An hour away, and a different kind of airport
Peterborough Airport (CYPQ) — quiet airspace, published rates
Markham and Scarborough sit under some of the busiest training airspace in the country. An hour up the 407 and 115 there is a long runway, an uncontrolled circuit and an empty practice area over the lakes.
Why students make the trip
- One instructor, one student — you fly with the same person each lesson
- Circuits without sequencing behind airline traffic
- Rates and package prices published openly on the rates page
- Ground school at the hangar, not a separate booking across the city
- Practice area over the Kawartha lakes, minutes from the runway
- Gift certificates for a first flight, issued the same day
What we teach at CYPQ
- Student Pilot Permit — the first step, and the exam with it
- Recreational Pilot Permit — fewer hours, local flying in good weather
- Private Pilot Licence — the licence most people mean
- Night Rating — night flying, and the smoothest air of the day
- Instrument Rating — flying on instruments, in cloud
- VFR Over-the-Top — between a private licence and an instrument rating
- Multi-Engine Rating — arranged on a rented twin, on request
Single-engine training on Cessna 152 and Cessna 172, one instructor to one student. Package prices and hourly aircraft rates are published in full on our aircraft and rates page — nothing is quoted only on request.
Getting to Peterborough Airport
| From | Distance | Typical drive |
|---|---|---|
| Markham | about 110 km | about 1 h 15 |
| Scarborough | about 115 km | about 1 h 15 |
| Richmond Hill | about 125 km | about 1 h 25 |
| Whitchurch-Stouffville | about 100 km | about 1 h 5 |
Distances and times are approximate and by the usual route — check your own before a first lesson. Many students book two lessons on one trip out, which turns the drive into a fortnightly journey rather than a weekly one.
Canadian M.A.P. Aviation Academy · 651 Horizon Place, Peterborough Airport, Cavan Monaghan, ON K9J 0E7 · 705-201-0627 (also 416-905-0627)
Also serving
Students also come to us from Toronto and Durham Region — Oshawa, Whitby and Ajax.
Start with a flight, not a form
A sightseeing flight puts your hands on the controls with an instructor beside you, and it counts toward your licence if you carry on.