Post by @hamishb@mstdn.ca

2026-04-17 14:33 UTC

The take-over of Billy Bishop Airport now make even more evil sense (although Pearson is actually closer to his house). This BS about going to the US to fight Trump's tariffs has got to stop. He just likes to compare notes with Republicans. Even the line about "regular travel throughout Ontario" feels implausible given how out of touch he is. Is their an airport near his cottage that can handle jets this size? @Sanderde

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@Sanderde@mstdn.ca 2026-04-17 14:57

@hamishb It would appear so: “The Muskoka Airport (CYQA) has one runway. The runway 18/36 is 1,829m x 45.7m (6,000' x 150') asphalt and has a Pavement Load Rating (PLR) of 9 - capable of carrying loads of 90,720 kilograms (200,000 lbs.) MTOW. Runway 18 has a displaced threshold of 244m (800') due to the 4-lane Highway in the approach path. Runway 18 is equipped with a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and a Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) located 3.5 nautical miles from the airport. Both runway orientations 18 and 36 have GPS based approaches charted as RNAV (GNSS). The airport also has Direction Finding equipment (VHF-DF) that can be used to locate aircraft through their transmission frequency. “ https://www.muskoka.on.ca/en/airport/airport.aspx

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