Current Clients
The Brantford Municipal Airport's current clients include those who lease land and/or buildings from the City of Brantford. The following is a list of airport tenants with an overview of the services they offer.
Airside Leases
The Brantford Flying Club
110 Aviation Avenue
Brantford Municipal Airport
Brantford, Ontario
N3T 5L7
Tel. (519) 753-2521
The Brantford Flying Club (BFC) is Canada's second oldest flying club and has been located at the Brantford Airport since 1947. They manage the airport's airside and passenger services, in addition to operating a flight school and aircraft maintenance. The Brantford Flight Centre Ground School offers comprehensive training in meteorology, navigation, airframes, engine, airmanship, and theory of flight and Use of Radios. Annually, 50 to 70 students work towards obtaining, maintaining or upgrading their recreational, private or commercial Pilot license certification. The BFC also leases space within the terminal building to Skyway Café – a restaurant open daily to the public.
For more information on the Brantford Flight Centre visit: http://www.flybfc.com/ (opens in a new window)
Brant Aero
P.O. Box 274
Brantford, Ont.
N3T 5M8
Tel: 519-753-7022
Fax: 519-758-0530
Brant Aero is a leader in avionics installation that has been located at the Brantford Airport since 1972. They provide aircraft, airframe and avionic services in a 40,000 square foot commercial hangar.
For more information on Brant Aero visit: http://www.brantaero.com/ (opens in a new window)
Nelles Aviation
400 Robinson Rd.
Brantford, Ont.
N3T 5L7
Tel: 519-758-0490Z
Fax: 519-758-1207
Nelles Aviation provides aircraft repairs and certification from 5,000 square feet of leased hangar space. They have been operating out of the airport since 1989.
Gilbert Custom Aircraft
Gilbert Custom Aircraft owns a commercial hangar where the Brantford Experimental Aircraft Association builds, restores and maintains homebuilt aircraft. They offer engine repairs, upgrades, trades and rebuilds, amongst other services, to builders and flyers of homebuilt aircrafts.
For more information visit: http://www.execulink.com/~gca/ (opens in a new window)
Wescast Industries
Wescast Industries’ Corporate Flight Department has been located at the Brantford Municipal Airport since 1993. In 1999, they built a 12,000 square foot hangar and office space which is where the department resides today.
For more information visit: http://www.wescast.com/ (opens in a new window)
900060 Ontario Inc.
900060 Ontario Inc. is a consortium of pilots that built a privatively owned set of 10 T-hangars at the airport in 1990.
Non Airside Leases (without direct access to apron, taxiways and/or runways)
Canadian Blue Bird
Canadian Blue Bird is a manufacturer of school buses, commercial buses and recreational vehicles. Blue Bird currently leases space at the airport adjacent to their plant for the purpose of storing chassis and buses.
For more information visit: http://www.blue-bird.com/ (opens in a new window)
Wells Farms
Wells Farms currently leases approximately 100 acres of farmland on the north side of the Brantford Municipal Airport property.