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Canada's first airport (briefly)
Opened in 1915 and closed in 1919.
http://www5.mississauga.ca/marketing/websites/lakeview/background-how6.html
re: Correct IATA code?
Reply to @tfmorris: removed the IATI code - thanks for the update.
re: Airport no longer active
Marked as closed - thanks.
re: Airport site
Moved - thanks.
re: BT frequency incorrect
Updated - thank you.
re: CTAF Incorrect
Thank you - I have verified the frequency in the Australian AIP and updated it for the pilot-info page.
re: This placement is incorrect.
Thank you - I've moved the marker to the closest runway-like thing to the coordinates you specified.
re: Scheduled service to/from General Villamil Airport
Thank you. I've changed the airport entry in the database.
re: flights
Thank you - I've marked the airport has having scheduled service, pending further information.
re: Runway info
Thank you - I've added the frequency on the Pilot Info page. Do you happen to know the runway orientation and length (e.g. Runway 9/27, 800m)?
re: Airstrip extinct
Reply to @HomerT: Thank you for the update.
re: Positioning and access
Reply to @HomerT: thank you very much for the comment. That's a long runway for helicopters -- are you certain that STOL fixed-wing aircraft don't use the strip?
re: BA128
Thank you. Here's what the Wikipedia article says about LFJL: "It opened to the public on October 28, 1991 and replaced Nancy-Essey and Metz-Frescaty airports."
I'd love to know the locations of the closed airports - we include those in OurAirports, too, with a red "X" icon.
re: Verwoerd
Thank you both for the discussion - I've updated the airport page.
- David Megginson, founder, OurAirports
re: frequencies
Merci de votre avis. J'ai changé le fréquence A/D. Qu'est-ce que c'est un "arrivée hub"? J'en ai jamais entendu, mais je ne connais pas bien la términologie française.
re: Amend to the NAV Aid featured here
Thank you - I've updated the navaid entry. Do you happen to know if it's in the same location?
re: Enoggera Airport
Thank you for the update. I wonder if there was once an airport here, since it has an ICAO designator and http://sabc.org.au/knav/airport/YENO.html lists a runway 03/21. I've updated the page.
re: Closed Airport.
Thanks for the update. I've marked the airport as closed for now, pending any more information.
re: THIS IS NOT ROMSEY
Reply to @ptomblin: that's the same location I found in the Australian AIP (you just have to make the latitude negative).
re: THIS IS NOT ROMSEY
Found YRSY in the Australian AIP and corrected to the latitude/longitude listed there.
re: THIS IS NOT ROMSEY
Thanks. Online databases seem to have a tough time with this airport. The first one I consulted (as well as Google Maps) put it in the middle of the ocean. A different source I found gave this location, which at least actually has an airport shown. So
1. Does anyone know the correct lat/lon for Romsey?
2. Does anyone know what airport is shown here? YPEF?
re: Do something about the Glenora/Vietnam experience!
I've never been to Duncan Airport, so I'm not sure about the situation, but at most airports there's something called a "circuit" that aircraft follow. Generally speaking, it's a rectangle about 3 km long and 1 km wide, with the runway in the middle of one of the long sides (and it can flip locations depending on the wind direction). At an airport without a control tower (that's most airports), everybody flies the same circuit for the sake of safety. They'll be at about 1,000 ft above ground level on the long side that doesn't have the runway (what we call the "downwind" side). It's important that everyone use the same circuit to avoid the risk of midair collisions, and to provide an orderly way for multiple aircraft to approach the airport and land (it's sort-of the flying equivalent of a four-way stop, where there's no light, but all the drivers know and follow the same rules).
So if you live under the circuit, unfortunately, there will be many aircraft flying repeatedly at 1,000 ft above your house on days when the wind favours the corresponding runway. That information is public (there are even often different zoning regulations near an airport), but most realtors either suppress it or outright lie about it to make house sales, then any home owners who don't like airport operations are left feeling angry and duped once the realtor has run off with the sales commission.
re: re: Millitary Strip
Reply to @tracktop: thanks for the clarification (and for all the comments on AU airports).
re: Not an airport
Reply to @tracktop: is it on the site of a former airport?
re: Millitary Strip
Reply to @tracktop: is it a military glider strip (e.g. used for training air cadets)?
