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Nice place
Next to wildlife station and fuel available. Middle of the pond is very shallow
Middle of nowhere
No services what so ever and runway is full of holes. Should be condemmed!
Dangerous
Tried landing there on a Sunday and was 800 feet off the ground when I noticed drag racing.
Well maintained
Great restaurant, very busy airport. NOT!!
Runways
While out on the island there in June 2014, we drove to the site and the runways looked unusable.....
Nice Airport
I visited Sept. 16, 2014 for the first time. Nice terminal building with soft drinks and cookies available. Congratulations to Justine on her first solo.
Absolutely perfect
I flew in with my PA34 (Piper Seneca) from Birmingham Alabama via Toronto buttonville (CYKZ) along with 4 others on board, we stopped in to see family. And friends in the area. The runways are fantastic and very well taken care of, I've landed on paved runways that were not as good as this place. The staff and airport manager were excellent, extremely friendly and very helpful. Fuel was cheaper than anywhere else I could find in the region. I would highly recommend this little place, it's in a wonderful area and it is in perfect condition to land anything from a home build, or a light twin right up to a Kingair.. This place has no issues whatsoever.
Reminder
Picton is a PPR airport. There are numerous airport/runway closures so always check Notams and call for permission.
Old & New
Visited with my Dad (Bill Lawson) when about 9 yrs old. He was "District inspector, Western Airways". Went there again recently when my kids gave me a hangliding flight for Birthday present ... Fantastic!! Short flight time though ... got to do it again.
My 3-yr-old Grandson would say for couple months after: "CandaGrampa on kite in sky!"
Owner of private airfield
The airfield is still open to landing, it is a private airfield however and not licensed. Feel free to contact me should you want permission to land. 1-705-647-7056
re: Baie-Johan-Beetz is now in Quebec :)
Reply to @RaymondR: Doesn't appear in the Water Aerodrome Supplement either.
Baie-Johan-Beetz is now in Quebec :)
This aerodrome is not currently listed in the CFS
Please correct the mistake
It is located in Quebec, not Nova Scotia
More Information
I'm looking for a nice spot to base my homebuilt TD out of, could you provide me with some contact information? Thanks, jjybrodeur@hotmail.com
Get some competition!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to travel to Kingston from Calgary: It costs $250 to fly to Toronto and then Air Canada charges $246 for a 35 min flight to Kingston because they can!
Beautiful Airport
Flew here yesterday evening, great approach for runway 26 over the lake. Just keep your eyes on the numbers and you'll be clear of the trees. Will be returning, there was no traffic when I arrived around 20:00 local.
Runway Condition
As of 22 Jul 2014, runway partly overgrown with grass but appears to still be in fair condition, a deep unmarked ditch has been plowed across each end of the runway. Runway does not appear to have any maintenance, possible helo use only. Shown as abandoned on VNC.
Alban opening again ?
Oops typed in wrong box...
anyway in June 2014 I was told Alban strip may be opening again
Not an exciting town but friendly people and friendly airpor
Was recently weathered over here for two days. Cab fair into town is 30.00 each way. The Holiday Inn Express is nice but a little expensive. The Comfort Inn across the road is almost as nice and 50.00 a night cheaper. The Esso dealer at the airport is very friendly and helpful. The 100LL was reasonably priced but not great. There is a COPA discount but make sure you have your card. There was no landing fees and no tie down fees.
Simple and friendly
Arrived here on a Sunday afternoon. Nobody was a round from the airport but a local resident came by to check us out. He gave us a ride into town to get lunch. Gas is self serve and on the honour system. Call ahead and they will tell you where the key is. You then run your own Visa transaction and write it into a book.
Great spot
Runway is in decent condition. About 5 min. after shutting down I saw a black bear cross the runway. Fish and Chips in town are a must. They will shuttle you to and from for free. Be aware there is now a $5 landing fee. Its nothing, but be aware of it.
Kars/Rideau Vallley
Best to call in on 123.4 before landing to keep clear of landing gliders. Left hand circuits. The strip is 4,000' long - 26 and 08. Quite smooth for a grass strip.
New FBO
There's a new FBO at the end of Juliet threshold 24R called H-18 i think. They only serve Jet-A, but they offer the best service on the field. Pascan is crowded with their own airplanes and they rarely have hangar space available. h18 saved me this winter, they gave me an amazing price, even though I was in a 172 and couldn't buy fuel from them. Definitely a place to check out. And they are only 15 minutes driving from downtown!
Increased fees
The Porter FBO now charges $50+tax/night for tie-down for a single-engine piston plane; no discount for fuel (unless you buy more than 400 litres / 105 US gallons).
The Trans-Capital ramp at the other (east) end of the airport charges $35/night, but doesn't sell fuel.
Airport user for 20 years
This is the one of the best general aviation airport in Nova Scotia. Gas, flight training, mechanics it has it all.
Bob Struthers
I am about to land here and have lunch. Can someone pick me up.
Tiedowns
This place sucks for tie downs! Had to chip away at concrete to free up old concreted over tie downs. Not a friendly transient airport, long was from town and lodging. Only one taxi.
