Tillsonburg Regional Airport is located north of

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, Canada. The Tillsonburg Regional Airport was built during

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as the secondary relief field, or R2, for

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No. 14 Service Flying Training School in Aylmer, Ontario, part of the

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, and was purchased by the Town of Tillsonburg in 1970. The airport is a general aviation facility home to several organizations and businesses. Regular users of the airport include the

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(Ontario Air Ambulance),

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and corporate aircraft. The airport is home to the

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(CHAA) which is headquartered at the airport and maintains a fleet of

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aircraft. The airport has undergone a significant expansion and upgrade including the resurfacing of the main asphalt runway (08/26) and also lengthening it to . A new terminal building was erected in 2010 and is located just south of the existing ATB. The airport has a restaurant called the SkyWay Cafe which is open 7 days a week, serving breakfast and lunch until 2 pm. The airport is owned and operated by the Town of Tillsonburg. From a governance perspective, there is also the Tillsonburg Airport Advisory Committee which provides recommendations to Tillsonburg Town Council. The current Chair of the TAAC is Mark Renaud. The airport also has one flight school. The Tillsonburg Regional Airport has the only paved runway in

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and nearby Norfolk Counties. The airport is classified as an

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and is staffed by the

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(CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle

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aircraft with up to 15 passengers. Since the expansion in 2010; the airport continues to demonstrate increased take-offs and landings as evidenced by reports published by Transport Canada. File:Tillsonburg Airport Driveway.jpg, World War II driveway File:Tillsonburg Jim's Flying Service.jpg, Jim's Flying Service filling up File:CHAA Harvard 20242.jpg, CHAA Harvard

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