Best small airport (ATF only)

. . · Post by **. .** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:21 pm

Vote, or request an addition.

Looking to add some from the east coast or far north please post or PM me any additions.

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:49 pm

Faimont or Golden... If you're staying at the fairmont hot springs resort.. they'll come down and pick you up in style

. . · Post by **. .** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 7:58 pm

any pictures to link to?

Airtids · Post by **Airtids** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:22 pm

http://www.highalpineair.com for Nelson. Yep, voted!

-edited by endless for direct pic link. check the website for more

mikegtzg · Post by **mikegtzg** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:23 pm

Please add Winnipeg-Lyncrest.
Tried to put a pic in. If anyone out there can do it for me. It's the pic of the field at http://www.lyncrest.org

Thks,

Ralliart · Post by **Ralliart** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:26 pm

Courtenay Airpark

Chilliwack (Pie)

Rowdy · Post by **Rowdy** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:29 pm

Heres the Pic of me a couple years back in Golden (yes.. I was flying FAGZ)

Mighty pretty scenery and the gentleman running the fuel services was great to deal with!

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:33 pm

*pulls down his pants*

Lots of room... To bad endless only wants to use those that will win.. =(

Scuba_Steve · Post by **Scuba_Steve** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 1:39 am

Add fort frances, those guys are great..

sakism · Post by **sakism** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 9:27 am

Peterborough.

Better maintained runways than most other airports in Canada, controlled or uncontrolled.

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:47 am

Wiarton and Stratford are two of my favourites...

lazy · Post by **lazy** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 10:58 am

Killarny, Ont

groundtoflightdeck · Post by **groundtoflightdeck** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:24 pm

Pukatawagan!!

SuperDave · Post by **SuperDave** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:06 pm

Pukatawagan!!

Hehe...might as well add Gaywaywin...Snatchigo Lake too...

Vernon used to be good until the new AP manager took power, it's too bad. Nelson gets my vote now that they're on the right path again. Keep it real!

Northern Skies · Post by **Northern Skies** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:40 pm

add Bella Coola..... nice stop for flying up the coast.

ZLIN 142C · Post by **ZLIN 142C** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:07 pm

http://www.flyhighriver.ca

I'm a bit biased, though; I started my flight training there.

grimey · Post by **grimey** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 3:59 am

I guess High River is so good it needed to be on there twice?

justplanecrazy · Post by **justplanecrazy** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:27 pm

Where's Revelstoke, Powell River, Penticton, Bella Bella, or Sechelt? 9% for Chilliwak are you joking?? Are we voting on nicest pavement and FBO's or are we voting for nicest surroundings and most picturesque?

Airtids · Post by **Airtids** » Fri Dec 23, 2005 12:08 am

Best pie? That would explain Chilliwack. C'mon Nelson!!

HuD 91gt · Post by **HuD 91gt** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 10:14 pm

Crawford Bay or Nelson, Duncan is pretty awesome as well :p

Will have some pictures shortly of Crawford... Photobucket is down.

HighBypass · Post by **HighBypass** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:44 pm

Lindsay airpark was good when they had the best butter tarts... but sadly the lady quit!

Guido · Post by **Guido** » Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:07 pm

HighBypass wrote:Lindsay airpark was good when they had the best butter tarts... but sadly the lady quit!

Really??? Well, I'm glad to say that I made it there once to try the butter tarts... and they lived up to their reputation. It's too bad that I'll never see another

jspitfire · Post by **jspitfire** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:12 pm

I did my PPL at Courtenay, and so that takes the top of the list for me. I've flown to Chilliwack dozens of times, but still haven't tried the pie.

bob sacamano · Post by **bob sacamano** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 4:27 am

Guido wrote:
HighBypass wrote:Lindsay airpark was good when they had the best butter tarts... but sadly the lady quit!
Really??? Well, I'm glad to say that I made it there once to try the butter tarts... and they lived up to their reputation. It's too bad that I'll never see another

That's probably the only thing that's good at lindsay.

I vote for YPQ.

guys/girls there do a great job.

prop · Post by **prop** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:20 am

Hi. I've been "lurking" at Avcanada for quite some time now, but only now have decided to post. I've been flying both fixed and rotary in 27 countries around the world for almost 30 years, and one of the things I really enjoy is visiting terrific, small airports that are recommended by other pilots. This forum has given me lots to explore, but I feel the need to highlight what seems to be a mistake.

Last weekend we flew into Nelson, B.C. because it looked so good from both this site, and the CFS. I must say, I was terribly disappointed. When we arrived, we went to park the airplane for a few hours and taxied to the tiedowns beside several other airplanes. A kindly gent came over to inform us that we were not to park in the center of the ramp area, as it was reserved for helicopter operations. The CENTER of the airport!! We were instructed to go and tie our aircraft down at the far end- a place I would have thought they would set aside for the rotary traffic (conventionally placed at the periphery for the sake of safety and operational ease for everyone, in my experience), and where, judging by the decrepid old hangar (Okanagan?), certainly was in the past. There were no tie-downs to be found. I have to ask, with this kind of ridiculous set up, how can this place qualify as one of the best in the country? What does the airport manager plan to do when things get really busy there during the summer months? I could see no obvious reason as to why the airport would be set up in such a dysfunctional manner.

Airtids, you seem to be a proponent of this location- I have determined you own the Charter company and Flight School there (I should have come in to chat you up, but found myself in a bit of a hurry to leave!). Can you explain this? Have you thought about how you are going to expand your business under this scenario? You look to be very pinched down there. How does your airport plan to attract other businesses?

Don't get me wrong, Nelson is a stunning location and having an aerodrome within walking distance to everywhere is simply fantastic. However, the current setup seems like an accident waiting to happen, and I'll have no part of it. I realise that your space is tight, but there must be another solution to your problems. Why locate the rotary in the midst of a tight ramp? I have sent you a message to your personal e-mail address.

From what I've seen, there is no way I'd be able to vote for Nelson as "The Best Airport" in Canada. Looks like it's Vernon for me...

prop