[turbanplanner]

Just looking from afar but there does seem to available surrounding land for expansion, even expropriation if it were to be in public hands. However, as you note, there is money in them thar hills and opposition would be well funded.

I wonder which group of developers owns the surrounding lands.

The Feds already own the land for Pickering so no expropriation needed!

 

[Tim MacDonald]

3 hours is excessive not unheard of, 1-2 hour delays because of flow and planes will hold where they are departing from

Weather, @yyz or downline stations is really the only mass delay cause. A few years ago runway rehab caused delays but your argument that YYZ can't handle current traffic is wrong.

 

[turbanplanner]

Weather, @yyz or downline stations is really the only mass delay cause. A few years ago runway rehab caused delays but your argument that YYZ can't handle current traffic is wrong.

It's not so much that it can't handle current traffic (though Nav is having serious staffing issues, to the point YTZ's tower is occasionally unstaffed)

It seems dumb to basically keep putting all our eggs in one basket.

 

[lenaitch]

The Feds already own the land for Pickering so no expropriation needed!

I was responding to a post about the Brampton-Caledon airport, which is privately owned.

 

[Dan416]

As long as YYZ has opportunity to grow, talk of Pickering is premature in my mind. Keep it in public hands by all means, but we really don't need a Mirabel here.

 

[nfitz]

As long as YYZ has opportunity to grow, talk of Pickering is premature in my mind. Keep it in public hands by all means, but we really don't need a Mirabel here.

As a passenger airport, I agree.

 

[Midtown Hank]

Lmao I used to fly there, I personally can attest there is no space!

The neighbours are unhappy with Cessnas flying around there I can’t imagine the politics of adding jets if you had a big enough space!

Laugh all you want, but I too have been there on numerous occasions, most recently in a 421. I would agree that there would be opposition, but it could easily be expanded. My guess is that is exactly what will happen in the not too distant future. New Hwy 413 is planned to go immediately to the south.

 

[micheal_can]