Customs
Good for Northbound customs. Call first
Villeneuve Airport
No preparation was made to make this Edmonton's alternative GA airport before closure of Edmonton's City Centre Airport (Blatchford Field). Airport services are terrible. There are no vehicle rental kiosks and no restaurants. The airport is too far from the city. And the airport has no web page!! How the heck does this airport attract any visitors with no web page? This is a terrible airport.
Namao CAFB
Alberta (Edmonton in particular) is hell bent on removing itself from the aviation community. The Calgary Airport Authority (a privately owned operator) is the only corporation making any real effort to develop aviation interests in Alberta.
Clearing Customs from Canada to USA at Ross International Ai
One of my biggest mistakes in 20+ years of flying. I took my Cessna C172N in to what is known as Ross Inteernational Airport. Nice name but a poor excuse for an airport let alone 'International'. Just about bought the farm on this venture. Rough sod, no facilities and the Customs Officer was unfriendly because I didn't phone 2 hours prior to landing even though I had phoned earlier in the week and completed the e-aptis thing, my bad I guess. Taking off was the test, picked the wrong direction, slighly up hill, thought there was no wind but there was in the wrong direction. I really thought I was going to end up in the vehicle border crossing building. Should have taken off west and taken my chances of crashing into the cemetary. Never going in there again.
re: Hagersville airport 4 sale?
Reply to @terry.50:
Acceptability
Base for EAA chapter 65 with two hangrs and clubhouse. Meets 2nd Friday/month, reasonable folk.
Hagersville airport 4 sale?
Parts of the airport are for sale, i beleive, as is the 128 acres located beside and around the old airport
bronson
It's interesting to see the mine site 26 years after I was hauling fuel there with CMA'S AIRCRAFT. Strange to see it abandonded. Was a very busy airport in 1988
info
All details here: airroberval dot com
Grass Roots Flying
1000 ft grass strip. 40 ft wide. 3 rows of open air hangars.
If you can land here, you land most anywhere!
nice airport
you're not going to find a nicer airport or friendlier people unless you go to Port Hawkesbury CYPD,
Woodstock Ontario Flying Club
Join the best Flying Club in Canada! Our J3 and 172 keep us hopping all year. This is the original base of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association and we still have 2 of the original Harvards based here. Check out our site at wofc.ca and become a member today!
Self serve 100LL
100 LL $1.79 April/14
For Sale
Own your own airport!
http://www.barnstormers.com/classified_877515_Home+with+Airstrip.html
hill at southeast end of runway
Maintained by NWT Power Corporation, formerly Northern Canada Power Comission. Handle a loaded twin otter no problem. Hump approximately 3/4 of the way down the airfield heading Southeast, good takeoff aid, fairly gentle, highest point maybe 2 metres above runway. Taking off to SE, Snair Hill rises sharply to 330 metres AMSL. In an emergency, help can be found at the main hydro site, which is north on the road at NW end of runway, approximately 12 to 15 km. Hydro site has direct communication to Yellowknife, N.W.T. . There were large antennae on the top of Snare Hill as late as the early 1990's, and as it is the highest point of land in the area I am sure there will be at least 1 tower there for many years.
Private Jet Charter
Skyservice does have an FBO at this airport if you want to fly charter.
old hagersville airport
Can anyone tell me if the old Hagersville airport (now White Oaks Industrial Park) is for sale?
Do they accep debit?
Anyone know if they accept debit for fuel payment? Or does it have to be credit card?
question
Is this airfield in operational condition.
Hamilton
My wife and I flew into Hamilton airport about five years ago or so with Globespan from Newcastle England.It was really handy for getting to Toronto and meant we could avoid all the hassle of Pearson.Sadly Globespan went bust not long after and that was the end for Hamilton and flights from U.K. I think.We really loved our stay in Canada...wonderful friendly people and an awesome country.
Airport closed - full time landfill site
This fill activity, and others undertaken locally by the same operators under similar circumstances, has been -by several nautical miles!- the largest single provocation and instigator of changes to the way TC oversees the construction or expansion of aerodromes in Canada..so I had to go see.
There are a couple of old airplanes onsite along with the remaining threads of a windsock blowing in the wind.
The fuel pumps are still there, but not functional and in terrible disrepair. The pilot lounge no longer exists.
Airport is listed in CFS as ARCAL-X, but assuming it has not worked in years since almost every single runway marker light is smashed and runway looks very unused and unmaintained - other runways (06/24) removed and filled in.
Access to property is limited to large construction vehicles only which I understand from a driver/hardhat I spoke to amounts to approximately 400 a day....every day...rain or shine.
Unfortunately it looks like an ambitious and promising airport expansion may be the 'bait and switch' some people have predicted.
Service
Flew in here the other day. Great little facility, but most importantly, fantastic service with a smile. Robby is a gem. I shall return !
Bags
🔗 Sat, 27 Sep 2014
— Anonymous Flyer at Fisher Branch Airport, Canada
Excellent airport shopping and duty-free store.