Airport comments for Canada

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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.

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re: Hagersville airport 4 sale?

Reply to @terry.50:

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Acceptability

Base for EAA chapter 65 with two hangrs and clubhouse. Meets 2nd Friday/month, reasonable folk.

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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

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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

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info

All details here: airroberval dot com

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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!

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nice airport

you're not going to find a nicer airport or friendlier people unless you go to Port Hawkesbury CYPD,

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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!

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Self serve 100LL

100 LL $1.79 April/14

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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.

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Private Jet Charter

Skyservice does have an FBO at this airport if you want to fly charter.

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old hagersville airport

Can anyone tell me if the old Hagersville airport (now White Oaks Industrial Park) is for sale?

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Do they accep debit?

Anyone know if they accept debit for fuel payment? Or does it have to be credit card?

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question

Is this airfield in operational condition.

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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.

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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.

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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 !

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nice

really awesome

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Petawawa NDB (YWA) Heard Back on the Air Again!

Thanks @prattsoplenty for information. I’ve been monitoring 516 kHz several times each evening before midnight in hopes of hearing β€œYWA” again I’m happy to report that on March 2, 2014 at 9:40 PM EST I heard β€œYWA” on the air for the first time in about two months of silence! I monitor β€œYWA” for medium frequency radio wave propagation study. Thanks again 73, George N2CG

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Lac William

Ouvert fevrier et mars. 100 pieds de marche jusqu'au manoir. Apportez vos patins!

VΓ©rifier le site web pour les dΓ©tails.

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Re: Petawawa NDB (YWA) Not Heard Since beginning of 2014

There are no current NOTAMs (Notice To AirMen) listing the NDB off the air but there was one in January. CYWA PETAWAWA YWA- NDB 516 U/S 1401101604 TIL 1401312359. Looks like it dropped off the air on January 10th and was scheduled to be fixed by the end of the month.

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Petawawa NDB (YWA) Not Heard Since beginning of 2014

Beginning in the early Fall to early Spring every year about and hour after sunset in Northern New Jersey I hear Petawawa NDB "YWA" on 516 kHz almost every evening dependng of propagation conditions. About the first week of January 2014 was the last time I've heard YWA. Is it off the air for maintenance or is it off the air for good. I sent and email to Petawawa Airport a few weeks ago but so far have not received any reply. If anyone knows what happened to YWA please post your reply here. Thanks & 73 George N2CG

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Bet you are still flying high at 70!

And doubtless still saying that if you had known you'd last this long, you would have taken better care of yourself.

With happy memories of a younger version of Mur,

Lynda

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hangers and monthlyrent

Does stoney creek airport have hangers for rent? Could you supply the name and contact number or email. Thank you Bob please contact me at bobcat2318@hotmail.com

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Prospect Lake Airport - Construction 1986.

The airport was born from the need to spray the forest to control Bud Worm infestation. Due to safety requirements, the design had to accommodate a DC3 aircraft. In 1986 the Ministry of Natural Resources and Boise Cascade Canada worked together to accommodate construction. A float-plane dock, 80-person camp, and supporting infrastructure was constructed at the same time. The Prospect Lake Airport is accessible by road. The main roadway route in 1986 was to turn west at the turnoff near Ear Falls, Ontario. The area is very beautiful and accommodates fishing and the opportunity to see lots of wildlife. It was my favourite project and I remember when doing one of the initial surveys, my watch froze taking a Star Shot, to determine the Azimuth of the centreline of the Airstrip.

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Deserves to drop behnd Calgary

Arrived 2:00 with a 6:45 AM connecting flight. Went to my departure gate to sleep until boarding, and got rousted out by a security guard. Had to leave the secure area and go back through security. Apparently they hate sleep. I hope they feel like crap that a city 1/3 the size (Calgary) has displaced them as 3rd busiest airport in Canada.

