Aviation / Airport
Passenger air service to the 1000 Islands region is available in both Ontario and New York. Watertown Internatonal Airport (ART) in Watertown, New York has daily service on American Airlines connecting through Chicago O'hare. Norman Rogers Airport (YGK) in Kingston, Ontario offers daily service on Air Canada connecting through Toronto Pearson. Both airports also offer private aviation services.
Other private aviation airports include: Maxson Airfield (FAA LID: 89NY) is a privately owned, private-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) south of the central business district of Alexandria Bay, a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. This general aviation airport is situated in the Thousand Islands region. It once had commercial service provided by Mohawk Airlines. At that time, the airport bore the IATA airport code AXB. Maxson is available to the public by Maxson Airfield, LLC.
Brockville-Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport (IATA: XBR, TC LID: CNL3), also known as Brockville Municipal Airport, is a registered aerodrome located in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, 4.8 NM (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) northwest of the city of Brockville, Ontario, Canada.
Gananoque Airport, (TC LID: CNN8), is located 4.3 NM (8.0 km; 4.9 mi) northwest of the town of Gananoque, Ontario. It is currently a major centre for skydiving.
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