-IFR and commercial and flew for Shell as the aviation sales manager out of Montreal.
When you were flying out of Whitewater the business was owned by John and Pearl McMahon. Both are now passed away. John of Alzheimer's and Pearl of a stroke. My parents new them well.
I dropped by Sudbury Aviation last week to say hello. I now live in BC and fly a Cessna 182. Sudbury Aviation now uses two DHC-2's (Beaver) and one Cessna-185 for charters and a Cessna 172 for instruction. The business has been owned by Margaret Watson-Hyland for probably the last 25 years.
Musical Ride horses
This is where the Royal Canadian Mounted Police graze the horses for their famous Musical Ride. I guess that the airplanes passing 50-100 feet over the horses constantly get them used to loud noises, so that they don't startle easily.
Seasonal Barbeque
Tony runs a seasonal barbeque (and other food) with very reasonable prices. The original grill was destroyed in May 2009 by a tree during a tornado, but club members have been working to build a new space for the grill.
Road to the airport
This is the only road into the main part of the airport (and yacht club). It's now called "Airport-Marina Drive," not "Polaris Drive", and turns off the Rockcliffe Parkway about a kilometre east of the Aviation Museum exit. There is also pedestrian access through the museum, but only to the museum's own ramp, not to the rest of the airport.
VERY DIVERIFIED AIRPORT
single and twin engines, on wheels, ski and floats, vintage, trikes, motorgliders, ultralite, helicos fly together in harmony..............
Fees at Trans-Capital
When Trans-Capital sold Esso fuel, it used to be a great deal for parking. Now, unfortunately, the parking charges are virtually the same as Porter's. Updated by phone 2009-06-29, confirm by calling Trans-Capital at (416) 361-1100. All prices Canadian:
Ramp fee (under 20 minutes, single-engine piston): $20
Ramp fee (over 20 minutes, single-engine piston): $25
Overnight parking (single-engine piston): $35
Trans-Capital no longer sells fuel, but the Porter FBO fuel truck will come over and fuel your plane there. No point, really, since you might as well just park at Porter.
Fees and fuel update for Porter FBO
Updated by phone 2009-06-29. Call the Porter FBO at (416) 203-2424 for confirmation. All prices Canadian.
Fuel (100LL): $1.60/litre + GST (CA $6.06/US gallon)
Ramp fee (single-engine piston): $25
Overnight parking (single-engine piston): $35
Note: parking and ramp are mutually-exclusive -- you don't have to pay both.
re: Gananoque Seaplane Base still open?
It is!
Gananoque Seaplane Base still open?
Isn't this place closed now?
New Ottawa-area airport
@bcrosby noticed this in a recent CFS: it's a 2,800 foot grass strip near Manotick, just south of the Ottawa airport. Prior permission is required from the owner:
Chris Hope, +1 613 489-3178
Scheduled flights from Vancouver
Orca Airways flies daily between the South terminal of Vancouver International and Tofino. They use Piper Navajos; 2 pilots on board plus 7 passengers maximum. Everyone gets a window seat!
Floatplane fuel available here
The lake just east of the runway makes it possible to land a floatplane here to refuel. The airport operator has a 400 litre tank on a cart that they bring to the shore.
Fuel available here
Bought fuel here recently from the friendly folks at Lakeland Airways. A pleasant stop, very reasonable fuel prices, and the dock is right in the middle of the town.
Updated: fuel very expensive
A recent visit showed that they hiked the price of their avgas to an unreasonable 2.50 - more than twice the rate at my home base. Given that this base is not all the way into the boonies, this is rather excessive.
re: Ottawa's mystery airport
🔗 Thu, 13 Aug 2009
— Anonymous Flyer at Pontiac Airpark, Canada
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