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Parking for pickup

I am very disappointed with the arrangements for arriving passengers who are being picked up at the arrivals door. With the way the taxi parking and limo parking is laid out, there is only room for one or two cars to get to the curb to pick up a waiting passenger. At one point, I pulled into that slot beside another car because my wife was right there waiting. The taxi behind me laid on the horn. The plan for pick up has not been very well thought out and needs an overhaul!! I understand that the taxis need to be close to the arrivals door, but there has to be room for the private drivers to be close as well. I have been there several times, and I see no reason why the taxis can't line up on the far side of the pick up area directly across from the arrival gate. I've been to many airports in North America, but this one is the most unfriendly as far as arriving passengers being picked up by friends or family.

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Air Saguenay propriety

Double price for fuel

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Atterissage sur gazon?

Est-ce possible et permis d'atterir sur le gazon avec un PA-18 chez vous? Si oui, quelle partie est la meilleure? S.V.P. repondre ici. Merci.

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Maple Airport CA-0010

An old Aircraft Journey Log I have for Piper Cherokee C-FYSZ says that D Gould landed at Maple on April 25, 2001 at 12:14hrs. It must have been on a dirt strip. The airplane seems to have been based there for quite some time. Does anyone remember what the previous ICAO designator for Maple was? It was probably CN... something.

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Aerodrome

Landed here in the summer of 2013. Pilots beware! Runways are gravel and not very well maintained.

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Regards from the other side of the Earth

Hi there from the exact point on the other side of the globe :) We're in Tyumen, USTR airport.

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Maintenance

Best mechanic in Ontario - Red Sutton

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RL NBD in ILLINOIS

Hello,

RECEIVING RL ON 218KHZ in ROCKFORD,IL AT 0636Z with a 229 SIGNAL.

THANKS,

WR9H/HERB

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YYW in ILL

Signal up and down but perfect copy at 0635z.

Thanks,

WR9H/HERB

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Receiving YYW

YYW here in ILLINOIS on 223KHZ with 229 signal

WR9H/Herb

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Airport is beautiful - Restaurant not great

The airport is very nice, and has 24hr cardlock that takes interac. (most in area are just visa)

Could use a couple more lights on apron after dark.

Restaurant is not really a restaurant. Will not find any burgers or steaks on this dinner menu...just a lot of overpriced Bistro type food. (they have a chef...when all you really need a cook...or a BBQ)

If you are looking for fancy-shmancy downtown Bistro food (in the middle of nowhere)...it is a very nice place...if you are looking for a burger, or fish and chips...do not stop here.

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Arrival Listings

How could AC 7517 from Montreal to Toronto not even be listed?

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Proper Name

Fixed. Thanks. And welcome to the website.

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not Harpers Field

This is Gamble Field

I operate it

Thanks

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Touch n go no more, according to this thread...

http://www.ottawapilots.ca/forum/index.php?topic=409.0

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Aircraft rental

gtaplanerental.com

GTA Plane Rental is pleased to offer aircraft block time rentals for the purposes of time building, license ratings, pilot training, sightseeing, photography, transportation, or simply flying for fun. With our affordable rates, you can enjoy soaring the skies of Southern Ontario, flying long cross country trips, or taking a memorable vacation by flying to your favourite destination.

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Stave Lake Airport

At the back end of stave lake, Mission B.C.

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Sad Day

NOTAM 130099 CYXD EDMONTON CITY CENTRE(BLATCHFORD FIELD)

CYXD WEF 2013 NOV 30 2349 AMEND PUB: AD PERMANENTLY CLSD

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Grass Strip

I love it.

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Cooking lake Airport is developing lots for up to 20 new han

In October 2013, the airport began construction of 3 new taxiways and access roads for 20 new hangar lots. The airport has been there since 1926 and just keeps getting better - its a casual, fun and friendly place to hang out with fellow flyers.

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Porter airlines

I think it would be in the best interest to have porter fly into Kingston. I have many corporate colleges that are wondering why they cannot fly into kingston from Toronto, Montreal and as far as that goes from down east as well. I think it is about time this should be entertained.

Thanks

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Guelph charters

To the best of my knowledge there are no charter operations out of Guelph which no longer has an active flying school although Brampton makes some use of it with a Cessna 152.

It might be possible to arrange a flight using a twin from Kitchener to pick up the parties in Guelph.

Currently the restaurant is closed, a lease is on offer, the building is closed, the Unicom is not manned, NORDO planes use whichever runway suits their purpose. There is an outside pay phone.