SOUTHERN ONTARIO AREA AIRPORTS STUDY - VISUAL DATABASE (aussi disponsible en fran‡ais) TRANSPORT CANADA CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Paul Kavanagh Regional Manager, Safety, Security & SOAAS Transport Canada - Airports Group (PKS) 4900 Yonge Street, 4th Floor Willowdale, Ontario M2N 6A5 (416) 224-3190 FAX. (416) 224-3145 STUDY HISTORY: In August of 1989, the strategy for aviation in southern Ontario was announced by former Minister of Transport Benoit Bouchard. It stated that Lester B. Pearson International Airport would continue as the major airport and be developed to its optimum capacity in terms of social, economic, environmental, and transportation considerations. The other airports in southern Ontario would be developed to respond to the immediate demands for aviation infrastructure and ultimately to fulfil their roles within the area airports system and eventually supplement the role of Pearson International Airport. The second part of this strategy involves the Southern Ontario Area Airports Study (SOAAS). SOAAS is currently underway, analyzing the capacity and future potential of the major airports in south-central Ontario. The project focuses on the area airports as a system and will produce recommendations regarding Transport Canada's involvement with these airports, to meet future aviation demands. Actions involving Transport Canada will not be proposed until the completion of this study, estimated to be in early 1993. The study sites are as follows: Brampton Brantford Burlington Buttonville Cambridge/Reid's Field Downsview Greenbank Grimsby Airpark Guelph Hamilton Lindsay Markham Nobleton Oro-Barrie-Orillia Oshawa Peterborough Pottageville Rockton St. Catharines Stoney Creek Toronto Island Waterloo/Guelph Welland York Pickering (undeveloped) As part of the initial phase of SOAAS, all pertinent data for the study sites was collected. Previous studies, current Master Plans, and all other available information has been assembled in the SOAAS Database. A co-operative education student used the Aircraft and Scenery Designer of the Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 computer program to create a "Visual Database" of the study airports. SOAAS VISUAL DATABASE: The SOAAS Visual Database was designed to allow for simulation of additions and/or modifications to airport facilities as well as to function as a public relations tool. The database will be distributed as "shareware". Comments and/or corrections to the details included can be forwarded to the above address. The following sources were used to create the database: Canada Flight Supplement (CFS) Ministry of Natural Resources, maps Transport Canada - Airports Group, maps VFR (Visual Flight Rules) Navigation Charts Photographs (taken July 29 - August 1, 1991) Site Visits To use the database, you must have the: - Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0 - Microsoft Flight Simulator, Aircraft & Scenery Designer - System Requirements as per page 5 of the Aircraft & Scenery Designer User's Guide USING THE DATABASE: To gain access to the new files, load them onto the same directory as your program. NOTE: The scenery uses the default scenery, not Scenery Disk #11. The files, Flight Simulator 4.0 and Aircraft & Scenery Designer can fit on a 1.44 MB 3.5" disk if you eliminate non-essential files. The files are quite large. The mode with the 747 glass cockpit uses a lot of memory. The computer sometimes runs out of memory when running the Designer to view scenery files in this mode. The Flight Simulator will shut itself down and you must reboot your system. In creating the database, imperial measurements were used for runways and taxiways, but metric was used for building heights. The real "round" world uses latitude and longitude. The flight simulator "flat" world uses its own system comprising of north and east coordinates. Chicago was calculated to be at the centre and was used as the starting point to the database. For instance, small changes were made to Lake Ontario to allow for proper positioning of the airports. The coordinates of the sites are given in the "Airport Details" section below. AIRPORT FILES: There are five different types of files (differentiated by their extensions): 1. Static Scenery Files - .SC1 2. Dynamic Scenery Files - .DY1 3. Demo Files - .DEM 4. Mode Files - .MOD 5. Text Files - .TXT The following files have been included with this package: .SC1 .DY1 .DEM .MOD .TXT BARRIE DOWNTOWN BRAMPTON BARRIE README BRANT EASTERN BUTNVLLE BRAMPTON DOWNTOWN HAMILTON DOWNSVEW BRANTFOR EASTERN LBPYYZ GUELPH BURLINGT FAR-EAST WESTERN HAMILTON BUTTONVI GREEN ISLAND CAMBRIDG HAMILTON MARKHAM DOWNSVIE LBPYYZ OSHAWA GREENBAN NIAGARA T-ISLAND GRIMSBY NORDWEST TORONTOI GUELPH NORTH WATERLOO HAMILTON PETELIND LINDSAY PICKLAND MARKHAM POTTNOBE MTHOPE06 WESTERN NOBLETON OSHAWA PETERBOR POTTAGEV ROCKTON STCATHAR STONEYCR T-ISLAND VIEWFROM WATERLOO WELLAND YHM12R YORK YTZ YYZ_RAMP AIRPORT DETAILS: The airports have be re-created in as much detail and as accurately as was possible. Any deviation from reality is accounted for in the airport details. Coordinates, mode, and contents are listed for each airport. Lester B. Pearson International Airport is included in the Visual Database. BRAMPTON Coordinates: N18180, E19083 Scenery File: NORTH Mode: BRAMPTON Elevation: 900' above sea level (ASL) Runway Data: Rwy 15/33, 3500 X 75 asphalt/turf (centre 40' asphalt); Rwy 08/26, 2500 X 40 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 15/33 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: 17 T-hangars, three full hangars, flying club, parking lot, driveway, partial road, partial QEW. BRANTFORD Coordinates: N17991, E18817 Scenery File: BRANT Mode: BRANTFOR Elevation: 815' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 05R/23L, 5000 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 11L/29R, 2600 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 11R/29L, 2500 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 17L/35R, 2600 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 17R/35L, 2600 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 05L/23R, 2460 X 100 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 05R/23L has lighting and a VASIS (Visual Approach Slope Indicating System) on each end; Rwy 11L/29R has lighting; Rwy 17R/35L has lighting. Navigation: Non-Directional Beacon (NDB), frequency 207. Details: flying club, four hangars, three T-hangars, four buildings for school bus manufacturing, Highway 403, airport road. BURLINGTON AIRPARK Coorindates: N18055, E19037 Scenery File: WESTERN Mode: BURLINGT Elevation: 640' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 14/32, 2800 X 75 asphalt/turf (centre 40' asphalt); Rwy 09/27, 2250 X 100 turf. Lighting: Rwy 14/32 has lighting. Navigation: Private NDB, frequency 215. Details: flying club, parking lot, 14 hangars, St. Lawrence Cement chimney, Lakeview Generating Station, fuel box on apron, Highways 401, 403, 427, QEW, 5, Trafalgar Road, road to Burlington Airpark. BUTTONVILLE Coordinates: N18159, E19248 Scenery File: EASTERN Mode: BUTTONVI Elevation: 650' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 15/33, 4000 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 03/21, 2575 X 80 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 15/33 has lighting and a VASIS on each end; Rwy 03/21 has lighting and a VASIS on each end. Navigation: NDB, frequency 248; Localizer (LOC), frequency 111.1 (Rwy 15) - an Instrument Landing System (ILS) was used with the Glideslope set to 0 degrees; Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), frequency 111.1, channel 48. Details: main building with terminal, Flight Service Station (FSS), tower, hangars, access road, Highways 7, 48, 401, 404, Cessna 182 and Learjet in circuit. CAMBRIDGE/REID'S FIELD Coordinates: N18106, E18931 Scenery File: NORDWEST Mode: CAMBRIDG Elevation: 1050' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 17/35, 3700 X 45 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 17/35 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: apron, house, trees, hangar, two buildings, radio tower. DOWNSVIEW Coordinates: N18123, E19202 Scenery File: EASTERN Mode: DOWNSVIE Elevation: 650' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 09/27, 3164 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 15/33, 7000 X 200 concrete. Lighting: Rwy 15/33 has lighting (only 3400'). Navigation: NDB, frequency 356. Details: apron, tower, four hangars, DeHavilland Plant, National Defence Bldgs, Highways 400, 401, QEW. GREENBANK Coordinates: N18221, E19392 Scenery File: GREEN Mode: