Canada airport comments

Nicest courtesy car I've seen... a brand new Impala!

Left Hand circuits for 07 and right hand circuits for 25. UNICOM is 123.00.

2100' Long.

Watch for pot hole on West side of taxiway/runway intersection aswell as at the end of 25. Hump in the middle.

No fuel available for purchase. 5 Minute car ride from Mall, Restaurants, etc.

Friendly environment. Good Location, beautiful scenery.

Hope to see you there!

This air base closed after World War II, and the grounds eventually became the Ontario Police College. The old BCATP triangular runway pattern is still clearly visible.

I was at the highland games in Maxville a few years ago, when I suddenly saw a Mooney take off from behind the trees on the north side of the fair grounds. When I peeked, I found a private, unlisted grass strip with a few airplanes. I don't know if the field is still operational.

Beautiful run coming in. Take a bike and ride to Long Beach Lodge for extremely fine dining and an even more phenomenal beach... great surfing destination

Thanks for checking, Blake -- I'm glad that my fears were unfounded. Maybe the PPR is just an insurance thing, in case someone lands without checking runway conditions and tears off a strut.

I got more information, from Bob Kisin, a member of the Buttonville Flying club:

"I was there yesterday & spoke to a club member. Loch Sloy is a British Company that owns the property. This has long been the case, apparently and the PEFC rents their clubhouse & a hangar from the owners.

The PPR isn't enforced as far as I know (at least on fly-in days). However, because the runways are not maintained in winter, a call regarding current conditions is suggested. Many PEFC planes "live" at other airports in the region."

Blake: that might be bad news about the change in ownership. I wonder if they're planning to close the airport and build a development.

I noticed that the owner of the airport has changed. From a NOTAM:

080099 CYGK PICTON

CNT7 AMEND PUB: OPR TO READ: LOCH SLOY HOLDINGS LTD

613-399-9076, 613-393-3152 OR 613-476-3064 REG PPR

So looks like the airport is now owned by a private company, and not the Prince Edward Flying Club.

Dave,

I thought it would be a lot busier than it was. There was one other aircraft behind me that was landing there. Not sure what he was going to do there.

The school might still be up and running, but closed for the summer holidays? This was a t&g so I didn't get a real good glimpse of the place, but I didn't see any other vehicles or aircraft on the field.

It had an "abandoned" feel to it.

Thanks for the info, Blake. Until recently, at least, there was an active flying school here:

http://www.fnti.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=PagEd&file=index&topic_id=0&page_id=1

Did a touch and go here. Not much to see but a few boarded up windows. Nobody was manning unicom on a Sunday morning.

Downwind for 27 was pretty being along the lake shore.

The airport is just east of Trentons Control Zone, so don't forget to call them up if you are westbound!

You will find this airport in the CFS under Tyendinaga (Mohawk) airport

While knowing the procedures at CZBB is a great thing, if you are coming from elsewhere and don't have the CFS or terminal chart, you will be OK. Get the ATIS well outside the CZ and call up with your position (I am assuming you have the VNC). Say you are unfamiliar and the tower will treat you well. From the south it's best to approach via Pt Roberts.

Just make sure you stay out of Terminal Class C, if you weren't already in it that is. If you were you will be handed off appropriately.

The one other thing is - if you approach from the east, stay 1000' or higher to avoid Delta Airpark. Ask for descent instructions.

The City of Brantford is investing 1.9 Million dollars into overhauling the Brantford Airport.

The money is being spent on replacing storm sewers and repaving 2 of the 3 runways (35/17 & 05/23)

Please check your NOTAMS before coming in - a few of the taxiways are closed with the runways for the construction.

The construction should be completed by early August, just in time for the airshow on August 27th.

www.flybfc.com for photos of the construction

Mark Culshaw

Airport Manager

Brantford Municipal Airport

A good place for a $100 hamburger or breakfast.

Open 7days a week 8am - 2pm.

I arrived after dark, someone was doing circuits on 18, but the weather I got from Wiarton was favoring 36, however it was only at 2knots.

By the time I got there, they were done with their circuit work so I was all alone. I overflew the field, 500' above circuit altitude and trying to find the windsock. From my interpretation of the CFS, it should be closer to the threshold of 36. Alas, I couldn't find it.

I proceeded to land on 18, and on my roll out, found the windsock. It was closer to the middle of the runway, than what the CFS depicted. hmm.. Maybe I should submit a correction?

The runway has a pretty significant slope to it, especially landing on 18.

It was easy to find at night, the beacon was one of the brighter ones I've seen.

This is a great little airport, with two grass strips.

This was easy to spot coming from the east, especially in dusk. Did a full stop, but didn't check out the terminal.

For some reason I found reading the windsock extremely easy from circuit altitude.

The airport currently pays the government $1,000 per visit for customs services. It owes $95,000 to the federal government in back fees and is unable or unwilling to pay:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/05/15/qc-tremblantairport0515.html

The float plane base is a separate entry in this site - id "CSA7".

Drummondville airport is also a float base - there is a dock on the river with a fuel pump just across the road near the treshold of runway 20.

Camped under the wing here on our way to Alaska. Some mechanics spent all night changing the engine on a Snow ag plane. Tried it out at first light - about 4:30 a.m. Boy, that big radial sure can wake you up! Not a bad sound to wake up to though.

