Collingwood Airport is a medium-sized registered aerodrome located southeast of Collingwood,

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, Canada, west of

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and north of

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. It is located in the township of Clearview, near Wasaga Beach and the ski hills of Blue Mountain. The aerodrome is listed by

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as being an

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and the Canada Border Services Agency agents can handle

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aircraft with up to 15 occupants.

History

Runway improvements were made in 2009 and the airport re-opened in January 2010. The Town of Collingwood sold the airport to a private company, Winterland Developments, in 2019 for $4.1 million.

Radio

The

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frequency is 122.85 MHz (limited hours), and includes ARCAL type K lighting.

Tenants

* Levaero Aviation * Big Blue Air * Macizzle Aero - aircraft maintenance * Genesis Flight CollegeGenesis Flight College
/ref> - commercial pilot diploma program

References

External links

Collingwood Regional Airport

Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
Macizzle Aero
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