GREENBAN Elevation: 975' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 16/34, 2200 X 80 turf; Rwy 03/21, 2100 X 80 turf. Lighting: Rwy 16/34 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: barn, four small hangars, house, roads connecting to Highway 401 and Lindsay. GRIMSBY AIRPARK Coordinates: N17907, E19055 Scenery File: NIAGARA Mode: GRIMSBY Elevation: 640' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 04/22, 2870 X 75 gravel/asphalt (centre 30' asphalt). Lighting: Rwy 04/22 has lighting. Navigation: NDB, frequency 266. Details: apron, club, three buildings, three T-hangars, road from airport to Stoney Creek. GUELPH Coordinates: N18142, E18957 Scenery File: NORDWEST Mode: GUELPH Elevation: 1100' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 14/32, 2500 X 100 turf/asphalt (centre 40' asphalt), Rwy 05/23, 2100 X 100 turf/asphalt (centre 40' asphalt). Lighting: Rwy 14/32 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: apron, six T-hangars, one hangar, flying club, parking lot, 19 houses along driveway, hill off end of runway, hidden fuel box on ramp (if you stop, you will be refueled), Highway 401. HAMILTON Coordinates: N17958, E18954 Scenery File: HAMILTON Modes: HAMILTON, YHM12R, MTHOPE06 Elevation: 780' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 06/24, 6000 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 12R/30L, 5188 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 12L/30R, 8000 X 200 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 06/24 has lighting with a VASIS for 24; Rwy 12R/30L has a VASIS on each end; Rwy 12L/30R has lighting with a VASIS on each end. Navigation: NDB, frequencies, 221, 397, 266; ILS, frequency 110.9 (Rwy 12L). Details: apron, five WWII hangars, terminal, seven buildings, tower, firehall, fire training area with aircraft, parking lot with trees and cars, weather office, radar tower, firetruck driving on crash road, Cessna in circuit, Highways 6, 20, 403, QEW, Skyway Bridge, Airport Road, Fiddlers Green Road, tower access road. LESTER B. PEARSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Coordinates: N18123, E19129 Scenery File: LBPYYZ Mode: YYZ_RAMP Elevation: 598' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 15/33, 11050 X 200 asphalt; Rwy 06L/24R, 10500 X 200 asphalt/concrete; Rwy 06R/24L, 9500 X 200 concrete. Lighting: Rwy 06R/24L has lighting with a PAPI on each end; Rwy 06L/24R has lighting with a PAPI on each end; Rwy 15/33 has lighting with a PAPI on each end. Navigation: NDB, frequencies 368, 236, 403, 347, 341, 385; VOR(VHR Omni-Directional Ranging)/DME, frequency 113.3, channel 80; ILS, frequencies 109.1 (Rwy 06R), 109.7 (Rwy 06L), 109.3 (Rwy 24L), 111.5 (Rwy 24R), 110.5 (Rwy 15), 110.3 (Rwy 33). Details: Terminals 1, 2 and 3, cargo and catering buildings, general aviation area buildings, tower and radar buildings, administration building, McDonnell Douglas Aircraft plants, moving and stationary Boeing 767's, Airport Road, Dixie Road, Brittania Road, Highways 401, 427, 400. LINDSAY Coordinates: N18290, E19500 Scenery File: PETELIND Mode: LINDSAY Elevation: 882' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 13/31, 3500 X 75 asphalt; Rwy 02/20, 2900 X 75 turf. Lighting: Rwy 13/31 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: hangar, flying club, roads into the airport. MARKHAM Coordinates: N18174, E19293 Scenery File: PICKLAND Mode: MARKHAM Elevation: 807' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 09/27, 2045 X 50 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 09/27 has lighting (apron not lit). Navigation: No available aids. Details: hangar, clubhouse, trailer, Highways 48 and 7 to Buttonville, Highways 401, 404. NOBLETON Coordinates: N18228, E19169 Scenery File: POTTNOBE Mode: NOBLETON Elevation: 970' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 10/28, 2400 X 75, turf. Lighting: None available. Navigation: No available aids. Details: four houses, three hangars, decommissioned VOR site, trees, pond, roads. ORO-BARRIE-ORILLIA Coordinates: N18407, E19282 Scenery File: BARRIE Mode: BARRIE Elevation: 1000' ASL Runway: Rwy 10/28, 5000 X 100 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 10/28 has lighting. Navigation: No available aids. Details: trailer. OSHAWA Coordinates: N18125, E19396 Scenery File: FAR-EAST Mode: