Thanks for the question. The Oshawa Executive Airport is regulated by Transport Canada under the Federal Government. The Federal Government has not restricted any domestic aviation activity and as such, both private and business domestic aircraft activity may take place.

The airport is home to two flights schools, Durham Flight Centre (DFC) and Canadian Flight Academy (CFA). In addition to the federal aviation regulations these schools are also regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities as private career colleges.

The new lock down measures implemented at 12:01 a.m. Saturday April 17th have not affected the flight school operations. The Ministry of Colleges and Universities has advised the City that under the current Provincial lock down restrictions, private career colleges are not permitted to provide in-person teaching or instruction to students such as lectures or other instructional material that can be presented online. However, they are permitted to continue with instruction that requires it to be taught in-person, such as flight time.

Where in-person training does not lend itself to physical distancing protocols, private career colleges should follow the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of Health and, where possible, seek advice from industry experts (e.g. Air Transport Association of Canada, etc.) concerning best practices.

Thank you very much for your inquiry. The link to the report is available on the Connect Oshawa page. For your convenience, here is a direct link to the report: Report DS-21-44. The report will not be presented at the meeting. If you have any additional questions, let us know.

Thank you for your interest in the 2020/2021 Draft Airport Action Plan. We will include your comments in the process as we move forward. For details on the upcoming public meeting on May 10, 2021 regarding the draft Airport Action Plan, please visit www.ConnectOshawa.ca/Airport.

Thank you for your inquiry Suzanne. There has not been any changes in flight patterns at the Oshawa Executive Airport recently. If you have additional questions please contact the airport at airport@oshawa.ca. 

Thank you for contacting us about the virtual workshop related to the development of the draft 2020-2024 Airport Business Plan.

The workshop format will include opening remarks from Tom Goodeve, Director of Planning Service, followed by an overview and presentation on the process to date as well an outline of the airport data and regulatory framework by the Airport Manager. Following the presentation will be the Q&A portion of the workshop, in which participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Please note that registered participants are invited to ask questions during the workshops, but the technology and format of the evening does not include the opportunity for formal presentations from community members. 

Thank you for your feedback and suggestion. Your comments have been shared with staff.

Thank you for your feedback. Your comments will be passed along to staff.

The air and noise quality study with sites located on the airport was undertaken in July and August of 2019 and some preliminary findings of the study will be released at the business plan working group meetings when they resume.   

There is a second air and noise study scheduled to take place in July and August of this year with sensors installed in the community.   July and August has been selected because they are typically the airports busiest months.   

We are currently looking into the impacts of the Covid restriction on the 2020 study and further information will be available as it becomes available.

Thank you for your questions.

The proposal and details for the air quality and noise study were presented to the Development Services Committee and approved by City Council on June 24, 2019 under report DS-19-128. The noise information has been recorded using Equivalent Sound Level (LEQ) which is an energy-average sound level taken over a specified period of time. It represents the average sound pressure encountered for the period. The time period is often added as a suffix to the label (e.g., LEQ (24) for the 24-hour equivalent sound level). An LEQ value expressed in dBA is a good, single value descriptor of noise.

The noise monitoring equipment has been placed just past the threshold of each of the 4 runway thresholds at the recommendation of the consultant as these location will represent the highest level of noise impact. 

Data collected from the noise study will be compared to environmental conditions and aircraft movement data to identify trends in noise relating to volume, duration, movement type and aircraft type. This will assist in the potential development of new noise and traffic management strategies targeted to help reduce the impact of aircraft noise on surrounding neighbourhoods.

We invite you to view the full noise study details are found within the RWDI proposal which is attached to the report.