Lake Simcoe Regional Airport

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport
Lake Simcoe Regional Airport; Barrie-Orillia (Lake Simcoe Regional) Airport
	IATA: YLK – ICAO: CYLS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City
Serves	Barrie/Orillia
Location	Oro-Medonte, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	968 ft / 295 m
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website	www.lakesimcoeairport.com
Map
	CYLS Location in Ontario
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements	20,558
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Movements from Statistics Canada.

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, (formerly the Oro Barrie Orillia Regional Airport),^[3] (IATA: YLK, ICAO: CYLS), is a registered aerodrome located almost midway between Barrie and Orillia, in the township of Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada, near Highway 400. The airport is operated by both municipalities. The airport has published instrument approaches.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 24 passengers.^[1]

Improvements

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
↑ 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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[CFS-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014

[move-2] Total aircraft movements by class of operation

[3] Information Orillia

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