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Airport Divestiture Status Report

NATIONAL AIRPORTS POLICY (NAP)

Airports Transfer Plan
Updated September 01, 2006

NATIONAL AIRPORTS SYSTEM (NAS)
AIRPORTS

 

Transferred Date

Forecast

Owned/Operated By:

British Columbia

 

 

 

KELOWNA

See remarks (a)

 

TC/Municipality

PRINCE GEORGE

March 31, 2003

 

TC/Prince George Airport Authority

VANCOUVER

July 1, 1992 (b)

 

TC/Vancouver International Airport Authority

VICTORIA

April 1, 1997

 

TC/Victoria International Airport Authority

Alberta

 

 

 

CALGARY

July 1, 1992 (b)

 

TC/Calgary Airport Authority

EDMONTON

August 1, 1992 (b)

 

TC/Edmonton Regional Airports Authority

Saskatchewan

 

 

 

REGINA

May 1, 1999

 

TC/Regina Airport Authority

SASKATOON

January 1, 1999

 

TC/ Saskatoon Airport Authority

Manitoba

 

 

 

WINNIPEG

January 1, 1997

 

TC/Winnipeg Airports Authority

Ontario

 

 

 

LONDON

August 1, 1998

 

TC/Greater London International Airport Authority

OTTAWA

February 1, 1997

 

TC/Ottawa Macdonald Cartier Intl. Airport Authority

THUNDER BAY

September 1, 1997

 

TC/Thunder Bay International Airports Authority

TORONTO

December 2, 1996

 

TC/Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Québec

 

 

 

MONTRÉAL DORVAL

August 1, 1992 (b)

 

TC/Aéroports de Montréal

MONTRÉAL MIRABEL

August 1, 1992 (b)

 

TC/Aéroports de Montréal

QUÉBEC

November 1, 2000

 

TC/Aéroport de Québec Inc.

New Brunswick

 

 

 

FREDERICTON

May 1, 2001

 

TC/Greater Fredericton Airport Authority

MONCTON

September 1, 1997

 

TC/Greater Moncton International Airport Authority

SAINT JOHN

June 1, 1999

 

TC/Saint John Airport Inc.

Nova Scotia

 

 

 

HALIFAX

February 1, 2000

 

TC/Halifax International Airport Authority

Prince Edward Island

 

 

 

CHARLOTTETOWN

March 1, 1999

 

TC/Charlottetown Airport Authority

Newfoundland/Labrador

 

 

 

GANDER

March 1, 2001

 

TC/Gander International Airport Authority

ST. JOHN'S

December 1, 1998

 

TC/St. John's International Airport Authority

Nunavut

 

 

 

IQALUIT

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Nunavut

Northwest Territories

 

 

 

YELLOWKNIFE

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Yukon Territory

 

 

 

WITHEHORSE

October 1, 1996

 

Government of Yukon Territory

 

 

 

 

Total NAS

26

0

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Airport leased to the City under a long term lease expiring 2034.

(b) Airport transferred to a Local Airport Authority (LAA) prior to NAP implementation.

 

REGIONAL/LOCAL AIRPORTS

 

Transferred

Forecast

Owned/Operated By:

British Columbia

 

 

 

ABBOTSFORD

January 1, 1997

 

Municipality

CAMPBELL RIVER

December 1, 1995

 

Municipality

CASTLEGAR

January 1, 1997

 

Municipality

COMOX

July 1, 1996

 

DND airport/Comox Valley Airport Commission (c)

CRANBROOK

March 1, 1997

 

Municipality

DAWSON CREEK

September 1, 1995

 

Municipality

FORT NELSON

March 30, 1999

 

Northern Rockies Regional District

FORT ST. JOHN

March 18, 1997

 

North Peace Airport Society

KAMLOOPS

August 2, 1997

 

Kamloops Airport Authority Society

NANAIMO

December 2, 1996

 

Nanaimo Airport Commission

PENTICTON

 

2006/07

TC

PORT HARDY

 

2006/07

TC

POWELL RIVER

See remarks (d)

 

Municipality

PRINCE RUPERT

April 1, 1997

 