re: airfield close
Reply to @tracktop: Thank you for the update. I've marked the airport as closed (and merged the nearby duplicate entry with it).
re: Malili Airport
Thank you for the update. I've marked the airport as "closed" for now.
re: Missing NDB at Kemble Apt
I took the information from the DAFIF, which was closed to public access around 2007 (IIRC), so the navaid data is falling further out of date each year without user updates.
re: Typo in Region name
Reply to @carmuz: corrected -- thanks.
re: NDB
Thank you for the update - I've removed the Brisbane NDB from the database.
re: Brindabella
Thank you - I've updated the airline's home base in the database: http://www.ourairports.com/airlines/FQ/
re: Closed Aerodrome
Reply to @YD1TNK: Thank you for the comment. From reading a translation of the story, it looks like the airport closing is only temporary, while volcanic ash and smoke reduces visibility. Please let us know if the airport remains closed for more than a couple of months, and we'll mark it as "closed" in the database.
re: Malta Apt NDB
Added - thank you very much for the update.
re: Airports near Jodhpur, India
Reply to @himmat01: thank you very much for the suggestion. You are very welcome to add the airports yourself using the "add airport" link at the bottom of the page, or alternatively, if you are able to send me the latitude and longitude (and any other available information), I will be happy to enter them myself.
re: Missing runway?
Reply to @bcrosby: what was the word on 05/23 when you visited, Blake? Is it still usable?
re: LFSB RWY IDENT
Changed. Thank you very much for the update.
re: Morskogen NDB MSK 347
Thank you for the update. I've removed MSK from the database.
re: NDB CGO 344 kHz deleted
Thank you for the update. It's always sad when an NDB is decommissioned. I've removed it from the database.
re: Missing NDB at Kemble Apt
Thank you for the information about the new NDB. There hasn't been a good source of international navaid data since the DAFIF stopped open distribution a few years ago, and it's wonderful news that the UK has actually commissioned a new NDB when so many are closing. I've added the NDB here: http://www.ourairports.com/navaids/KMB/Kemble_NDB_GB/
re: Mansel closed
Thanks for the comment. I don't see any sign of an active airport in the satellite picture, so I've marked it as "closed" for now, unless I find any new information.
re: Logan sucks!!!
Fortunately, Beverley Airport, a 25-minute drive to the north, loves general aviation, and even offers free customs. Logan has a great location, but Massport clearly doesn't want us using the airports it operates.
re: Arrivals at Airport
Thanks for talking a look around. We provide open data for over 40,000 airports around the world, much of it contributed by our members. For real-time arrivals and departures, however, we depend on FlightStats, which kindly lets us republish their status pages for airports that have airline service. If there are other features you'd like to see, please let us know, and I'll look into adding them (this is a volunteer/hobby site, so speed of new features depends on the time I can get free from work and family obligations).
Ground transportation
There's a station for the "L" train Orange Line in the terminal: ~25 minutes to downtown and the Loop.
Porter
This is where Porter Airlines flies from downtown Toronto.
re: Cost of landing
In Canada and the U.S., most small airports don't have landing fees, though it's still a good idea to call and check.
re: Comoro
Reply to @Ozguy: Good catch -- thanks. We had Timor-Leste as a separate country, but a few of the airports (including Comoro) were still under Indonesia. I think they're all properly assigned now -- please feel free to edit any incorrect airports you find, or let me know, and I'll fix them ASAP.
More on fees
This page does say that the airport has landing fees for commercial and military aircraft, but it doesn't specify the amounts: http://www.porthawkesburyairport.com/news.htm
re: Landing fee at Port Hawkesbury Airport Canada
I'm sorry to hear about the fee. Certainly, there was none for my little Piper a few years ago when I visited. I hope someone from the airport can comment on this incident.
re: field elevation!!!
Thanks for the warning. There are a batch of smaller Australian airports where the elevation in meters was labelled as feet in a free dataset at some point in the past, and that data has made its way to many aviation web sites, including OurAirports. We're fixing the problems as we find them, and I've updated Kyneton now.
Feel free to point out any more problems, or even better, create a free OurAirports account and you'll be able to edit the airport information directly.
Thanks again!
re: Routes YJT airport
🔗 Mon, 02 Jan 2012
— @david at Stephenville Dymond International Airport, Canada
Thanks, I've added that for now. Do you happen to know if it's a scheduled route or just a charter destination?