Toronto City Centre Airport...Toronto City Centre Airport Monthly Noise Comments NOTE: The Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) authorities do not have control of airborne aircraft in

Toronto City Centre AirportMonthly Noise CommentsNOTE: The Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA) authorities do not have control of airborne aircraft in the TCCA Control Zone or on maneuvering surfaces of TCCA proper. Control of aircraft in the air is a Transport Canada jurisdiction and is managed by the NAV CANADA Air Traffic Control Unit at TCCA and Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

SUMMARY: Total Noise Related CommentsNumber of Individuals

Noise RelatedPresence Related

Noise and Presence RelatedNon-Noise/presence Related

Armed ForcesPolice Helicopters

General AviationHelicopters

Medevac Fixed WingMedevac HelicoptersNon-Aircraft Related

Non-Specific EventScheduled Air Service

Unidentified *

Algonquin IslandBathurst/Queen’s Quay

Eastern BeachesHarbour Square Area

Mimico AreaOther Areas of City

Wards Island

Total Aircraft Movements for the Month

4527

241560

10

11002586

12

131601366

8,398

* “Unidentified” represents aircraft which were not identified by the complainant or could not be established from the Aircraft Flight Tracking and Noise System (AFTNS).

Page 1 of 25SEPTEMBER 2009 TCCA Monthly Noise Comments

AFTNS tracked Q400 aircraft depart on runway 26 at 0645 hours.

Pilot ContactedAction:

Aircraft Category Scheduled Air Service DH8D de Havilland Q400

Flight School Contacted

Airline Contacted

Control Tower Contacted

2009-09-02 6:30:00 AM

I was woken at 6:30 am by the exessive noise from (I can only assume it was a Porter plane) the Island Airport. This was with my windows/sliding doors closed.As you are well aware, Toronto s noise by-laws prohibit excessive noise between 11pm and 7am.I look forward to your response

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaS-13

Type of Comment: Noise Presence Noise + Presence

Response:

AFTNS was unable to identify any aircraft at time noted.


Aircraft Category Unidentified


Airline Contacted


2009-09-02 12:59:00 PM

noise and fly-over of small white craft, high-wing, single engine, flying east from the airport

Algonquin IslandE-04


Response:


AFTNS tracked a Cessna C172 aircraft conducting circuit training fly near Algonquin Island at 1000 ft AGL.


Aircraft Category General Aviation C172 Cessna Single Piston


Airline Contacted


2009-09-02 3:06:00 PM

noise and presence of small white craft, high-wing, single engine, with notch in horizontal tail part; craft coming from the east, curving towards the airport



Response:

AFTNS did not track aircrafts fly over noise sensitive area at time noted.


Aircraft Category Non - Specific Unidentified


Airline Contacted


2009-09-03 4:24:00 PM

Plane flew over at this time outside permission

Algonquin IslandH-13


Response:


AFTNS was unable to identify aircraft activity over Algonquin Island at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-03 11:19:00 PM

Noisy plane flew over Algonquin after curfew.



Response:

Bewteen 0100 hours to 0500 hours there were six Medevac Helicopter landings and seven Medevac Helicopter take-offs. At 0605 hours, AFTNS tracked Medevac Fixed Wing aircraft land.


Aircraft Category Medevac Helicopter S76 Sikorsky Helicopter MOH


Airline Contacted


2009-09-04 1:00:00 AM

Incident Time: 0100-0500There were at least 7 incidences of helicopters landing or taking off at TCCA. I can appreciate if this was for emergency cases. I would like to know why there was so much helicopter movement and what the rationale was. It was such an incredibly disruptive and loud overnight with helicopter noise happening frequently.There was also a small plane that was landing at TCCA at 6a.m.. This plane made such a loud incredible noise and I want to know what the reason was for this plane movement at such an early time.

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaJ-03


Response:


AFTNS was not able to identify aircraft at times noted.


Aircraft Category Non - Specific Unidentified


Airline Contacted


2009-09-04 3:30:00 PM

Incident Time: 3.30,4.25,5.15Planes flew over at all these times outside permission



Response:

AFTNS was unable to track aircraft fly over noise sensitive area at time noted.


Aircraft Category Unidentified Unidentified


Airline Contacted


2009-09-04 5:34:00 PM

Single engine plane with striped under carriage flew at a low altitude over the residential area of Algonquin Island in a southerly to northerly direction in contravention of the port authority s good neighbour policy.

Algonquin IslandK-02


Response:


AFTNS tracked a Medevac Helicopter arrive on runway 26 at time of occurrence.


