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Toronto/Markham Airport CNU*
Toronto/Markham Airport CNU*
	Final approach into Markham
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; TC LID: CNU8;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Wings of Flight Inc.
Operator	Wings of Flight, Inc.
Serves	Markham and Stouffville
Location	Markham, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	807 ft / 246 m
Map
	CNU8 Location in Ontario
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

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Toronto Markham Airport CNU8 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 was founded in 1965 by two former Polish air force pilots^[2] and is now owned and operated by Wings of Flights, Inc., a private held company owned by a numbered Ontario company (674305 Ontario Limited) owned and operated by the Wings of Flight, Inc. of Toronto since 1986. The airport is not part of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA). 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.^[3]

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

Airport Address: 10953 Highway 48 Markham, ON L3P 3J7

There are plans for a 6,000 ft (1,829 m) runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land Pickering Airport.

Tenants

Canadian Flyers International^[4]
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

Located at the entrance of the airfield is a classrooms used by tenant flight school Canadian Flyer International. There is one small hangar at the airport with most aircraft parked on the grass on the south side of the runway. A number of storage sheds, portables and trailers are found at the airport.

The airport tarmac is also home to a few aircraft and other military equipment from the Canadian Air, Land and Sea Museum.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]}
Noorduyn Norseman - shell only
Bedford TK 4x4 - appears to have disappeared

Ground transportation

There are GO Transit flag stops of either side of Highway 48 at the entrance of the airport serving bus Route 71. ^{[citation needed]}

GO Transit Stouffville trains pass to the east of the airport.

Most users of Markham Airport drive or can take a taxi. Highway 48 and Elgin Mills Road are the closest major roads serving the airport. There is limited parking at the airport.

Support

The airport has an office staffed by 5 employees.

The airport has no ARFF services and relies on local fire services. Markham Fire and Emergency Services Stations 9-7 and 9-8 are the nearest within Markham, although Whitchurch-Stouffville Fire Department Station 5-1 is closer to the airport. Medical services are provided by York Region EMS Station 23 in Markham or Station 21 in Stouffville.

The only aviation fuel available at Markham Airport is 100LL for light aircraft.^[5]

Future

The airport's future is tied to the development of the Pickering Airport and restrictions under the Aeronautics Act.^[6]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html
^ Canada Flight Supplement
^ "Locations". Canadian Flyers International. Retrieved 2009-05-18. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ http://skyvector.com/airport/CNU8/Toronto-Markham-Airport
^ http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html

"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] ttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html

[3] Canada Flight Supplement

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

[5] ttp://skyvector.com/airport/CNU8/Toronto-Markham-Airport

[6] ttp://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html

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 '''Toronto Markham Airport CNU8''' 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 was founded in 1965 by two former Polish air force pilots<ref>http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html</ref> and is now owned and operated by Markham Airport Incorporated, a private held company owned by a numbered Ontario company (674305 Ontario Limited) owned and operated by the [[Wings of Flight, Inc.]] of [[Toronto]] since 1986. The airport is not part of the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]] (GTAA). 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>
+The airport was founded in 1965 by two former Polish air force pilots<ref>http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/21/flights_of_fancy_at_markham_airport_a_former_cold_war_pilots_big_plans.html</ref> and is now owned and operated by Wings of Flights, Inc., a private held company owned by a numbered Ontario company (674305 Ontario Limited) owned and operated by the [[Wings of Flight, Inc.]] of [[Toronto]] since 1986. The airport is not part of the [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]] (GTAA). 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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