Markham Airport or Toronto/Markham Airport is a private

aerodrome An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...

operating north of

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, Canada near

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. The airport was founded in 1965 by two former Polish air force pilotsFlights of fancy at Markham Airport: a former Cold War pilot’s big plans
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Greater Toronto Airports Authority The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA; french: Autorité aéroportuaire du Grand Toronto) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Toronto Pearson is Canada's largest airport ...

(GTAA). It consists of a single runway for small and private aircraft only (with night flying capabilities). The

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Gliding Program uses the north side of the runway 09/27 for glider operations in the spring and fall, and use a northern traffic pattern.

Airport data

* Coordinates: N43 56 09 W79 15 44 UTC−5(4) * Runway 09/27: - asphalt * Elevation: 807’ VTA A5000 F-21 * Unicom Frequency: 122.80 * Runway orientation: 09/27 * Lighting: 09-(TE ME), 27-(TE ME) PNR Opr (Prior Notice Required Operator) * ATF: UNICOM LTD HRS o/t TFC 122.8 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 An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...

, airport office (house in converted home), small hangar, assortment of pre-fabricated buildings and portables * Address: 10953 Highway 48, Markham, ON L3P 3J7 There are plans for more hangars, museum building, helipad and expanded runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land (by acquiring neighbouring farmland) and is also restricted from expansion due by

Pickering Airport The Pickering Airport Lands were expropriated in 1972 by the Government of Canada with the intention of building a second international airport to serve the city of Toronto, its metropolitan area, and the surrounding region known as the Golden H ...

plans.

Tenants

* Central Region Spring Familiarization Flying Program -

* Greater Toronto Gliding Centre (Royal Canadian Air Cadets Schweizer SGS 2-33A)

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. * CT-128 Expeditor transport *

CT-133 Silver Star The Canadair CT-133 Silver Star (company model number CL-30) is the Canadian license-built version of the Lockheed T-33 jet trainer aircraft, in service from the 1950s to 2005. The Canadian version was powered by the Rolls-Royce Nene 10 turboj ...

CF-5 Freedom Fighter The Canadair CF-5 (officially designated the CF-116 Freedom Fighter) is the Canadair licensed-built version of the American Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter aircraft primarily for the Canadian Forces (as the CF-5) and the Royal Netherlands Air For ...

CF-104 Starfighter The Canadair CF-104 Starfighter (CF-111, CL-90) is a modified version of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter supersonic fighter aircraft built in Canada by Canadair under licence. It was primarily used as a ground attack aircraft, despite being ...

(Various Airforces, FX99 return to Belgium in 2021) *

Canadair CL-13 Sabre The Canadair Sabre is a Jet aircraft, jet fighter aircraft built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. A variant of the North American F-86 Sabre, it was produced until 1958 and used primarily by the Royal Canadian Air Force ( ...

Schweizer SGS 2-33 The Schweizer SGS 2-33 is an American two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced, training glider that was built by Schweizer Aircraft of Elmira, New York.Schweizer, Paul A: ''Wings Like Eagles, The Story of Soaring in the United States'', pages 227- ...

Noorduyn Norseman The Noorduyn Norseman, also known as the C-64 Norseman, is a Canadian single-engine bush plane designed to operate from unimproved surfaces. Distinctive stubby landing gear protrusions from the lower fuselage make it easily recognizable. Intro ...

- shell only *

Bedford TK The Bedford TK was a truck manufactured by Bedford. Launched in 1960 to replace the Bedford S type, the TK was scheduled to be replaced by the Bedford TL in 1981, but manufacturing of the TK continued as a cheaper alternative. A military 4x4 ...

4x4 - appears to have disappeared

Ground transportation

There are

GO Transit GO Transit is a regional public transit system serving the Greater Golden Horseshoe region of Ontario, Canada. With its hub at Union Station in Toronto, GO Transit's green-and-white trains and buses serve a population of more than seven millio ...

flag stops of either side of Highway 48 at the entrance of the airport serving bus Route 71.

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 on the south side of the driveway next to the airport buildings and end of the driveway.

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

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for light aircraft.

Future

The airport's future is tied to the development of the

and restrictions under the ''

Aeronautics Act The ''Aeronautics Act R.S. 1985, c. A-2'' (french: Loi sur l'aéronautique) is the legislation that governs civil aviation in Canada. The Act consists of a lengthy interpretation section which defines many key terms: * Part I deals with Aeronau ...

''.

References

External links

Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory {{authority control Registered aerodromes in Ontario Transport in Markham, Ontario Airports established in 1965