Aircraft Category Medevac Helicopter S76 Sikorsky Helicopter MOH


Airline Contacted


2009-09-05 12:28:00 AM

landing from the east at 12:58 am

Harbour Square AreaR-11


Response:

AFTNS did not track aircraft fly over noise sensitive area at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-05 9:14:00 AM

noise and presence of a small white craft, strutted high-wing, single engine, flying low from the south-east and curving towards the airport



Response:


AFTNS tracked a Cessna C414 aircraft depart on runway 08, fly over Wards Island at 1000 ft AGL.


Aircraft Category General Aviation Cessna C414


Airline Contacted


2009-09-05 11:44:00 AM

A Cessna Chancellor twin piston CGJLS on take off flew directly over the houses on Ward s Island at or below 400 feet. All the BS at the Port Authority AGM is just window dressing these planes repeatedly fly below 500 feet over our community.

Ward's IslandL-01


Response:

AFTNS tracked an Armed Forces helicopter arrive on runway 26, no track of aircraft fly over noise sensitive area.


Aircraft Category Armed Forces S61 Sikorsky


Airline Contacted


2009-09-05 7:10:00 PM

A gray helicopter transversed the northern edg of the residential area from east to west flying at treetop level contrary to any flight path and the TPA s good neighbour policy.

Algonquin IslandK-02


Response:


AFTNS tracked a Cessna C172 aircraft depart from runway 08 and fly over area noted. The altituted is unknown.


Aircraft Category General Aviation C172 Cessna Single Piston


Airline Contacted


2009-09-08 12:07:00 PM

A float plane flew very low over the distillery district interrupting conversations on cafe patios. Is this even on a legal flight path?

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaB-26


Response:

AFTNS tracked a Q400 aircraft arrive on runway 08, this aircraft did not fly over residential area but did fly close to the shore at 1500 ft AGL. Control of aircraft in the air is a Transport Canada jurisdiction and is managed by the NAV Canada Air Traffic Unit at TCCA and Lester B. Pearson International Airport.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-08 1:55:00 PM

The air show has just finished yesterday, now once again we have the dash 8 over flights of lakeshore blvd. west. Why on earth would these commercial aircraft be flying so low over our homes and more than 6 kilometers away from the island airport? Just like the weekend the visibility is absolutely clear so there are no excuses about low cloud. Why when on sunday before the air show was over, with a small biplane over ontario place, a porter aircraft managed to circle tightly and land at the airport. What is with that?

Mimico AreaH-12


Response:


AFTNS could not track aircraft at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-08 1:58:00 PM

Ear-splittingly loud plane passed over my house - .like a continuation of the Air Show.

Ward's IslandM-02


Response:

AFTNS tracked a PA31 aircraft depart on runway 08, fly past the noise sensitive area at 1100 ft AGL. This airacraft did not fly over NSA.


Aircraft Category General Aviation PA31


Airline Contacted


2009-09-09 10:42:00 PM

Low flight overhead, very noisy

Algonquin IslandS-02


Response:


At time noted, AFTNS was unable to track aircraft.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-11 9:27:00 AM

Why are the Porter aircraft flying so low over the homes at Lakeshore Blvd. west and Royal York Rd. On a very clear day a Dash 8 more than 6 kilometers from the Island Airport is as low as a thousand feet. This approach is kilometers away from their proper circles when landing. I keep calling you and emailing you to stop this abuse of our quality of life, and of late the overflights are more and more frequent.

Mimico AreaH-12


Response:

AFTNS tracked a Q400 aircraft arrive on runway 08 at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-11 9:31:00 AM

A few clouds, light wind. No reason for flying over our home.

Mimico AreaL-14


Response:


AFTNS tracked Jazz aircraft overfly airport.


Aircraft Category General Aviation DH8C de Havilland Q300


Airline Contacted


2009-09-12 9:35:00 AM

Twin engine passenger plane (looks like Q400) with "Jazz" in large red letters across fuselage flew directly overhead Queen City Yacht Club Algonquin Island (position 43 deg 37 43" N, 79 deg 21 27" W) from W to E direction at less than 1000 ft. then again 5 minutes later

Algonquin IslandA-07


Response:

Comment noted.


Aircraft Category Non - Specific


Airline Contacted


2009-09-13 5:00:00 PM

Off and on noise from 15:30 particularly loud a 17:00 and still going on now at 17:20 non stop roaring nad buzzing. Welcome home Jmaes!

