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John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, , is an international airport in Mount Hope, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John C. Munro, a Hamilton Member of Parliament and cabinet minister. Flyglobespan, which flew to Hamilton between 2007 and 2009 referred to the airport as ''Toronto Hamilton International Airport''.〔(Globespan flights to Hamilton )〕 The airport is designed for use by large airplanes on overseas flights, and includes a asphalt runway with centreline lighting for low-visibility operations, and a smaller asphalt runway. It serves as an alternate and reliever for nearby Toronto Pearson International Airport. The airport is situated 40 mi (65 km) from downtown Toronto and southwest of Hamilton.〔 It is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport handle aircraft with no more than 250 passengers; however, they can handle up to 450 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.〔 The airport also hosts the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum. Hamilton can see cargo operations with very large aircraft such as the more commonly seen Antonov An-124 or an occasional Boeing 747. Because of this Hamilton has developed a niche community of aircraft spotters. ==History== Hamilton's first airport was the Hamilton Municipal Airport at Reid Avenue North and Dunsmure Road (site of Roxborough Park) in 1929. Initially home to the Hamilton Aeroclub, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) would become a major user of the airport in the 1930s, but the airport closed in the 1950s to make way for residential development.〔http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=216c1806-b068-40f9-8a21-6f2779adb662〕 The current Hamilton Airport was built in 1940 as the Mount Hope Airport or RCAF Station Hamilton, an RCAF base. During World War II, the field hosted two units for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan: first, No.10 Elementary Flying Training School (later moved to RCAF Station Pendleton) using the De Havilland Tiger Moth and Fleet Finch, then No.33 Air Navigation School using the Avro Anson. After the war, the airport gradually shifted towards civil use, until the military ceased using it as a base for Air Reserve operations in 1964. In 2000 WestJet expanded to Canada's eastern region, choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub, and flying to destinations from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia. In April 2004, seeking to compete with Air Canada for business travellers, WestJet moved its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga. While Hamilton retained flights to many destinations, all of the service between Hamilton and Montreal and Ottawa was moved to Toronto. In the wake of the WestJet pullout, CanJet began service to Hamilton in 2003. Then in the spring of 2005, two weeks after Air Canada Jazz announced it would enter the local market with service from Hamilton to Montreal and Ottawa, CanJet announced a complete withdrawal from Hamilton. Hamilton turned over operation of the airport to TradePort International Corp. in 1996. In 2007 YVR Airport Services, which runs the Vancouver International Airport, took over 100 per cent ownership of TradePort in a $13-million deal. In late 2007, Trade Port Co. and Citi Corp. bought land from the city of Hamilton to expand runway 06/24 to . This is expected to happen sometime between 2015 and 2019.〔(Hamilton International 2004 Airport Master Plan Update )〕 Citing high fuel prices, Air Canada Jazz withdrew its service from Hamilton airport on July 31, 2008.〔(globeandmail.com: Business )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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