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Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport

IATA: YKZ – ICAO: CYKZ
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorToronto Airways Limited
ServesMarkham, Ontario
LocationButtonville, Ontario
Elevation AMSL650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates43°51′44″N 079°22′12″W / 43.86222, -79.37
Websitewww.torontoairways.com
Runways
DirectionLengthSurface
ftm
03/212,693821Asphalt
15/333,9021,189Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements168,258
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
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Buttonville Municipal Airport or Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport, (IATA: YKZ, ICAO: CYKZ), is a medium-sized airport in Buttonville, Ontario, Canada, within Markham and 29 km north of downtown Toronto. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many The ICAO (ˌaɪˌkeɪˈoʊ Airport code or location indicator is a four-letter Alphanumeric Code designating each airport around Buttonville is a suburban community within the Town of Markham in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Markham ( pronounced /ˈmɑrkəm/ 2006 population 261573 is a town located in the Regional Municipality of Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario It is operated by Toronto Airways Limited. Due to its proximity to Toronto's suburbs, there are several strict noise-reduction procedures for aircraft using the airport. There is a weather station located at the airport. The airport is open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In 2007, Buttonville was Canada's 8th busiest airport by aircraft movements. The following is a list of Canada's busiest airports by aircraft movements (how busy the runways are and passengers traffic (how busy the terminals are [2]

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. An airport of entry (AOE is an Airport that provides customs and immigration services for incoming flights NAV CANADA is a privately run not-for-profit organization that operates Canada 's civil air navigation service (ANS and employs approximately 2000 air traffic controllers The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA (Agence des services frontaliers du Canada - ASFC is the Canadian government agency responsible for Border guard CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. General aviation (abbr GA) is one of two categories of Civil aviation. [1]

Contents

History

Buttonville Airport began as a grass airstrip in 1953 when Leggat Aviation moved their operations from Barker Field in Toronto. Barker Field was one of a two airfields in the Downsview area of Toronto Ontario. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario [3] The airstrip became an official airport in 1962. [4]

Navigation

There are three non-precision instrument approaches available: a Global Positioning System (GPS) approach to runway 33, a non-directional beacon (NDB) approach to runway 21, and a localizer approach to runway 15. An instrument approach or instrument approach procedure (IAP is a type of Air navigation that allows pilots to land an Aircraft in Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth A Non-directional beacon ( NDB) is a Radio transmitter at a known location used as an aviation or marine Navigational aid A localizer is one component of an Instrument Landing System (ILS Since the airport is inside the busy Toronto terminal area, the availability of approaches depends heavily on traffic flow to other airports. A Terminal Control Area or Terminal Maneuvering Area (TMA is an Aviation term to describe a volume of Controlled airspace set up at the confluence of

Radio

The airport has a control tower using the frequencies 127. A control tower, or more specifically an air traffic control tower is the name of the airport building from which the Air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft 10 MHz for Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), 121. Automatic Terminal Information Service, or ATIS, is a continuous broadcast of recorded noncontrol information in busier terminal (i 80 MHz for ground control, and 124. 80 MHz for tower (with a backup frequency of 119. 9 MHz used during busy periods). When the tower is closed, 124. 80 MHz becomes a mandatory frequency. An Airport with a mandatory frequency (MF mandatory traffic advisory frequency (MTAF or air/ground radio (A/G is an airport which does not have The London, Flight Information Centre has a Remote Communications Outlet at the airport operating on the frequency 123. London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor with a metropolitan area population of 457720 the city proper Flight Information Centres (FICs are Canadian clearing houses for flight-related information operated by NAV CANADA. Remote Communications Outlets (RCO are remote aviation band radio tranceivers established to extend to communication capabilities of Flight Information Centres (FIC and 15 MHz. Toronto Terminal handles instrument flight rules (IFR) arrivals and departures on 133. 40 MHz.

Flightline is available on 123. 50 MHz.

Navigation aids

CYKZ main terminals at the north end
CYKZ main terminals at the north end

There are three ground-based navigation aids attached specifically to the Buttonville airport:

Airport Operating Restrictions

It has been agreed with the Airport and the Town of Markham that no circuit practice will occur during specific hours during a long weekend holiday. Long weekend is a term used in Western countries to denote a Weekend that is at least three days long (a three-day weekend) due to a Holiday

New Air Traffic Control Tower

One of 30 training aircraft belonging to the flight school
One of 30 training aircraft belonging to the flight school

On January 17, 2006, NAV CANADA announced plans for the construction of a new air traffic control tower at Buttonville Airport. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. NAV CANADA is a privately run not-for-profit organization that operates Canada 's civil air navigation service (ANS and employs approximately 2000 air traffic controllers

The new tower, representing an investment of over $2 million, will replace the existing facility which was built in 1967 and is reaching the end of its useful life. Construction began in Fall 2006 and became fully operational on June 26, 2007.

The new tower provides expanded operational space, optimal visibility and the latest in air navigation equipment and technology for 12 air traffic controllers and two support staff who provide service to some 150,000 aircraft movements per year at Buttonville Airport. It is located on the south side of the airport – the opposite side of the old tower.

The new tower was designed and built using a modular design enabling the facility to be relocated in the future. New equipment and technology include the NAV CANADA Auxiliary Radar Display System and the Company’s state-of-the-art voice communications switch. Buttonville Airport is one of the busiest in the country, consistently ranking in the top 11 for air traffic volumes.

Multi-IFR trainer belonging to the flight school
Multi-IFR trainer belonging to the flight school

Tenants

Future

The new control tower's modular design is speculated to be because the airport's licence expires in 2010 and the Greater Toronto Airport Authority planning document for Pickering Airport assumes its closure by 2011 when GTAA funding of Buttonville (which replaced a Provincial subsidy) ceases. The Greater Toronto Airports Authority ( GTAA) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga Ontario, west of Toronto, Pickering Airport is a proposed international Airport for Pickering, Ontario, Canada, east of Toronto. [9]

However, Buttonville Airport is still privately owned and the GTAA has no jurisdiction to force its closure. As of yet, no plan to close the airport has ever been announced. Given the GTAA's reputation for charging high fees for using its facilities,[10] it is possible that tenants of Buttonville will not want to move to a new Pickering airport.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. The following active airports serve the Greater Toronto Area: Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ Toronto City Centre Airport Overview Fire services in York Region are provided for and by each municipality The Canada Flight Supplement ( CFS) (Canada Supplément de vol is a joint civil/military publication and is a supplement of the Aeronautical Information Publication Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ a b - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
  3. ^ Company History
  4. ^ Built Heritage and Cultural Landscape Assessment
  5. ^ LCE Aviation
  6. ^ Toronto Airways Limited
  7. ^ Buttonville Flying Club
  8. ^ Leggat Aviation
  9. ^ GTAA Planning Document pages 6, 14, 17
  10. ^ Concil, Anthony and Eugene Hoeven: "Toronto Airport Inefficiency Hits Passengers With 25% Hike in Airport Improvement Fee", IATA.

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