OtherH-08


Response:


Security did not record engine run up at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-13 7:55:00 PM

A Porter airplane was doing an engine run-up in the middle of the secondary east-west runway rather than in the south west corner of the airfield (not that it makes much difference). The disruption to our dinner hour conversation on the balcony was sickening.



Response:

From 11 p.m. to 6:45 a.m. the airport is open for Medevac flights, which are used as air ambulances for emergencies.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-14 1:00:00 AM

Incident Time: 1:0 AM -3:30 AMHorrible noise 2-3 times per week that goes off and on all through the morning hours. Most recently Sun and Mon nights 14th and 13th of Sept.

OtherH-08


Response:


AFTNS tracked aircraft arrive on runway 26


Aircraft Category General Aviation Unidentified


Airline Contacted


2009-09-15 6:34:00 AM

At 6:34 AM the curfew at the Toronto Island Airport was broken by a planecoming in for a landing.I only heard this plane as it woke me.hecking FlightAware there was an Air Georgian Beechcraft 1900 twin turbo prop came in for a landing at 6:34.There is a curfew until 6:45 will the owners of this plane be fined for breaching the curfew as determined by the Tripartite Agreement ?I would like to know the outcome of this breach.

Ward's IslandL-01


Response:

No unusual airport activity at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-18 3:00:00 PM

Incident Time: 15:00-16:00Constant noise at this time of day. Never ceases for hours and hours EVERY weekday.

OtherH-08


Response:


AFTNS tracked the aircraft fly near Algonquin Island at 1100 ft AGL, but did not fly over.


Aircraft Category General Aviation HMBD


Airline Contacted


2009-09-19 9:30:00 AM

C-GFSY flew directly over Algonquin Island (low enough to read its registration)Please notify pilot of noise sensitive area and ask to avoid in future

Algonquin IslandS-02


Response:

At time noted, no record of engine run up.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-20 10:40:00 PM

Engine run-up woke me up, I need to get up early and now you have woken me up



Response:


At time noted, no record of engine run up.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-20 10:40:00 PM

Constant loud revving of plane engine.

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaK-09


Response:

AFTNS did not track aircraft activity at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-21 12:45:00 AM

After midnight and the planes are still arriving or leaving - very noisy, lengthy revving of engines.

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaK-09


Response:


AFTNS and security did not track any unusual aircraft activity during normal airport operating hours.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-21 9:07:00 AM

Way too much airplane noise at 9:07 this am.The general noise level for the last two days was not OK.

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaA-04


Response:

AFTNS and security did not track any unusual aircraft activity during normal airport operating hours.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-21 7:45:00 PM

Incident Time: 19:45-8:45So far it has been loud roaring much more on than off. I ll be sure to keep you informed as the night wears on. Sure hope it is not one of those all night deals where I get repeatedly awakened.

OtherH-08


Response:


Security detected car alarm.


Aircraft Category Non - Aircraft Related


Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 2:00:00 AM

I'm a resident that lives right across form the airport. I'm writing this at 1:50AM Tues Sept.22. There is a car parked at the airport,(On the Island side right next to the ferry docks) and it's car alarm has been going off for 2 fucking hours straight! It started about 11:45 and it stops every now and again for about 20 seconds , but then continues beeping!! WTF!!! I'm only using strong language because I'm so pissed off at the moron who owns the car. Whoever owns the car is a fucking asshole!!! It's almost 2AM and that goddamn car alarm is still going off! As the airport director can you please direct the fuckhead who owns the car to figure out how his goddamn car alarm works so the entire neighbourhood doesn't have to listen to it for 2HOURS STRAIGHT!!!!

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaT-05


Response:






Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 4:00:00 AM

A huge disgust and disrespect goes out to the TCCA, TPA, Porter Airlines (assuming the perpetrator was using Porter) and to the person who owns the car with the "faulty" alarm system that allowed the car to honk continuously all night long. Thanks to you, it kept us up all night, we didn t get back to sleep until some time after 5:30 am, didn t re-awaken until 9:00 am.I hope my boss is as understanding about the problem with the car, as the TCCA seems to be with it as they were too cowardly to do something about it.Heavy fines for disrupting the peace in the middle of the night and being a public nuisance are, I hope, forthcoming from this inconsiderate incident. That will not be nearly enough.The TCAA should publish the license plate and owner information of this vehicle on their website for all of the neighbourhood to see.It s incidents like this, that make the TCCA wanting the neighbourhood s respect laughable. This is just one of many incidents that make us completely disrespectful, wouldn t ever fly from TCCA, and wouldn t recommend it to anyone we know.Sure, this isn t the regular noise complaint the TCCA receives regarding aircraft noise, but it doesn t matter. This was worse as is was in the middle of the night and went on for hours. Noise from the airport is noise from the airport and this was inexcusably excessive.sign me "Disgusted on Queens Quay"

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaH-14


Response:


AFTNS and security did not track an aircraft at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 4:00:00 AM

I woke up and think I heard a plane !