Prince Rupert Airport Society

QUESNEL

April 1, 1997

 

Municipality

SMITHERS

March 30, 1999

 

Municipality

TERRACE

March 30, 1999

 

Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society

WILLIAMS LAKE

January 1, 1997

 

Municipality

Alberta

 

 

 

FORT MCMURRAY

March 31, 1999

 

Municipality

GRANDE PRAIRIE

February 1, 1997

 

Municipality/Grande Prairie Airport Commission

LETHBRIDGE

January 1, 1997

 

Municipality

PEACE RIVER

September 1, 1996

 

Municipality

RAINBOW LAKE

January 26, 1996

 

Municipality

Saskatchewan

 

 

 

LA RONGE

March 31, 1998

 

Municipality

PRINCE ALBERT

March 26, 1996

 

Municipality

URANIUM CITY

April 1, 1997

 

Province of Saskatchewan

Manitoba

 

 

 

BRANDON

September 27, 1995

 

Municipality

DAUPHIN

March 27, 1997

 

Dauphin Regional Airport Authority Inc.

FLIN FLON

December 19, 1995

 

Municipality

GILLAM

March 6, 1996

 

Municipality

LYNN LAKE

November 29, 1996

 

Municipality

THE PAS

March 25, 1997

 

Municipality

THOMPSON

March 31, 2000

 

Thompson Regional Airport Authority/

Local Government District of Mystery Lake

Ontario

 

 

 

DRYDEN

January 1, 1996

 

Municipality

EARLTON

June 1, 1997

 

Municipality

FORT FRANCES

August 1, 1995

 

Municipality

GORE BAY

March 29, 1996

 

Gore Bay - Manitoulin Airport Commission

HAMILTON

December 20, 1996

 

Municipality/Tradeport International Corp.

KAPUSKASING

November 7, 1997

 

Municipality

KENORA

March 1, 1996

 

Kenora Airport Authority Inc.

NORTH BAY

January 1, 1998

 

Municipality

PEMBROKE

April 10, 1996

 

Municipality

RED LAKE

March 1, 1996

 

Municipality/Thunder Bay Airport Services

SARNIA

June 27, 1997

 

Municipality

SAULT STE. MARIE

March 27, 1998

 

Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corp.

SUDBURY

March 31, 2000

 

Sudbury Airport Community Development

TIMMINS

October 8, 1999

 

Municipality

TORONTO ISLAND

See remarks (e)

 

Toronto Port Authority

WINDSOR

December 30, 1998

 

Municipality

Québec

 

 

 

ALMA

April 1, 1997

 

City

BAGOTVILLE

October 1, 2000

 

DND airport/City of Saguenay terminal building (f)

BAIE-COMEAU

March 31st 2005

 

Municipalité régionale de Comté de Manicouagan

GASPÉ

January 1, 1998

 

City

HAVRE ST. PIERRE

 

2006/07

TC

MONT-JOLI

January 1, 2005

 

La régie intermunicipale de l'aéroport de Mont-Joli

NATASHQUAN

 

2006/07

TC

RIMOUSKI

April 20, 2002

 

City

ROUYN

April 1, 1997

 

City of Rouyn-Noranda

SEPT-ILES

 

2006/07

TC

VAL D'OR

January 12, 1999

 

Aéroport régional de Val-d'Or Inc.

New Brunswick

 

 

 

CHARLO

March 31, 1996

 

Charlo Airport Commisssion Inc.

CHATHAM

June 1, 1996

 

Miramichi Airport Commission (1993) Inc.

ST. LEONARD

December 6, 1996

 

St. Leonard Airport Inc.

Nova Scotia

 

 

 

SYDNEY

October 1, 1997

 

Sydney Airport Authority Inc.

YARMOUTH

October 1, 1997

 

Yarmouth Airport Commission

Newfoundland/Labrador

 

 

 

CHURCHILL FALLS

January 1, 1997

 

Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corp. Limited

DEER LAKE

December 1, 1998

 

Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority Inc.

