Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome

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Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome
IATA: N/A - ICAO: CPZ9
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Toronto Port Authority
Serves		Toronto, Ontario
Elevation AMSL		246 ft (75 m)
Coordinates		43°37′59″N, 079°23′40″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
N/A	N/A	N/A	Water

Toronto/City Centre Water Aerodrome, (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CPZ9) is located adjacent to the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Toronto City Centre Airport. Closed briefly in 2005, the airport provides a facility for float planes in the city.

Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 See also 4 References

[edit] History

The aerodrome was established in 1930 and consists of a seaplane ramp and docks in the Toronto Inner Harbour.

[edit] Facilities

Seaplanes or floatplanes land at the northeast end of the Toronto City Centre Airport between the Esso station and Runway 08/26. An approximately 150 foot ramp leads up towards the terminal. Esso provides docking and beaching assistance. Cameron Air Services is the major seaplane operator at the aerodrome. The company provides corporate air charters, scenic tours to places like:

• Muskoka
• New York City
• Georgian Bay
• Temagami
• Quebec
• Labrador
• James Bay
• Northwestern Ontario

The aerodrome is open from May to November when the harbour is not frozen over.

Control over the airspace and waterway is under the authority of the Toronto City Centre Airport. No scheduled flights are allowed in the Water Aerodrome.

[edit] See also

• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area

[edit] References

• TCCA Floatplane Operating Procedures
• Cameron Air Services - Float Plane Services
• Seaplane access to Toronto’s waterfront retained by COPA effort
• Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 March 2006 to 0901Z 16 March 2007

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