Markham Airport
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Toronto/Markham Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Owner | Thomson family, Toronto | ||||||||||
Operator | Markham Airport Incorporated | ||||||||||
Location | Markham, Ontario | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 807 ft / 246 m | ||||||||||
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Runways | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
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 (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.[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 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[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
Located at the entrance of the airfield is a classrooms used by tenant flight school Canadian Flyer International. There is one small hanger at the airport with most aircraft parked on the grass on the south side of the runway.
The airport tarmac is also home to a few aircraft 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
Ground transportation
There are no York Region Transit buses connecting to the airport (closest is in Stouffville to the north).
GO Transit Stouffville trains pass to the east of the airport, but has not stops near the airport.
Airport users can either drive or take a taxi and enter from Markham Road.
Support
There are no fire suppression available at the airport. Markham Fire and Emergency Services Stations 9-7 and 9-8 are the closests, although Stouffville Fire Station 5-1 is closer.
See also
References
- "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