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FINAL REPORT Ontario Municipal Airports Data Collection Study 2011 Update LeighFisher Canada Inc. 220 Laurier Avenue West, Suite 500 Ottawa, ON K1P 5Z9 Telephone: (613) 236-4318 Fax: (613) 236-4850 www.leighfisher.com Table of Contents ABBREVIATIONS……………………………………... 3 3. 2011 SURVEY RESULTS (continued) 1. Aviation Activity………………………………………….. 78 GLOSSARY…………………………………………….. 4 2. Direct Employment……………………………………… 85 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………… 5 3. Air Policy…………………………………………………. 87 4. Regulatory Impact………………………………………. 88 1. INTRODUCTION………………………………… 25 5. Passenger Leakage…………………………………….. 89 1. Background & Introduction…………………………. 26 2. Approach & Methodology…………………………… 29 4. OVERVIEW OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS MANAGEMENT & FUNDING SUPPORT 2. PROFILE OF ALL ONTARIO MUNICIPAL MODELS………………………………………… 90 AIRPORTS………………………………………. 31 1. Introduction……………………………………………… 91 1. Geography……………………………………………. 32 2. Passenger and Cargo Leakage to US Airports……… 92 2. ACAP Eligibility………………………………………. 35 3. US Airports Funding and Management Model………. 98 3. Aerodrome Status…………………………………… 37 4. Other Provinces / Territories…………………………… 102 4. Operator Type……………………………………….. 38 5. Runways……………………………………………… 39 APPENDICES………………………………………….. 108 6. Public Service Use………………………………….. 41 A. List of Study Airports……………………………………. 109 7. Aircraft Traffic………………………………………… 46 B. Canadian Airports - Numbers and Types……………. 110 8. External Funding……………………………………. 48 C. Summary and Comparison to 2006 Results…………. 111 9. Summary……………………………………………... 55 3. 2011 SURVEY RESULTS……………………… 56 1. Participation………………………………………….. 57 2. Ownership & Operator Structure…………………… 59 3. Aerodrome Status…………………………………… 60 4. ACAP Eligibility………………………………………. 61 5. Financial Situation – Viability……………………….. 62 6. Financial Situation…………………………………… 66 7. Condition of Facilities & Equipment………………... 75 2 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 ABBREVIATIONS ACAP Airports Capital Assistance Program MEDT Ministry of Economic Development and Trade AIF Airport Improvement Fee MOHLTC Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (Ontario) AIP Airport Improvement Program MNR Ministry of Natural Resources (Ontario) ASP Airport Security Program MTO Ministry of Transportation Ontario ATB Air Terminal Building MTOW Maximum Take-off Weight AMCO Airports Management Council of Ontario NACC National Airlines Council of Canada BCF Building Canada Fund NAP National Airports Policy CAC Canadian Airports Council NAS National Airports System CAF Communities Adjustment Fund NPIAS National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems CAGO Community Airports Group Ontario NPIS Non-profit institutions CAP Canada Air Pilot NOHFC Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation CARs Canadian Aviation Regulations OPP Ontario Provincial Police CATSA Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority PFC/PUF Passenger Facility Charge/Passenger Usage Fee CBSA Canada Border Services Agency PILT Payments in Lieu of Taxes CFS Canada Flight Supplement RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police FAA Federal Aviation Authority RESA Runway Safety Area FTE Full-Time Equivalent SMS Safety Management Systems GA General Aviation SeMS Security Management Systems ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization TC Transport Canada ISF Infrastructure Stimulus Fund U.S. United States 3 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Aircraft Movement. A take-off, a landing, or a simulated approach by an CARs 705, Airline Operations. Applies in respect of the operation by a aircraft. Canadian air operator, in an air transport service or in aerial work involving sightseeing operations, of any of the following aircraft: (a) an aeroplane, other Airport Improvement Fee (AIF).. The fee is charged to all departing passengers set by the airport added to the fare and is entirely reinvested in than an aeroplane authorized to operate under Subpart 4, that has a MTOW infrastructure projects and improvements to traveler services. This method of of more than 8 618 kg (19,000 pounds) or for which a Canadian type collecting fees to improve services is used in most major Canadian airports certificate has been issued authorizing the transport of 20 or more and is not part of operating revenues but rather capital revenue for the airport. passengers; (b) a helicopter that has a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 20 or more; or (c) any aircraft that is authorized by the Minister to be Bilateral Agreement. An agreement with formal treaty status between operated under this Subpart. governments regulating the conduct of trade in international air services. It consists