Thank you for your interest in the Draft Proposed 2021/2022 Airport Action Plan. Your comments has been shared with the appropriate project staff. You are encouraged to visit https://connectoshawa.ca/airport to complete the feedback form at the bottom of the page.

Thank you for providing your question. The City of Oshawa has an Operating and Option Agreement in place with the federal government that requires the city to operate the airport to not less than 2047. If the Pickering airport was to open the city could close the Oshawa Executive Airport but not sooner than 2033. The agreement was a condition of the transfer of the airport from the federal government to the city in 1997. As such, other locations and alternate uses have not been considered at this time. Transport Canada is the regulator and has established strict conditions governing the operation of all airports including limiting the ability of the airport operator to limit traffic. Nav Canada operates the control tower and must also follow the Transport Canada regulations governing airport operation.

Thank you for providing your question.  The airport has an operating budget deficit each year.  In 2020, the operating  deficit was approximately $330,000 however the airport and former airport lands generate approximately $1.6m in property taxes each year which offset the operating deficit.

Thank you for providing your question.  If we examine the 10 busiest airports in Canada with comparable general aviation, corporate and flight training traffic Oshawa is the 7^th busiest airport in Canada. If we then look at the number of residential units located within 2km of the airport Oshawa has the second highest number of residential units at 14,000 within 2km. The majority have less than 6000 residential units within 2km. The one location with more residential units within 2km of the airport is dealing with the same challenges of Oshawa and lags significantly behind Oshawa in trying to address the problem of aircraft noise.

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.