Niagara District Airport guide

Niagara District Airport (ICAO CYSN) sits in the Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, at an elevation of 98 m (322 ft). It grew out of the St. Catharines Flying Club, which received its first aircraft in June 1929 and held its official opening that September. During the Second World War, No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School trained 2,468 student pilots here before it disbanded in January 1944.

The airport mainly serves general aviation. It has three asphalt runways: 06/24 at 1,524 m (5,000 ft), 01/19 at 761 m and 11/29 at 606 m. The longest one handles business, tourism and private charter traffic. The airfield recorded 27,239 aircraft movements in 2010. It is an airport of entry, with Canada Border Services Agency officers on a call-out basis, and it accepts only general aviation aircraft carrying 15 passengers or fewer.

No airline operates scheduled flights from the airport. Air Canada runs a motorcoach connection to Toronto Pearson, which is a ground service rather than a flight. The airport also hosts CARES Niagara, a civilian search and rescue unit, and is used by RCAF search and rescue aircraft and Royal Canadian Air Cadets. A 2025-2045 master plan proposes terminal upgrades, more parking and a longer runway to open the way to commercial service.