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Lake Simcoe Regional Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Serves
  
Barrie/Orillia

Time zone
  
Elevation
  
295 m

Phone
  
+1 705-487-0999

Operator
  
City

Location
  
Oro-Medonte, Ontario

Elevation AMSL
  
972 ft / 296 m

Province
  
Ontario

Lake Simcoe Regional Airport

Address
  
224 7 Line N, Oro Station, ON L0L 2E0, Canada

Similar
  
Simcoe County Airport Se, Barrie South GO, Yonge St @ Little Ave, Esther Drive, Yonge St @ Esther Dr

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Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, (formerly the Oro Barrie Orillia Regional Airport), (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.

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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.

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Improvements

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

    Lake Simcoe Regional Airport Wikipedia


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