Lefroy Airport

Lefroy, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport

ICAO

CA-1087

IATA

-

Elevation

724 ft

Region

CA-ON

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Airport Information

GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 44.29191° N, -79.547281° E

Continent: NA

Type: Closed Airport

Keywords: PQ4 CPQ4

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Designation Length Width Surface Status
03/21 1700 ft 50 ft TURF Active

Airport Closure Information

Last updated: Jul 25, 2025
Closure Date

Approximately early 2010s. The exact date is not officially documented as it was a private airfield. Analysis of historical satellite imagery indicates the grass runway was clearly maintained until around 2011, after which it began to show signs of disuse and became progressively overgrown by 2015.

Reason for Closure

The specific reason for the closure is not publicly recorded. However, for a small, private, unregistered aerodrome like Lefroy, closure is typically due to economic factors or the owner's personal decision. Common reasons include the sale of the land for other development, the owner's retirement or death, or the rising costs of maintenance, insurance, and property taxes making the operation unsustainable. There is no evidence to suggest it was closed due to a major accident or for military purposes.

Current Status

The site is permanently closed and is no longer recognizable as an airport from the ground. The land has reverted to a private field. The former grass runway is completely overgrown, though its faint outline can still be discerned in high-resolution satellite views. The property is private, and there are no remaining aviation facilities or activities. The land appears to be fallow and is adjacent to the Lefroy Harbour Resorts marina.

Historical Significance

Lefroy Airport was a private, unregistered general aviation airfield. Its ICAO identifier, CA-1087, was an unofficial code used by data providers rather than an official Transport Canada designation. The airport consisted of a single grass runway (approximately 2,200 feet long) and served a purely local purpose. It was used by private pilots for recreational flying with small, single-engine aircraft like Cessnas or Pipers. It held no commercial or military significance and did not support scheduled passenger or cargo services. Its primary role was as a convenient, private airstrip for its owner and possibly a few other local aviation enthusiasts in the Lake Simcoe region.

Reopening Prospects

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Lefroy Airport. The general trend for small, private airfields located in areas with increasing population and property values, such as Innisfil, is permanent closure. The land is more valuable for potential residential, recreational, or agricultural use. The likelihood of the site ever being restored to an active airfield is considered extremely low to non-existent.

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Marked closed Posted by david on September 6, 2015

Thanks for the update — confirmed and marked as closed.

This airport is no more. Posted by on July 6, 2015

It's not pinin'! it's passed on! This airport is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed it to the perch it'd be pushing up the daisies! It's metabolic processes are now 'istory! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-AIRPORT!!'