Brantford Airport (CYFD) is located 4 NM southwest of the city of Brantford.


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It features 3 landing surfaces, a lot of hangar and apron space and a great FBO in the Brantford Flying Club (Full disclosure: I’m currently training at BFC so I may be a bit biased toward it). Before I go any further I’m going to throw up the disclaimer:

Disclaimer Please understand that each post in this series is meant to be educational and should not be used for any type of navigation. The information I am using is most likely outdated and incomplete (the Canada Flight Supplement that is in my possession expired in December 2007. No I do not actually fly with it). Always, always, always check the most up to date information available for your departure and destination airports and make sure your charts and CFS are up to date.

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Update for Summer 2011: The Hamilton Airport will be hosting the 2011 Hamilton Airshow on Father’s Day weekend, June 18th and 19th, 2011. Check out this post for more information.


This is the first post in what I hope will be a series of posts taking a look at airports from around the world. This is intended to be an educational experience for both you, my readers, and me (practicing reading maps and the CFS is a skill I should practice more often). While I have some airports lined up for the spotlight, I am always open to suggestions. Drop me a line and let me know which airport or which areas of the world you would like to see featured here.

Disclaimer Before I begin please understand that each post in this series is meant to be educational and should not be used for any type of navigation. The information I am using is most likely outdated and incomplete (the Canada Flight Supplement that is in my possession expired in December 2007. No I do not actually fly with it). Always, always, always check the most up to date information available for your departure and destination airports and make sure your charts and CFS are up to date.

Now that, that’s out of the way, the first airport I will be taking a look at is John C. Munro International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario.


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