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Toronto/Markham Airport
Toronto/Markham Airport
	Final approach into Markham
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; TC LID: CNU8;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Thomson family, Toronto
Operator	Markham Airport Incorporated
Location	Markham, Ontario
Elevation AMSL	807 ft / 246 m
Map
	CNU8 Location in Ontario
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

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Markham Airport or Toronto/Markham Airport, (TC LID: CNU8), is a private airport operating 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) north of Markham, Ontario, Canada near Toronto.

The airport is owned and operated by Markham Airport Inc. and owned by a numbered Ontario company owned by the Thomson family of Toronto. The airport is not part of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. The airport consists of a single 2,013 ft (614 m) runway for small and private aircraft only (with night flying capabilities). The Royal Canadian Air Cadets Gliding Program uses the north side or the runway 09/27 for glider operations in the spring and fall months, and use a northern traffic pattern.^[2]

Airport data

Coordinates: N43 56 09 W79 15 44 UTC-5(4)
Runway 09/27: 2,013 ft × 50 ft (614 m × 15 m) - asphalt
Elevation: 807’ VTA A5000 F-21
Unicom Frequency: 122.80
Runway Orientation: 09/27
Lighting: 09-(TE ME), 27-(TE ME) PNR Opr
ATF: UNICOM LTD HRS o/t TFC 122.8 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) 3500 ASL excluding portion within CYKZ CZ capped at 2000 ASL
Radio: 122.8 MHz for ATF radio communications
Tower: none - ATC operates from Buttonville Municipal Airport
Buildings: Aerodrome

There are plans for a 4,000 ft (1,219 m) runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land and airspace belonging to the Greater Toronto Airports Authority's Pickering Airport.

Tenants

Canadian Flyers International^[3]
Central Region Spring Familiarization Flying Program - Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Greater Toronto Gliding Centre (Royal Canadian Air Cadets Schweizer SGS 2-33A)^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

There are eight structures located at the entrance of the airfield. Most are trailer home type of structures. Some structures are classrooms used by tenant flight school Canadian Flyer International.

The airport tarmac is also home to a few aircraft from the defunct Canadian Air, Land and Sea Museum. They were formerly used by the Canadian Forces:

CT-128 Expeditor transport
CT-133 Silver Star
CF-5 Freedom Fighter
CF-104 Starfighter (Various Airforces)
Canadair CL-13 Sabre
Schweizer SGS 2-33A Royal Canadian Air Cadets^{[citation needed]}

Most of the aircraft are missing pieces and lie on the south side of the runway in grass strip.

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Canada Flight Supplement
^ "Locations". Canadian Flyers International. Retrieved 2009-05-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

"Airports". Transportation. Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville. 2005-12-21. Archived from the original on 2005-12-21. Retrieved 2009-05-18.

External links

Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
Canadian Flyers - Markham Airport

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Canada Flight Supplement

[3] "Locations". Canadian Flyers International. Retrieved 2009-05-18. ^{[dead link‍]}

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-'''Markham Airport''' or '''Toronto/Markham Airport''', {{Airport codes||||CNU8}}, is a private airport operating {{convert|2.6|NM|abbr=on|lk=in}} north of [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] near [[Toronto]].
+'''Markham Airport''' or '''Toronto/Markham Airport''', {{Airport codes||||CNU8}}, is a private airport operating {{convert|2.6|NM|lk=in}} north of [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] near [[Toronto]].
 The airport is owned and operated by Markham Airport Inc. and owned by a numbered Ontario company owned by the [[Thomson Corporation|Thomson family]] of [[Toronto]]. The airport is not part of the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]]. The airport consists of a single {{convert|2013|ft|abbr=on|0}} runway for small and private aircraft only (with night flying capabilities). The [[Royal Canadian Air Cadets]] Gliding Program uses the north side or the runway 09/27 for glider operations in the spring and fall months, and use a northern traffic pattern.<ref>Canada Flight Supplement</ref>
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 * Elevation: 807’ VTA A5000 F-21
 * Unicom Frequency: 122.80
-* Runway Orientation: 09-27
+* Runway Orientation: 09/27
 * Lighting: 09-(TE ME), 27-(TE ME) PNR Opr
 * ATF: UNICOM LTD HRS o/t TFC 122.8 {{convert|5|NM|abbr=on}} 3500 ASL excluding portion within CYKZ CZ capped at 2000 ASL
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 * Buildings: [[Aerodrome]]
-There are plans for a 4,000 foot runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land and airspace belonging to the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]]'s [[Pickering Airport]].
+There are plans for a {{Convert|4000|ft|abbr=on|0}} runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land and airspace belonging to the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]]'s [[Pickering Airport]].
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