Maple Airport

Maple Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Private
Owner	Dr. Philip Macfarlane Maple Flying Club Great Pine Ridge Developments Neiltown Air Limited
Operator	Maple Flying Club Great Pine Ridge Developments Neiltown Air Limited
Location	Maple, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Coordinates	43°50′36″N 079°31′37″W / 43.84333°N 79.52694°W / 43.84333; -79.52694Coordinates: 43°50′36″N 079°31′37″W / 43.84333°N 79.52694°W / 43.84333; -79.52694
Map
Maple Airport Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3,700 1,100 Ashpalt (originally grass) 2,500 760 Ashpalt (originally grass)

Maple Airport was a small airfield in the Township of Vaughan (now a city) in York Region, Ontario, that was open from 1955 until 1987. The airport, established by Marion Alice Orr, one of Canada's first women pilots, consisted of two runways in an X pattern; 3,700 ft (1,100 m) and 2,500 ft (760 m). The early runway were grass strip and paved over in 1960.

At one point, the Maple Airport was the third busiest private commercial and civilian airport in Canada not to have a control tower.

The urbanization of Vaughan and the Maple area led to the closure of the airport 1987.

Nothing remains of the airport today, which is now a housing development and Maple Creek PS now occupies the site. A small park in the neighbourhood was named Maple Airport Park in honour of the former airport.

Buildings

The early buildings of the airport were the farmhouse and barn from the original owners. Tie-down hangars were added, but no permanent airport structures were built.

Tenants

• Maple Flying Club
• Gillies Flying Service
• Maple Air Services Ltd.
• Neiltown Air Limited
• Auberge Maple Inn - restaurant

See also

• List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area
• List of abandoned airports in Canada

References

• Maple Creek PS
• Bruce Forsyth's Military History Page