Kevin Horton
Well Known Member
Starting a new thread to answer a question posted here.
Landing fees for piston-engine aircraft are currently $4.91 per 1000 kg, with a minimum fee of $14.70. The FBOs also charge their own ramp fees. I use Porter FBO, and they charge $35 for a day. The other FBO is apparently slightly cheaper, but they had construction the first time I came, so I used Porter then, and were very happy with the the service, so I kept coming back.
Eating options on the Island are not great. There used to be a deli in the terminal building, but it has closed. Apparently Porter Airlines has a coffee shop next to the ferry terminal, but I've never tried it. I've always walked 5 minutes to the ferry that runs every 15 minutes to get to the main land. Once you are on the main land, you can either walk, take one of the TTC trams, or take the Porter shuttle bus to the corner of Front & York St. You are close to downtown Toronto, so plan to spend a few hours there to make the cost of the trip worthwhile. There is no problem staying overnight - I've done that once with the RV-8.
More info on CYTZ in the Places to Fly section of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association site.
If you are tempted, do it. It is neat flying right by the CN Tower, half way up. More pictures.
It is certainly expensive to fly into Toronto Island, but ATC is very friendly and helpful. They are definitely happy to have light aircraft traffic.A couple of us from NJ were in Kingston for the weekend and flew back on Sunday afternoon. (What a spectacular day to fly in the Northeast.)
Always wondered about flying into Toronto Island just for lunch. Would like to do that the next time we are in Canada. Had a feeling they were not very open to that so I'm curious about landing fees, rest. options on the airport ...or do you head into the city?... appreciate any advise. thanks,
Landing fees for piston-engine aircraft are currently $4.91 per 1000 kg, with a minimum fee of $14.70. The FBOs also charge their own ramp fees. I use Porter FBO, and they charge $35 for a day. The other FBO is apparently slightly cheaper, but they had construction the first time I came, so I used Porter then, and were very happy with the the service, so I kept coming back.
Eating options on the Island are not great. There used to be a deli in the terminal building, but it has closed. Apparently Porter Airlines has a coffee shop next to the ferry terminal, but I've never tried it. I've always walked 5 minutes to the ferry that runs every 15 minutes to get to the main land. Once you are on the main land, you can either walk, take one of the TTC trams, or take the Porter shuttle bus to the corner of Front & York St. You are close to downtown Toronto, so plan to spend a few hours there to make the cost of the trip worthwhile. There is no problem staying overnight - I've done that once with the RV-8.
More info on CYTZ in the Places to Fly section of the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association site.
If you are tempted, do it. It is neat flying right by the CN Tower, half way up. More pictures.