Region of Waterloo International Airport ~ Airport Specifications

Airport Specifications

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Airport Specifications

Coordinates:
North 43?27'32"
West 80?22'39"

Variation:
10? West

Local Time:
UTC -5 (-4 during day light saving time)

Elevation:
1054' Above Sea Level

METAR:
24 Hours by AWOS

TAF:
Between 11-05Z, issue times: 11, 14, 20, 02Z

Frequencies:
ATIS - 125.1
Ground - 121.8
Tower - 126.0
PAL - 128.275

Navigation Aids:

Non Directional Beacon (NDB)
Wellington - ZKF 335 (power less then 50 watts
North 43?29'35" West 80?17'13"
4.1 Nautical Miles to Aerodrome

Very High Frequency Omni Directional Range (VOR)
Waterloo - YWT 115.0, Ch97
North 43?27'31" West 80?22'46"
Elevation 1068' above sea level, at aerodrome

Runway 08/26:

08(75?) / 26(255?)
7002'x 150' Asphalt
Runway 26 slope down 0.43%, first 1800' down 0.79%
AN, SSALR High Intensity Approach Lighting (26 only)
TE-HI Threshold and Runway End Lighting with Variable Setting High Intensity Runway Edge Lighting (08 only)
P2 - Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) with wheel to eye height of 26'Category 1 ILS (Instrument Landing System) on Runway 26

Runway 14/32:

14(138?) / 32(318?)
4096'x150' Asphalt
TE-MI Threshold and Runway End Lighting with Medium Intensity Runway Edge Lighting (both 14 and 32)
P1 - Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) with wheel to eye height up to 10'

Night Restrictions

Chapter 2 and Chapter 2 Equivalent Aircraft - Effective May 12, 2005

Between the hours of 23:00 p.m. and 06:30 a.m., all Chapter 2 and Chapter 2 equivalent aircraft above or below 34,000 kg will be charged a fee of $5,000 for each take off and each landing. The only exception to the policy are the following categories of aircraft.
? Medivac
? Police
? Military Aircraft on operational missions
? Emergency Flights
? Weather delay (YKF) and alternate diversions

Chapter 2 jet aircraft under 34,000 kg
Chapter 2 jet aircraft under 34,000 kg will not be approved to operate 23:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. local. The following are known Chapter 2 aircraft based on FAA Advisory Circular AC36-1H Noise Levels for U.S., Certified and Foreign Aircraft.

Aircraft
Dassault Falcon 20
Fokker F28
Gulfstream G2
Gulfstream G3
Hawker Siddeley 125
Isreal Aircraft 1121
Isreal Aircraft 1123
Learjet 23 Learjet 24
Learjet 25
Learjet 29
Lockheed 1329 Jetstar
Lockheed 1329 Jetstar
Sabreliner 40-60
Sabreliner 75-80

Chapter 2 Equivalent propeller aircraft
The majority of propeller aircraft types are considered to be Chapter 3 equivalent based on reference to FAA Advisory Circular AC36-3H Estimated Airplane Noise Levels in A Weighted Decibels. Assumed conversions of takeoff noise dBA + 11 = EPNdB or approached dBA + 10 = EPNdB were used for comparisons to Chapter 3 certification limits.
All Chapter 2 equivalent propeller aircraft will not normally be approved to operate 23:00 p.m. - 6:30 a.m. local. The following are know Chapter 2 equivalent propeller aircraft

Aircraft
Antonov AN22
British Aerospace 748
Douglas DC3
General Dynamic 440
Lockheed L188
Nihon YS11

If you would like more information, please contact the Region of Waterloo International Airport administration office at (519)648-2256 or 1-866-648-2256