OurAirports: Comments on Waterloo Airport

[CYKF] "No landing fee" by david

Wed, 12 May 2010 22:15:17 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

Waterloo has eliminated its landing fee for planes with a maximum gross weight under 3,000 kg (6,614 lb).

[CYKF] "Avis doesn't need a deposit" by david

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:46:35 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

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.

[CYKF] "Waterloo-Wellington stopped selling fuel" by david

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:21:23 -0500

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

As of 1 September 2007, the Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre stopped selling fuel, so it's available only from Flite Line.

[CYKF] "Fees and fuel costs" by david

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:26:03 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

On Saturday 4 August 2007, at Flite Line Services:

Landing fee (airport): CA $7.00 + tax

Parking: CA $8.14/night + tax

100LL: CA $1.47/litre + tax

Tax is 7% GST. Flite Line collects the landing fee on behalf of the airport, so you have to pay it no matter where you park. Flite Line has a ramp fee that it waives when you take fuel, but you still have to pay the first night's parking.

[CYKF] "re: Car rental" by david

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:35:34 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

Don't worry about the car rental hours (see my previous comment). National was happy to leave the keys and contract for me at the Flite Line FBO, so my arrival time didn't matter. Flite Line itself rents Hertz, but they'll handle keys for the other companies as well.

[CYKF] "Busy" by david

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:33:30 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

This is a busy GA airport. Arriving on Saturday morning on a nice VFR day, tower sent me several miles on a downwind -- all the way over the city -- and then turned me number 4 for landing. Be ready to get off the runway quickly so that you don't hold up other traffic. My past two visits were during the week, when it wasn't quite so busy.

[CYKF] "Car rental" by david

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:12:20 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

National and Avis rent through the public terminal, while Hertz rents through the Flite Line FBO. It was hard to get a car on the August Civic Holiday weekend -- Hertz and Avis had nothing available, and I had to guarantee a car (which is unusual) through National.

For an economy car, National charged $40/day before taxes+fees including the COPA discount. It's worth noting that the opening hours are unusual, so plan your arrival carefully (for example, National is closed from 12pm-2pm on Saturday).

[CYKF] "FBOs" by david

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:10:00 -0400

Comment by @david on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

There are two FBOs on the field:

Flite Line: http://www.fliteline.ca/ (off taxiway B, if I recall correctly)

Waterloo-Wellington Flight Centre: http://www.wwflightcentre.com/ (end of taxiway C)

Flite Line usually has the cheaper gas.

[CYKF] "YKF" by dave7101

Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:33:15 -0400

Comment by @dave7101 on Waterloo Airport, Canada:

Very nice field, excellent and friendly controllers.