Lake Simcoe Regional Airport

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (IATA: YLK, ICAO: CYLS), formerly the Oro Barrie Orillia Regional Airport, is a registered aerodrome that operates as a regional airport located near Highway 11 in the township of Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada. The airport is operated by Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Inc., a municipal service corporation jointly owned by the County of Simcoe (90%) and the City of Barrie (10%).

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 24 passengers. The airport has published instrument approaches.

Improvements

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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:

Runway extensions
Taxiway and apron development
Airfield pavement rehabilitation
Air terminal building and parking lot expansion
Airport security and wildlife control fencing upgrades
New airport maintenance facility
Airport access road rehabilitation
Commercial lot development
Sanitary sewer and water distribution system upgrades

References

^ "Airport Authority". Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
Total aircraft movements by class of operation
Information Orillia

External links

Official site
Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

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