Peterborough Airport

Peterborough Airport, (IATA: YPQ, ICAO: CYPQ), is located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south-southwest of the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The airport includes a main 7,000 by 100 ft (2,134 by 30 m) asphalt runway oriented east-west, and a smaller 1,782 by 100 ft (543 by 30 m) turf runway oriented northwest-southeast. A new terminal building is to be completed in 2011. The Kawartha Lakes Flight Centre and Toronto Avionics have the largest aircraft storage facilities at the airport.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

Work has been completed to expand the existing 5,000 ft (1,524 m) foot asphalt runway to 7,000 ft (2,134 m), making the runway capable of handling larger aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737.

Seneca College will have it's aviation programs relocated to Peterborough Airport, after their former airport is slated to close. Seneca wants to begin classes at its new facility at the Peterborough Airport by January 2014. The $8.6 million contract has been awarded to Mortlock Construction Inc. Mortlock would expand an existing building that the city owns at the airport to about 46,000 square feet from 21,000 square feet, and complete the interior of the structure to the college’s specifications with offices, rooms for flight simulators, classrooms, a student lounge, washrooms and a kitchen. Seneca’s School of Aviation and Flight Technology would bring about 150 students and about 18 aircraft to the airport.