This was our first stop in Canada for our first trip to Alaska in 1988. Some kind sole gave us a ride into town where we showered at the athletic club and found some dinner. It was light for so long we went back and on to Yorkton that evening.

I managed to find Cornwall easily enough on my first dual cross country this weekend. Am planning to go back solo this Saturday. Was a great airport with friendly staff.

Surprisingly, King City was a small but busy airport considering it's

proximity to Maple Airport (Now Wonderland). Beamish Construction bought

the land in the 1980's and set up shop. If you drive past the area, you can

also make out the control tower located at the south end of the field.

From 31 May to 1 June, the Red Bull Air Race is coming to Windsor and Detroit. It will take place along the Detroit River between the two cities, and there will be viewing stands on both the Canadian and U.S. sides of the river.

http://www.redbullairrace.com/

The are several important reporting points:

South: Point Roberts

North: Alex Fraser Bridge (on Hwy 91)

East: 99 and the Nickel river (barely south of the hwy 99 and king george hwy interchange), 99 and the serpentine river (west of King george airpark; i'd recommend calling up over the airpark though when inbound), the gas pumps (intersection of ladner trunk and hwy 99)

That said, there are several unusual procedures in place, RH circuits on Rwy 25, and inbound/outbound traffic procedures to avoid interference with Delta Airpark to the East. I highly recommend getting a hold of a CFS and looking at the traffic flow maps in there, for first time visitors CZBB can be very confusing. That said, the southbound dep/arr is pretty straightforward.

Hi Intheclag,

I'll be flying up from Renton (KRNT) next Saturday (4/19) around noon to land at KZBB.

I don't have a CFS, just the VFR chart. Can you elaborate on the reporting points - tell me which ones to expect and their lat/longs? I plan to fly over Pt Roberts, and will be on Flt Following.

Thanks,

Local government is considering whether to keep Lindsay Airport open or sell off the land to developers. Here's the online petition to keep the airport open:

http://lindsay.epetitions.net/

As you can see from the other comments, this is a popular airport with transient pilots.

This airport was extremely easy to find. Just follow the shoreline until you see Jordan Bay. Then bam, it's at your 12 o'clock (if you're coming from the west).

Nice long strip..

Didn't stay, just did a touch and go.

Good coffee friendly people

There's a gas station across the street that you can use to refill the tank when you're returning a rental car.

There is a landing fee of $10 (ten dollars) here. But parking is free and the 100LL is sold at a reasonable rate.

This airport is running at 8 times planned capacity because of the oil boom. There's a new terminal and new runway planned, among other changes:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/story/2008/03/11/fortmac-airport.html

I THINK ITS RUN WELL AND SERVES THE PUBLIC WELL.

Les Cedres would be faster (but further) than St. Hubert, and Mascouche would more difficult than both to get into downtown. If you're cabbing, I suppose the St. Hubert landing fee would be justified, but be sure to check fuel prices too!

Nice, friendly people. Big runway.

Lommer: thanks for the comment on YHU -- I haven't been there since they brought in the landing fee. How are Mascouche and Ceders for getting into downtown Montreal compared to St-Hubert? It would be pretty easy to burn more than $8.67 in extra round-trip transportation costs.

The phone number for the Esso at Timmins is 705-268-7212 ext. 3157.

I called on 18 February 2008, and the Esso was selling 100LL for CAD 1.52/litre + GST. Plug-in posts are available at the visitor parking along the fence.

This is a good place to clear Canada Customs flying to Ottawa from Boston or New York (during normal business hours only). It's a small, uncontrolled airport, but it does have a non-precision instrument approach, and you can use the TAF for Massena, NY (KMSS), right across the St. Lawrence River. When I stopped on Valentine's Day 2008 on my way home from Boston, the Unicom was staffed and helpful, and the runway, taxiway, and apron were all clear, despite a heavy snowfall the day before.

Another one of my Favs!

This gravel strip is still in great shape and the camp is alive and well in the summer months (Summer 2007). My favourite airport ever.

During the second world war, Gananoque (pronounced "gan-an-AH-kway") was a relief landing field for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) No. 31 school in nearby Kingston. It has had little modification since, and still maintains the classic BCATP triangular shape (with three runways so that taildraggers could always land into the wind) and, I believe, some of the original World War II structures.

For some reason I had a super hard time finding this airport at night coming from the south east.

Did a touch and go to build some night x-country time on runway 27. Tower guy was super friendly.

This is where the "Gimli Glider", an Air Canada Boeing 767, made its famous power-off emergency landing in 1983:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

Air Canada retired the 767 from its fleet nearly 25 years later, on January 24, 2008, sending it to a bone yard in the Mojave Desert:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2008/01/24/gimli-glider.html

This is an abandoned former cold war military runway which is still in better shape than some places where I've had to pay landing fees. It's right by highway 117 if you need to be rescued.

Popular fuel stop on your way up north.

The only seaplane base that has public fuel in the Quebec city area. Lac St-Augustin is closer to downtown but they don't take visitors anymore.

Ste-Véronique is one of the few places in the Laurentians where there is public fuel available. Lots of room, quick service.