b'62 YOO RUNWAYSOshawa Executive Takes ProactiveSteps to Reduce Noise BY MIKE SCHWANZBeing one of the busiest generalThe airports long-term goals cover FACTS&FIGURESaviation airports in Canada isseveral areas:Project: Runway Improvements both a blessing and a curse Reducing overall noise levels, Location: Oshawa Executive Airport, in Ontario for Oshawa Executive Airport (YOO) in Reducing the frequency of flights,Runway: 12-30 Ontario. With a healthy customer base Modifying based aircraft, and and about 100,000 aircraft operations per Scope: Lengthening both ends of runway; addingyear, the city-owned facility is considered Changing the height and altitude of 1 new taxiway & extending another; adding blastto be a success. But the active trafficdeparting aircraftdeflectors & acoustic fencingCost: $6.6 million often puts airport officials at odds withThe last point was the focus of a Funding: City of Oshawa nearby residents concerned about therecently completed construction project associated noise.that extended the length of YOOs main Airport Manager: Total Aviation & Airport Solutions runway (12-30) from 4,250 feet to 5,057 Engineering Consultant: HM Aero Oshawa has 14,000 residents feet. The northwest Runway 12 end Chief Contractor: Brennan Paving & Construction received the most attention, because Airfield Electrical Engineering: Gibbingswho live within2 kilometers of themany of the homes that directly border Consulting the airfield are located under the departure Municipal Engineering Support: civilGOairport, explains Engineering Airport Managerpath for that runway. More space was Geotechnical Engineering: PNJ Engineering Stephen Wilcox. Weadded at the end of Runway 12 so planes are sensitive to theirSTEPHEN WILCOX taking off from it can get in the air faster. Blast Deflectors: Blast Deflectors Inc.Acoustic Fencing: Groundbreaking Foundations Inc.situation, and weTo obtain the greatest benefit, the Noise Wall Panels: Silentium Noise Barrier want to be a good neighbor. So in theairport lengthened the runway at both Design & Construction: Early Sept. to mid-Oct. 2025 last year, we have really stepped up ourends, and used displaced thresholds to efforts to reduce noise levels from aircraftallow for appropriate obstacle protection Key Benefits: Improved airfield safety; noiseoperations. according to Transport Canada standards. reductions; ability to accommodate larger aircraftJanuary | February 2026AirportImprovement.com'