Downsview Airport
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Bombardier Aerospace | ||||||||||
| Operator | DeHavilland Inc | ||||||||||
| Location | Toronto, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 652 ft / 199 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°44′34″N 079°27′56″W / 43.74278°N 79.46556°WCoordinates: 43°44′34″N 079°27′56″W / 43.74278°N 79.46556°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement
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Downsview Airport or Toronto/Downsview Airport, (ICAO: CYZD), is located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and has been exclusively owned and used as a testing facility by Bombardier Aerospace since 1994.
Downsview Airport has its own fire service (Bombardier Aerospace Emergency Services) which covers airport operations (using two airport fire rescue vehicles) and plant operations (using two SUV emergency vehicles). Bombardier Emergency Services employees are cross-trained as firefighters, first responders and airport security.
Downsview Airfield opened in 1929 as general aviation airfield and one of two airports in the area. It was built by de Havilland Canada for testing aircraft at the plant at the site.
The site was expanded during World War II by the Royal Canadian Air Force and renamed RCAF Station Downsview.
The Downsview Airport was developed in 1939 as an airfield next to an aircraft manufacturing plant operated by de Havilland Canada. In 1947, the Department of National Defence purchased property surrounding the airfield and expanded it, creating RCAF Station Downsview to provide an air base for Royal Canadian Air Force units. The base was renamed Canadian Forces Base Toronto (Downsview) in 1968 and retained this name until its closure in 1996.
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