OtherS-14


Response:





Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 4:00:00 AM

CAR ALARMS ALL NIGHT!! What is going on over at the airport that car alarms are honking for hours. This has been going on since roughly 1 am and it s now 5:00 am. If it s vandals, why don t you have security over there. If it s not vandals, then what is the purpose of waking up the entire neighbourhood?

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaJ-06


Response:






Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 5:00:00 AM

I can see a car in the parking lot at the airport, see this car lights flashing and hear the honking. This has been happening for HOURS.To whoever owns that car - Thanks for keeping the entire neighbourhood awake all night. I hope the TPA and TCCA get your license plate number and lay a HUGE fine on you for disturbing the peace and creating public mischief.To the TCCA - get your act together and have vehicles like this towed away or disconnect their alarm system, and make the owner pay for it. It s absolutely disgusting to let this public nuisance occur. You people ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaP-10


Response:

AFTNS and security did not track aircraft activity at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-22 11:42:00 AM

excessive airplane engine noise woke me up, eliminating the possibility of 8 hours sleep as the noise starts up again by at least 6:45 which - I know - is time Porter somehow managed to get approval to begin operations each and every day...



Response:


Security did not track any unusual aircraft activity. Comment noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-23 6:05:00 AM

sleep stopped by the start of construction equipment beeping noises. I know this is not a airplane, but it is excessive noise from the airport which is in violation of the City of Toronto s noise by-law.



Response:

AFTNS tracked a Q400 aircraft arrive on runway 26 at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-23 8:00:00 AM

Almost constant noise, raoring, pollution spuing, and ear splitting roaring. Like living in a turbo engine.

OtherH-08


Response:


AFTNS tracked PC12 aircraft arrive on runway 26, fly over Algonquin Island at 1000 ft AGL.


Aircraft Category General Aviation PC12 Pilatus


Airline Contacted


2009-09-23 8:29:00 AM

noise and presence of what I m assuming is called a turboprop, flying over house on approach to the airport



Response:

AFTNS did not track aircraft at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-24 2:14:00 PM

noise and presence of small craft, high-wing, single engine, no registration visible, flying towards the airport from the east



Response:


Security recorded an Engine Run Up in front of Hangar 6 between 0337 hours to 0350 hours.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-28 3:16:00 AM

I was woken up by this running of engine of a plane or jet plane in the middle of the night. It ran for a while and I finally sat up and checked out the window and saw a plane at the terminal. What is this plane doing at this time of the night?

Bathurst/Queen's Quay AreaW-06


Response:

AFTNS tracked three Q400 aircraft arriving and departing on runway 08 at time noted.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-28 7:07:00 AM

sustained loud noise this rainy morning 7:07 to 7:13



Response:


AFTNS tracked Piaggio P-180 aircraft arrive on runway 26, fly over the eastern tip of Wards Island at 700 ft AGL.


Aircraft Category General Aviation P-180 Piaggio Twin Turboprop


Airline Contacted


2009-09-28 12:30:00 PM

Canard type aircraft, props in rear flew directly over Third Street going north toward airport.Weather cloudy but good visibility.

Ward's IslandS-15


Response:

AFTNS tracked Piaggio P-180 aircraft arrive on runway 26, fly over the eastern tip of Wards Island at 700 ft AGL.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-28 12:38:00 PM

A Piaggio P180, VNR167 flew very low directly over the houses on Ward s Island landing at the Toronto Island Airport.This is unacceptable with the Good Neighbour Policy.Please contact Avantair and talk to their chief pilot to instruct all their pilots to avoid flying over the houses on Ward s

Ward's IslandL-01


Response:


AFTNS tracked a P-180 aircraft fly near the Wards Island community at 900 ft AGL, but did not fly over NSA.




Airline Contacted


2009-09-30 9:37:00 AM

A Piaggio P-180 tail number N405KT coming in for a landing at the Toronto Island Airport flew very low (below 500 ft)over the houses on Ward s Island.This aircraft is owned by Tierradactyl LLC of Salt Lake City UT.Will you please contact the pilot about the noise sensitive areas and the good neighbour policy

Ward's IslandL-01


Response:


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