Hamilton International Airport

[TSteph9]

I've always gone with Pearson over Hamilton Airport; is there any discount to flying out of Hamilton?

[king10]

Originally Posted by TSteph9

I've always gone with Pearson over Hamilton Airport; is there any discount to flying out of Hamilton?

Airport landing and gate fees are cheaper at YHM which should theoretically result in lower prices.

[movingtohamilton]

Originally Posted by king10

Airport landing and gate fees are cheaper at YHM which should theoretically result in lower prices.

...or a better profit margin for the carrier.

[LikeHamilton]

New KF Aerospace hanger this week.

KF Aerospace new hanger by R L, on Flickr

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by SteelTown

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What a sweetheart. She's getting a lot from this too, but is really spreading the joy.

Warms the old cockles, it does

[king10]

That new hangar is going to be a beast.

That Westjet plane there doesn't look like it would fit in the existing hangar? Would it fit in the new one? I'm assuming yes.

[mattgrande]

Originally Posted by TSteph9

I've always gone with Pearson over Hamilton Airport; is there any discount to flying out of Hamilton?

The benefit for me is how small & slow it is. You could show up for a domestic flight 15 minutes before takeoff, and 9 times out of 10 have 0 issues getting in on time. It's so much faster/easier than Pearson.

[SteelTown]

And it's much easier to go through Customs if you came from outside of Canada, they have actual humans checking your passport and what you've declared.

Not like Pearson with scanning your own passport, taking a picture and passing the paper around.

[HamAviMech]

Originally Posted by king10

That new hangar is going to be a beast.

That Westjet plane there doesn't look like it would fit in the existing hangar? Would it fit in the new one? I'm assuming yes.

That's a 767 and yes it fits in that hangar. There is another plane in it and the doors weren't fully open, so it looks like it wouldn't fit. The new hangar will accommodate a 777.

[LikeHamilton]

Latest on KF Aerospace.

20190610_202036 by R L, on Flickr

[LikeHamilton]

Originally Posted by mattgrande

The benefit for me is how small & slow it is. You could show up for a domestic flight 15 minutes before takeoff, and 9 times out of 10 have 0 issues getting in on time. It's so much faster/easier than Pearson.

You have not flown from there in a while. You need to be there 1 1/2 to 2 hours in advance. The timings are out of control of the airport and are governed by the airlines, CATSA and Transport Canada. This is for most airline regardless of the airport with some exceptions. i.e. Toronto ask you be at the airport 3 hrs before flights to the US.

Domestic check in closes 45 minutes before the scheduled departure.

International and US check in closes 1 hour before the scheduled departure.

Online check-in closes 60 minutes prior to departure.

Oversized / Overweight baggage drop: Closes 90 minutes prior to departure

Boarding gate closes 10 to 30 minutes prior to departure depending on the airline. Late travellers will be denied boarding. No exceptions.
At YHM
Westjet 10 minutes
Swoop 15 Minutes
Norwegian 20 minutes
Sunwing will print the cut off time on your boarding pass.
Air Transat (Everywhere) International flight: 30 minutes before departure.
Domestic flight: 15 minutes before departure.

Everyday for almost every flight, at every airport, people show up late and are denied check in or boarding.

This is from one of the airlines and sums it up perfectly.
"Passenger must have their boarding passes (printed or electronic version), baggage tags and baggage dropped off before check-in counter closure. Passengers arriving for check-in after that time may be denied boarding."

If you have checked in on line, paid all of the fee's, have just a carry on or personal bag, printed your own boarding pass, there is no line up at screening and screening does not send you for a manual search or search your carry on bags, and you do sum sprinting, you can show up at screening 20 to 25 minutes before your flight. And that is after you park your vehicle and walk in or your ride (Friend, Cab, Uber etc) drops you off at the airport in time baring any traffic problems or the bus is not late.

The new reality is there is several layers of bureaucracy and security that will slow you down at an airport even Hamilton. Each one is an entity of its own, generally underfunded and understaffed, and neither you or that airport can influence or control.

[LikeHamilton]

Media Advisory - Minister Tassi to make an important announcement about infrastructure improvements at Hamilton International Airport

NEWS PROVIDED BY

Transport Canada
Jun 12, 2019, 09:45 ET

HAMILTON, ON, June 12, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, will make a funding announcement for Hamilton International Airport.

The Minister will be available to speak to media after the event.

Date: June 14, 2019      
Time: 9:00 a.m. (EDT)
Location: John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
9300 Airport Rd., Hamilton, ON
 

[king10]

when is the announcement?

[HamAviMech]

Originally Posted by LikeHamilton

Media Advisory - Minister Tassi to make an important announcement about infrastructure improvements at Hamilton International Airport

NEWS PROVIDED BY

Transport Canada
Jun 12, 2019, 09:45 ET

HAMILTON, ON, June 12, 2019 /CNW/ - The Honourable Filomena Tassi, Minister of Seniors and Member of Parliament for Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas, on behalf of the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, will make a funding announcement for Hamilton International Airport.

The Minister will be available to speak to media after the event.

NEW TERMINAL NEW TERMINAL NEW TERMINAL........thats was ppl will first think. dont hold your breath. Probably funding for the runway work that's happening next month or maybe expand apron 3 to prepare for DHL's new building going up on east cargo rd.

[HamAviMech]

Originally Posted by king10

when is the announcement?

Friday morning around 9 I believe.

[LikeHamilton]

Yes if it was a new big terminal, the Transport Minister would be here himself for the announcement. It is an election year.

[urban_planner]

Originally Posted by HamAviMech

NEW TERMINAL NEW TERMINAL NEW TERMINAL........thats was ppl will first think. dont hold your breath. Probably funding for the runway work that's happening next month or maybe expand apron 3 to prepare for DHL's new building going up on east cargo rd.

DHL is building a new facility?

[HamAviMech]

Yeah apparently cargojet bought the westjet hangar and DHL has plans to build beside the fuel farm. Cargojet is also rumored to be building another hangar off of whiskey taxiway.

[DDP]

Originally Posted by king10

Airport landing and gate fees are cheaper at YHM which should theoretically result in lower prices.

Just going to point out Air Canada pays exactly $0 for landing fee's at Pearson.
They pay an annual fee for an unlimited amount of landing, gates, terminal access, overnight parking for planes and all other fees.

It represents about a 60% discount off of posted rates/landing fees.

WestJet has a similar deal at Pearson. Flair was given a large discount on off time flights too when they left Hamilton.

Posted rates mean little in actual practice especially if you bring volume to an airport.

[SteelTown]

Hamilton Airport got $18.5 million in infrastructure upgrades, which will fully restore the two main runways, supporting taxiways and lighting systems over the next four years, starting this year.