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Pickering Airport is a proposed international airport for Pickering, Ontario, Canada, east of Toronto. The original plans for the airport were developed during the 1970s; the current draft plan from the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) calls for construction in a different location on the property to begin in 2010, subject to Canadian federal government approval. Pickering (2005 population approximately 94,000) is a city located directly to the east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. ...
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The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and may operate the proposed Pickering Airport east of Toronto if that airport is built. ...
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The GTAA's draft plan, released in November 2004, estimates that the airport will cost $2 billion. The federal government expects to make its final decision in 2009 at the earliest, after an environmental assessment and a review of the costs and benefits of the GTAA's proposal. The GTAA has assumed it will be selected as constructor and operator and hopes to open the airport in 2012, initially serving general aviation but eventually including scheduled passenger service, to relieve congestion at Lester B. Pearson International Airport west of Toronto. A technical analysis of the changes proposed by the GTAA's draft plan is expected from the federal government in 2005. A public notice was published in several newspapers on September 28, 2005 outlining zoning regulations. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ...
The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) operates Toronto Pearson International Airport west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and may operate the proposed Pickering Airport east of Toronto if that airport is built. ...
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Toronto Pearson International Airport, or Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), straddling Mississaugas northeastern boundary with neighbouring Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ...
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 The proposed airport is located in the north west corner of the City of Pickering, Ontario. Parts of the airport spill over into the Town of Markham and Township of Uxbridge, Ontario. The closest community is Claremont, Ontario (within Pickering) a suburban village of around 1,000 residents located just to the NE of the airport lands. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1192x897, 327 KB) Summary Transport Canadas proposed site plan for the Pickering Airport Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Pickering (2005 population approximately 94,000) is a city located directly to the east of Toronto in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. ...
Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Uxbridge, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ...
Claremont is both a suburban community and older village located north of Pickering and south of Uxbridge on Brock Road between these two municipalities, but it is located within It is one of many rural villages with surburban type housing mixed with older, historic buildings within the Greater Toronto Area. ...
History In 1972, the federal government (which then owned and operated all major Canadian airports) expropriated 18,600 acres (75 km²) of farmland for the project. A similar major land expropriation took place north of Montreal for the Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, which opened in 1975, the same year that the Pickering project was postponed due to opposition by community activists and environmentalists. However, the government did not resell the Pickering land to its original owners, maintaining the ability to revive the project in the future. To this day, the original owners have continued to lease the land from the government. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
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Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, (or Montréal International (Mirabel) Airport) (IATA: YMX, ICAO: CYMX) originally called Montreal International Airport and widely known simply as Mirabel, is a large airport located in Mirabel, Quebec, near Montreal and was opened 4 October 1975. ...
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The GTAA revived plans for the Pickering Airport in 2001, due to projections that Pearson would be unable to handle the bulk of Toronto's air traffic on its own indefinitely: Toronto City Centre Airport is limited to smaller light jets and propeller planes and is hampered by public opposition to increased jet traffic, as well as the absence of a fixed link to the city core and surrounding transportation architecture. Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport is too far from the city of Toronto core to be practical as a major hub for travellers. The federal government has revived the land's designation as an airport site. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Toronto/City Centre Airport, (ICAO CYTZ, IATA YTZ), in Toronto, Ontario, is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands. ...
John C. Munro International Airport or Hamilton Airport, (ICAO CYHM, IATA YHM), is a Canadian international airport located 6. ...
Controversy Critics have pointed to the controversial expansion being undertaken at Pearson International, which is designed to double capacity to 50 million passengers a year. Phase one, the completion of New Terminal 1 (T1-New), has resulted in excess capacity and skyrocketing user fee charges, leading opponents to charge that the current Pearson project is overzealous as well as lessening any need for the new Pickering Airport.
Once again, there is significant community opposition to the airport, including the umbrella group V.O.C.A.L. (Voters Organized to Cancel the Airport Lands). There is also significant opposition to the airport within the general aviation community, since the construction of the Pickering Airport will automatically cause the closure of the Markham Airport, which is located partly on the airport lands, and may cause the closure of Buttonville as well. General aviation (abbr. ...
Markham Airport (ICAO identifier CNU8) is a private airport operating 5 km north of Markham, Ontario, near Toronto. ...
Buttonville Municipal Airport or Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport, (ICAO CYKZ, IATA YKZ), is a medium-sized private airport in Buttonville Ontario, Canada, within Markham and 29 km north of Toronto. ...
Although the GTAA has also stated that the expansion would likely result in a decision to close the Oshawa Airport as well, they have no authority to do so, since Oshawa Airport is actually outside of the GTAA's jurisdiction, being owned by the City of Oshawa itself. Only Transport Canada, or the city of Oshawa in conjunction with Transport Canada would have the authority to order the closure of the airport, a situation which may or may not occur, and would not happen without significant opposition from local General Aviation pilots, and the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association. GTAA's anticipation of Oshawa's closure is based on its belief that it is operationally and physically constrained and is therefore unsuitable as a Pearson reliever. The GTAA fails to recognize the value of Oshawa and other similar airports as local airports, providing facilities for training and General Aviation flights, functions that the proposed Pickering airport would not serve well. The Oshawa Airport (ICAO identifier CYOO) is a municipal airport adjacent to the north end of the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. ...
Given the GTAA's reputation for charging high fees, owners and pilots are concerned that the new airport will be prohibitively expensive compared to the airports potentially being shut down. The GTAA's plan to mix the displaced General Aviation traffic with increased heavy passenger jet traffic also concerns many small aircraft pilots who would have no choice but to use the new airport, as larger airports tend to be less GA friendly, and more difficult for student pilot training. General aviation (abbr. ...
The Pickering Airport could also affect the future of the Toronto City Centre Airport and to a lesser degree Hamilton Airport more than 100km to the southwest. Toronto/City Centre Airport, (ICAO CYTZ, IATA YTZ), in Toronto, Ontario, is a regional airport located on the Toronto Islands. ...
See also The following active airports serve the Greater Toronto Area: Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) Toronto City Centre Airport (CYTZ) Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ) Toronto/Markham Airport (CNU8) Toronto/Downsview Airport (CYZD) Oshawa Airport (CYOO) Brampton Airport (CNC3) Burlington Airpark (CZBA) Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport (CYHM) Hamilton Airport...
External links - Greater Toronto Airports Authority draft plan for Pickering airport
- V.O.C.A.L. - Voters Organized to Cancel the Airport Lands
- Black Hole - Pickering Airport website which focuses on environmental concerns
- Pickering Airport Zoning Regulations
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