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Maps Whitchurch-Stouffville and the Pickering Airport plans
1. Runway Siting
The announcement about the Pickering Airport on June 11, 2013
was consistent with
the recommended runway siting of the Pickering Draft Plan Report
of 2004 (i.e., with
run-ways located south-east of the CPR rail line)
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2. Noise Contours:
Residents of Whitchurch-Stouffville need to know how significant
and close the noise
pollution will be to their homes and schools.
Noise contours
(25 NEF noise exposure
forecast rating)
Wendat Village Public
School
Flight approach over
Musselmans Lake; planes
descend/ascend in this
vicinity from 500 to 450
metres
Entire Community of
Stouffville a Bird harzard
zone (see also here)
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3. Opening Day Configuration (General Aviation)
An initial general aviation operation has been part of the plan
since at least 2004. This was
reconfirmed by MP Paul Calandra (June 12, Stouffville
Sun-Tribune).
The plans call for demand driven development (see Pickering
Draft Plan Report, sec. 9) with
clear 2032 goals which were confirmed in the 2010 Needs
Assessment Study (see below, item
4).
The following is from the 2004 Pickering Airport Draft Plan
report.
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4. Passenger Allocations
The Greater Toronto Airport Authoritys Needs Assessment Study
Pickering Lands: Final
Report (March 2010; released 2011) is specific with respect to
passenger allocations by
2032, and its scenarios form the background for the decision
announced June 11, 2013.
They are consistent with the 2004 Pickering Draft Plan
Report
Depending on the extent of the future growth at the Hamilton and
Waterloo airports,
Pickering will likely receive about 11 million passengers a year
by 2032, or about 30,000
passengers daily (Scenario P7; compare Toronto Pearson 2010: 36
million passengers;
p. 1.6).
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5. Size:
The announced size of the Pickering Airport lands (excluding
lands announced for the Rouge
Park and other development) is consistent with a future,
Pearson-sized build-out.
Pickering: 4650 acres for airport (excluding lands for Rouge
Park and various
development)
Pearson: 4613 acres
Hamilton: 1400 acres
Buttonville: 170 acres
