Markham Airport or Toronto/Markham Airport,, is a private aerodrome operating north of Markham, Ontario, Canada near Toronto. The airport was founded in 1965 by two former Polish air force pilots and is owned by Wings of Flights, Inc. and operated by Markham Airport Inc. The airport is not part of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority. The airport consists of a single runway for small and private aircraft only. The Royal Canadian Air Cadets Gliding Program uses the north side of the runway 09/27 for glider operations in the spring and fall months, and use a northern traffic pattern.
Airport data
Coordinates: N43 56 09 W79 15 44 UTC−5
Runway 09/27: - asphalt
Elevation: 807’ VTA A5000 F-21
Unicom Frequency: 122.80
Runway orientation: 09/27
Lighting: 09-, 27- PNR Opr
ATF: UNICOM LTD HRS o/t TFC 122.8 3500 ASL excluding portion within CYKZ CZ capped at 2000 ASL
Buildings: Aerodrome, airport office, small hangar, assortment of pre-fabricated buildings and portables
Address: 10953 Highway 48, Markham, ON L3P 3J7
There are plans for more hangars, museum building, helipad and an expanded runway, but it would require approval as the runway would require additional land and is also restricted from expansion due by Pickering Airport plans.
Tenants
Central Region Spring Familiarization Flying Program - Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Located at the entrance of the airfield is a classrooms used by tenant flight school Canadian Flyer International. There is one small hangar at the airport with most aircraft parked on the grass on the south side of the runway. A number of storage sheds, portables and trailers are found at the airport. The airport tarmac is also home to a few aircraft and other military equipment from the Canadian Air, Land and Sea Museum.
There are GO Transit flag stops of either side of Highway 48 at the entrance of the airport serving bus Route 71. GO Transit Stouffville trains pass to the east of the airport. Most users of Markham Airport drive or can take a taxi. Highway 48 and Elgin Mills Road are the closest major roads serving the airport. There is limited parking at the airport on the south side of the driveway next to the airport buildings and end of the driveway.