GOOSE BAY

October 1, 1998

 

DND airport /Goose Bay Airport Corp. (g)

STEPHENVILLE

January 30, 1998

 

Stephenville Airport Commission

ST. ANTHONY

 

2006/07

TC

WABUSH

 

2006/07

TC

 

 

 

 

Total Regional/Local

64

7

 

 

 

 

 

(c) The Department of National Defence owns and operates the airport; only the air terminal building was transferred.

(d) The airport was not owned by TC. The Operating subsidy was phased out as per NAP.

(e) The airport is owned by the Toronto Port Authority and the City of Toronto and two small parcels are owned by TC. The Toronto Port Authority operates the airport. The three parties entered into a Tripartite Agreement expiring in 2033 for the operation of the airport. Operating funding has been phased out as per NAP.

(f) The Department of National Defence owns and operates the airport. The air terminal building was transferred to the City of La Baie (now merged with the City of Saguenay).

(g) The Department of National Defence owns and operates the airport. The operation of the air terminal building was transferred to Goose Bay Airport Corp.

 

SMALL AIRPORTS

 

Transferred

Forecast

Owned/Operated By:

British Columbia

 

 

 

BOUNDARY BAY

December 1, 1997

 

Municipality/Boundary Bay Airport Corp.

LYTTON

January 1, 1996

 

Municipality

MIDWAY

March 1, 1996

 

Municipality/R.J.Harton

PITT MEADOWS

January 1, 1998

 

Pitt Meadows Airport Society

PRINCETON

March 1, 1996

 

Municipality

SALMO

May 30, 1997

 

Municipality (h)

TOFINO

March 31, 2000

 

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District

VANDERHOOF

December 1, 1995

 

Municipality

Alberta

 

 

 

INNISFAIL

January 26, 1997

 

Municipality/County

RED DEER

July 1, 1999

 

Red Deer Regional Airport Authority

SPRINGBANK

October 1, 1997

 

TC/Calgary Airport Authority

VILLENEUVE

March 31, 2000

 

Edmonton Regional Airports Authority

Saskatchewan

 

 

 

NORTH BATTLEFORD

December 12, 1996

 

Municipality

SWIFT CURRENT

March 29, 1996

 

Municipality/Swift Current Airport Ltd.

YORKTON

March 29, 1996

 

Municipality

Manitoba

 

 

 

ST. ANDREWS

March 30, 1999

 

Municipality

Ontario

 

 

 

BONNECHERE

 

2006/07

Decommissioned; declared surplus, disposal action underway.

CARP

March 14, 1997

 

Municipality

EMSDALE

February 29, 1996

 

Emsdale Airport Authority

GANANOQUE

February 21, 1997

 

Thousand Island Recreational Aviation Centre Inc.

MUSKOKA

October 31, 1996

 

Municipality

OSHAWA

March 21, 1997

 

Municipality

ST. CATHARINES

September 13, 1996

 

Municipality/Niagara District Airport Commission

WIARTON

May 1, 1996

 

Municipality/Wiarton-Keppel Airport Commission

Québec

 

 

 

CHARLEVOIX

February 1, 2002

 

Municipalité régionale de Comté de Charlevoix-Est

FORESTVILLE

June 28, 2001

 

City

RIVIERE-DU-LOUP

March 20, 2003

 

City

SHERBROOKE

August 1, 1997

 

City

ST-JEAN

March 31, 2004

 

City

ST. HUBERT

September 1, 2004

 

DASH-L

TROIS-RIVIERES

March 31, 1995

 

City

 

 

 

 

Total Small

30

1

 

(h) No longer listed as aerodrome

ARCTIC AIRPORTS

(Excl. Arctic B & NAS)

Transferred

Forecast

Owned/Operated By:

Nunavut

 

 

 

Cambridge Bay

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Nunavut

Resolute Bay

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Nunavut

Northwest Territories

 

 

 

Fort Simpson

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Fort Smith

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Hay River

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Inuvik

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Norman Wells

July 1, 1995

 

Government of Northwest Territories

Yukon Territory

 

 

 

Watson Lake

October 1, 1996

 

Government of Yukon Territory

 

 

 

 

Total Arctic

8

 

 

 

Grand Total

128

8

 

Grand Total includes Dorval, Mirabel, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver transferred prior to NAP implementation.


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