Burlington Executive Airport, is a small, privately operated general aviation registered aerodrome in rural Burlington, Ontario west of Toronto. The possible closure of Buttonville Municipal Airport is expected to lead to an increase in traffic.HistoryThe airport was founded by Victor and Gwen Kovachik in 1962. The western suburbs of Toronto grew up around it, and it is now a popular airport for Toronto-area pilots and has become a thriving airport. The airport was purchased by Vince Rossi in 2006.Technical information Magnetic variation: 10° west Communications: Unicom/ATF: Burlington Unicom/Traffic, 123.5 MHz Burlington's main runway - 14/32 - which is 3950x Right-hand circuits runway 32, 27ControversyResidents neighbouring the airport property have raised a number of concerns about substantial amounts of fill being moved onto the site. Airport officials have indicated that the work they are doing is to raise and level a large portion of the site for expansion of the airport.The City of Burlington has taken the position that the city's site alteration bylaw is applicable and must be complied with. As a result, the City of Burlington issued an Order to Comply related to the city's Site Alteration Bylaw 6-2003 on 3 May 2013.In May 2014, the Burlington Airpark filed a $100,000 claim for libel against Pepper Parr, Vanessa Warren, and Monte Dennis, seeking damages for comments made in relation to the Airpark's fill operation. Pepper Parr is the president of the online newspaper the Burlington Gazette. Vanessa Warren is the former Chair of the Rural Burlington Greenbelt Coalition (RBGC) and was a candidate for Municipal and Regional Council in 2014. Monte Dennis is the current Co-Chair of the RBGC and member of Citizens Opposed to Paving the Escarpment (COPE) and Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment (CONE) Warren and Dennis have characterized this claim as a SLAPP - strategic lawsuit against public participation.
