Lake Simcoe Regional Airport

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
Barrie-Orillia (Lake Simcoe Regional) Airport
IATA: YLK – ICAO: CYLS
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City
Serves Barrie/Orillia
Location Oro-Medonte, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 968 ft / 295 m
Coordinates 44°29′10″N 079°33′20″W / 44.48611°N 79.55556°WCoordinates: 44°29′10″N 079°33′20″W / 44.48611°N 79.55556°W
Website www.lakesimcoeairport.com
Map
CYLS

Location in Ontario

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 6,001 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 20,558

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, (formerly the Oro Barrie Orillia Regional Airport),[3] (IATA: YLK, ICAO: CYLS), is a registered aerodrome located almost midway between Barrie and Orillia, in the township of Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, near Highway 400. The airport is operated by both municipalities. The airport has published instrument approaches.

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 aircraft with no more than 24 passengers.[1]

Improvements

In 2010, the City of Barrie and the Township of Oro-Medonte jointly upgraded and expanded the Lake Simcoe Regional Airport in order to improve operational safety and foster economic activity by leveraging infrastructure to meet growing demand for employment opportunities.

As part of the upgrades and expansion project, the following major works were completed:

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
  2. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  3. ↑ Information Orillia

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