of a series of articles (or provisions). Certified Airport. Meets one of the following criteria: scheduled CARS 704 or 705 service; located within a “built-up area” of a city or town; where CARs 302, Aerodrome Standards and Recommended Practices. Applies certification is in the public interest; or where the airport wants to remain to (a) an aerodrome that is located within the built-up area of a city or town; (b) certified and is willing to pay for that status. Certified airports are inspected a land aerodrome that is used by an air operator for the purpose of a periodically for compliance with Transport Canada Standards which have scheduled service for the transport of passengers; and (c) any other been recorded in an Airport Operations Manual and Airside Operating aerodrome that is not (d) a military aerodrome; (e) a land aerodrome where the Procedures. Minister has issued a written authorization for each air operator using the aerodrome to land at and take-off from the aerodrome; or (e) heliports. Itinerant traffic. Air traffic where aircraft proceed to or arrive from another location or where they leave the circuit or the close proximity of the airport and CARs 704, Commuter Operations. Applies in respect of the operation by a return without landing at another airport Canadian air operator, in an air transport service or in aerial work involving sightseeing operations of any of the following aircraft: (a) a multi-engined Leakage. Passenger traffic flowing through an airport other than the airport aeroplane that has a MTOW of 8 618 kg (19,000 pounds) or less and a seating closest to those passengers. configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 10 to 19 inclusive; (b) a turbo-jet- Local traffic. Air traffic where aircraft remain in the circuit or the close powered aeroplane that has a maximum zero fuel weight of 22 680 kg (50,000 proximity of the airport. pounds) or less and for which a Canadian type certificate has been issued authorizing the transport of not more than 19 passengers; b.1) a multi-engined Registered Airport. An airport for which an Airport Certificate has not been helicopter with a seating configuration, excluding pilot seats, of 10 to 19 issued by Transport Canada. Aerodrome information is however published inclusive, unless it is certified for operation with one pilot and operated under and maintained in the Canada Flight Supplement. Registered aerodromes VFR; or (c) any aircraft that is authorized by the Minister to be operated under are not required to comply with CAR 302 regulations and Transport Canada this Subpart. publication TP312 – Aerodrome Standards and Recommended Practices Scheduled Services. Flights listed in a published timetable (or that are so regular and frequent as to constitute a recognizably systematic series) and performed for remuneration. 4 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5 ES1 Background & Introduction Update of 2006 study with focus on financial viability and traffic . Background . Methodology & Approach – Update 2006 study with focus on – Airport survey financial and traffic data – Industry association collaboration – May 2011, Municipal Airports Data Collection Study announced at Panel – Public service input meeting – Publicly available data . Objective – Multi-jurisdictional review – Collect operating and financial information from municipal airports that could be used in the development of a business case to demonstrate the Municipal Airports Defined importance of municipal airports to government decision makers and to essentially those public airports further support the need for that serve local / municipal investment in Ontario’s municipal needs and provide a socio- airports. economic contribution – . Scope regardless of the ownership – Data collection and analysis only structure, although most are – Presentation of results by geography municipally owned. and ACAP eligibility 6 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 ES2 Profile of All ON Municipal Airports - Geography 84 Municipal Airports in Ontario: 38 in North (45%); 46 in South (55%) North South 7 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 ES2 Profile of all ON Municipal Airports - ACAP Eligibility The majority of Municipal Airports in Ontario are not ACAP eligible . Very few (19 or 23%) Ontario Municipal Airports are ACAP eligible – More (12) in the North than in the South (7) ACAP eligible Non-ACAP eligible 8 Ontario Ministry of Transportation JCI646 Ontario Municipal Airports Update 2011 ES2 Profile of All ON Municipal Airports - Aerodrome Status Less than half of all municipal airports in Ontario are Certified . 38 (45%) of Municipal Airports in Ontario are Certified . Trend towards de-certification continues (71% in 2006) Aerodrome Status - All Ontario Municipal Airports