OSHAWA Elevation: 458' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 12/30, 3476 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 04/22, 2670 X 100 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 12/30 has lighting and a VASIS on 30; Rwy 04/22 has lighting. Navigation: NDB, frequency 391. Details: administration building, tower, three hangars, Highway 401. PETERBOROUGH Coordinates: N18189, E19598 Scenery File: PETELIND Mode: PETERBOR Elevation: 628' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 09/27, 5000 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 13/31, 3000 X 100 turf. Lighting: Rwy 09/27 has lighting and a Precision Approach Position Indicator (PAPI) on each end. Navigation: NDB, frequency 379. Details: administration building, terminal, seven hangars, eight small hangars, roads. POTTAGEVILLE Coordinates: N18242, E19191 Scenery File: POTTNOBE Mode: POTTAGEV Elevation: 755' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 18/36, 1585 X 40 turf/gravel. Lighting: None available. Navigation: No available aids. Details: hangar, barn, road. ROCKTON Coordinates: N18043, E18915 Scenery File: NORDWEST Mode: ROCKTON Elevation: 846' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 03/21, 2500 X 200 turf; Rwy 18/36, 2400 X 200 turf. Lighting: None available. Navigation: No available aids. Details: three buildings, Highway 8, roads. ST. CATHARINES Coordinates: N17861, E19183 Scenery File: NIAGARA Mode: STCATHAR Elevation: 321' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 06/24, 5000 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 01/19, 2500 X 75 asphalt; Rwy 11/29, 2000 X 75 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 06/24 has lighting. Navigation: NDB, frequency 408. Details: apron, airport office, tower, five hangars, fire training area, trees, radio tower, three small hangars, driveway, QEW, Skyway over Welland Canal, canal. STONEY CREEK Coordinates: N17920, E19026 Scenery File: NIAGARA Mode: STONEYCR Elevation: 680' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 02/20, 2850 X 75 turf/asphalt (centre 25' asphalt); Rwy 09/27, 2015 X 100 turf. Lighting: None available. Navigation: No available aids. Details: apron, road to Grimsby, two houses, five hangars. TORONTO ISLAND Coordinates: N18062, E19200 Scenery File: DOWNTOWN Modes: T-ISLAND, YTZ Elevation: 251' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 08/26, 4000 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 06/24, 3000 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 15/33, 3000 X 150 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 08/26 has lighting and a PAPI on 08. Navigation: NDB, frequency 257; DME, channel 24, frequency 108.7; Microwave Landing System (MLS), channel 506. NOTE: MLS is simulated using an ILS, frequency, 113.2 for Rwy 08; 112.3 for Rwy 26. Details: old and new tower, terminals, four hangars, six buildings, firehall, Hanlans Point ferry building, Ontario Place, Toronto Islands, Leslie Street spit, Don River, Harbour smokestacks, Greenwood racetrack, CN Tower, detailed Skydome, St. Lawrence Cement chimney, Lakeview Generating Station, Highways 401, 403, 404, QEW, Gardiner Expressway. This scenery file also contains details of downtown Toronto. WATERLOO/GUELPH REGIONAL Coordinates: N18123, E18885 Scenery File: NORDWEST Mode: WATERLOO Elevation: 1040' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 14/32, 4100 X 150 asphalt; Rwy 07/25, 5200 X 150 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 14/32 has lighting; Rwy 07/25 has lighting. Navigation: NDB, frequency 355; VOR/DME, frequency 115.0, channel 97; ILS, frequency 110.7 (Rwy 25). Details: tower, terminal, five hangars, two buildings, six T-hangars. WELLAND Coordinates: N17796, E19103 Scenery File: NIAGARA Mode: WELLAND Elevation: 580' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 05/23, 3500 X 100 asphalt; Rwy 15/33, 2570 X 50 asphalt. Lighting: Rwy 05/23 has lighting and a PAPI on each end. Navigation: No available aids. Details: apron, hangar, three buildings, roads. YORK Coordinates: N17892, E18964 Scenery File: NIAGARA Mode: YORK Elevation: 670' ASL Runway Data: Rwy 16/34, 1500 X 200 turf; Rwy 07/25, 1350 X 100 turf. Lighting: None available. Navigation: No available aids. Details: house, hangar, building, two T-hangars, roads.