Buttonville Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Torontair Ltd. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Markham, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Buttonville, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 650 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°51′39″N 079°22′07″W / 43.86083°N 79.36861°WCoordinates: 43°51′39″N 079°22′07″W / 43.86083°N 79.36861°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.torontoairways.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft movements | 84,515 |
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Buttonville Municipal Airport or Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (IATA: YKZ, ICAO: CYKZ) is a medium-sized airport in Buttonville, Ontario, Canada, within Markham, bordering Richmond Hill and 29 km (18 mi) north of downtown Toronto. It is operated by Torontair. Due to its proximity to Toronto's suburbs, there are several strict noise-reduction procedures for aircraft using the airport. There is a weather station located at the airport. The airport is open and staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In 2014, Buttonville was Canada's 20th busiest airport by aircraft movements.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is serviced by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
Fred F. Gillies was the operator of Buttonville Airport and Gillies Flying Service starting in 1953 until he retired in 1958. Buttonville Airport began to really grow as a grass airstrip in 1953 when Leggat Aviation moved its operations from Barker Field in Toronto. The airstrip became an official airport in 1962.
In September 2009, the Sifton family, owners of the airport, announced plans to re-develop the airport from 2009 to 2016 into a mixed use of commercial, retail and residential development. In the meantime the airport will continue to operate and unknown plans for the airport operations to re-locate to another GTA airport or cease operations altogether.
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