(06-02-2025, 06:03 AM)plam Wrote: But: YKF actually takes 30 minutes to drive to from the University. The big advantage in terms of time is that you're not subject to the 401 being broken, or rather, Air Canada will fix things for you if you're on the AC bus. So, that is, if there is no traffic, you're only 30 minutes closer to YKF than to YYZ. The taxi to YKF ($25) is admittedly much cheaper than to YYZ though.
It’s 23 minutes by google. And even more important it’s a reliable time because there are multiple routes that get you there in 30 minutes. Further, once you’re there it’s significantly faster to actually get to the terminal and through to the gate. Particularly if we’re comparing parking at an off-airport lot.
I’m also not sure the University is a particularly representative location. The good thing about the airport is that it’s basically within 30 minutes of most of the region. And again, a reliable 30 minutes.
(06-02-2025, 06:03 AM)plam Wrote: Also, doesn't the aircraft movements number include flight training for a lot of the count?
Yes. But my point is that it’s an important airport for the aviation industry even though we don’t pull our weight for commercial traffic. Lots of places do flight training with touch and gos - but Waterloo does a lot more than most.