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Tue, 14 Aug 2007

Tue, 14 Aug 2007
Visited for the first time the other day
 

The airport is very scenic, especially at night. The ramp and fuel prices are tough to swallow though. The airport closes at 11pm, and the last ferry runs at midnight.

Wed, 08 Aug 2007

Wed, 08 Aug 2007
Porter FBO contact info
 

Phone: (416) 203-2424

Fax: (416) 203-9592

Email: customer_service@flyporter.ca

Web: http://www.flyporter.com/

Unicom: 123.35 MHz

Wed, 08 Aug 2007
Best airport for Blue Jays baseball
 

This airport is a short walk from Skydome (now the Rogers Centre), where the Toronto Blue Jays play -- you could probably watch a bit of a game from your plane on short final when the roof's open (check out the satellite picture).

Sun, 29 Jul 2007

Sun, 29 Jul 2007
Airport closes at night
 

The airport closes some time around 11:00 pm (no takeoffs or landings allowed except medevac) and the ferry across the channel stops, so unless you can track down a water taxi you're stuck for the night. A few years ago I talked to one pilot who landed late, didn't get away in time, and ended up sleeping in his plane.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007
Friendly Staff at Porter
 

I have frequented the Porter (City Center Aviation previously) for the past year and a half and would say that the staff here really make the difference. I know of the cost issue with ramp fees and expensive fuel but go to any major US city (Boston loves to give it to GA) and it is not as bad you might think.

One of the nicest spots to stop into within walking distance to Starbucks, Sushi restaurant, Tim Hortons, Quiznos, Subway and a few hotels. I walk rather quickly so take that with a grain of salt :)

Compared to Pearson or Buttonville this is where I would rather land then no matter were I was going in Toronto.

Tue, 24 Jul 2007
My favourite x/c
 

This airport is great to fly into at night, beautiful view of the city.

Wed, 18 Jul 2007

Wed, 18 Jul 2007
Awesome downtown airport!
 

This is a great airport if you are visiting Toronto. You land on the island, right next to downtown. The approach gives you a dramatic view of the CN Tower, the baseball stadium, and the downtown core. A quick ferry ride takes you to the mainland. Hop public transit, or grab a cab, and you're in the core in a matter of minutes. The city is quite walkable and has fabulous public transit. No need to rent a car to visit the main sites in Canada's largest city.

Pearson (Toronto's major Int'l airport) is way out in the west end - there is no efficient public transit into the downtown core, and a car/cab ride is going to take at least 45 minutes, if the highways aren't jammed with traffic. The smaller airports (Buttonville, etc.) are great if you're visiting the 'burbs, but not so great for downtown.

Sun, 15 Jul 2007

Sun, 15 Jul 2007
Ferry is free
 

The new ferry is free, at least so far. If you fly in with four people, that's a significant saving at $5.50/person.

Sun, 15 Jul 2007
Porter FBO
 

I tried out the Porter FBO yesterday. The fuel was expensive, but they waived the ramp fee because I was a COPA member (I think that the offer's good only for summer 2007). It's not a bad FBO, aside from the cost ($35/night tie-down, etc.).

Tue, 19 Jun 2007

Tue, 19 Jun 2007
Very nice airport
 

This is a nice airport to visit, though I miss being able to get fuel at TransCapital.

Tue, 05 Jun 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007
Nice airport
 

This is one of the nicest airports in Canada for flying to a big city, either commercially or in a private plane. It's unbelievably quiet considering how close it is Toronto freeways, and you can actually walk downtown after taking the little ferry across.

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