Muskoka Airport

Muskoka Airport
IATA: YQA – ICAO: CYQA – WMO: 71630
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		District Municipality of Muskoka
Serves		District Municipality of Muskoka
Location		District Municipality of Muskoka
Opened		1936
Time zone		EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)		EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL		922 ft / 281 m
Coordinates		44°58′30″N 079°18′14″W / 44.97500°N 79.30389°W / 44.97500; -79.30389Coordinates: 44°58′30″N 079°18′14″W / 44.97500°N 79.30389°W / 44.97500; -79.30389
Website		www.muskokaairport.com
Map
CYQA Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	2,199	670	Turf
18/36	6,000	1,829	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements			16,417
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

Map of the runway.

Muskoka Airport, (IATA: YQA, ICAO: CYQA), is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.^[1]

History

The airport was opened in 1936 as Reay Airport and renamed to the current name in 1938.^[4]

From 1942 to end of World War II, it served as a training facility for the Royal Norwegian Air Force. Known as Little Norway, it replaced the Toronto Island Airport as their main training base in Canada.^[4] The Royal Canadian Air Force used this as an auxiliary airfield to CFB Borden during World War II.

Military use ended and the airport transferred to Department of Transport (DOT). The airport is owned by the District Municipality of Muskoka since 1996.

During the mid 20th Century the airport was an emergency landing facility for Trans Canada Airlines and the RCAF.

The airport is used by general aviation, charters and other operators:

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Canadian Forces
• Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 December 2013 to 0901Z 6 February 2014
2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.muskokaairport.com/history/ History

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Muskoka Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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