Applewood Heights Community Open House

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1 Applewood Heights Community Open House

2 Agenda

3 TORONTO PEARSON BACKGROUND

4 Toronto Pearson: For you. The World. Our goal: To become North America s premier gateway airport. Our job is to get you better connected to family and friends, to colleagues and new opportunities, to all the exciting adventures and unforgettable experiences that await you around the globe.

5 North America s Premier Gateway Airport As we provide better access to and from the rest of the world, we will : Create better access for you and your neighbours to places across the globe for business and leisure travel Foster more jobs and economic opportunities in nearby communities Attract more investment and tourist spending from abroad Support and promote Toronto, Ontario, and Canadian tourism Help the local economy thrive

6 AIRPORT 101

7 Who does what? Transport Canada Federal department responsible for most of the transportation policies, programs and goals Authorizes airport s operating permit Maintains flight activity and safety of operations by the airport Enforcement of noise and operations violations, as identified NAV CANADA operator of Canada's civil air navigation service (private, notfor profit) Coordinates the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in Canadian domestic airspace and international airspace assigned to Canadian control Plays a key role in designing and publishing network of air routes that aircraft use to get to their destination as well as approach and departure procedures at airports GTAA Airport Authority (private, not for profit) Operator and manager of Toronto Pearson International Airport Develops and manages the noise management program Establishes the noise abatement procedures within 10 nautical miles of the airport Airlines and other aircraft operators responsible for conducting their operations in accordance with Transport Canada regulations and airport noise abatement procedures

8 Airport Snapshot 4 th largest entry point to North America Move 85,000 people a day on 1,100 flights Capacity to move more than 38 million guests each year Airline partners fly to more than 180 destinations 33% of total air traffic within Canada Millions of passengers Calgary Montreal Vancouver Toronto 50% of the total air cargo

9 Driver of Employment & Prosperity Toronto Pearson is a massive economic enabler that drives prosperity and supports jobs: Total volume of revenue generated is $26.4 billion Total employment income is $6.8 billion The anchor organization of the largest employment area in Ontario: 38,000 employees work at Toronto Pearson 185,000 jobs supported by the airport 1 additional daily flight can create up to 100 new jobs $500 million worth of goods and services purchased by Toronto Pearson are from companies located throughout the GTA

10 Being Neighbourly We re not only your airport; we re also your neighbour We believe that you can help us continue to grow into an even better corporate neighbour by understanding more about our business We need to: Work more visibly in the communities where we live and operate help communities see the benefits and opportunities Be present in surrounding communities, living our values of stewardship, integrity and teamwork

11 Environmental Commitment

12 Community Commitment Partners in Project Green and Pearson Eco Business Zone Toronto Pearson Runway Run Annual Street Festival Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and relationships with Community Foundations of Toronto, Brampton and Mississauga Art and exhibitions Environmental management systems

13 NOISE MANAGEMENT

14 Managing Noise We regularly engage with our neighbours and communities: Maintain a comprehensive Noise Management Program Operate a Noise Management Office Establish and enforce noise mitigation measures Host Community Environment & Noise Advisory Committee (CENAC) Coordinate activities to build awareness and understanding around airport operations, such as Community Open Houses or the recent Night Flight Outreach in fall 2011

15 Noise Management Program Objective: To mitigate the noise impacts on communities in the vicinity of Toronto Pearson Restricting operating hours of all aircraft based on noise certification levels Night Flight Restriction Program Managing the total number of nighttime movements to remain within allowances and manage nighttime preferential runway assignment Using standard arrival and departure procedures to minimize noise impacts on neighbouring communities Working with municipalities to restrict residential development in higher noise impacted areas through land use planning

16 Noise Management Office Toronto Pearson has an office dedicated to noise management Monitors compliance to noise operating restrictions and noise abatement procedures at the airport Responds to questions and concerns about aircraft noise Investigates potential violations of published noise operating restrictions and noise abatement procedures Recommends and implements changes to our noise management policies

17 Managing Complaints Aircraft noise complaints are: Analyzed Registered Responded to upon request Reported on regularly Airport operations are monitored using: Airport Noise Monitoring and Flight Tracking System Community based Noise Monitoring Terminals

18 March 5, 2012 Entire day s Departures

19 March 5, 2012 Entire day s Arrivals

20 March 5, 2012 Entire day s Arrivals and Departures

21 Preferential Runway Assignment Used to minimize impacts on residential neighbourhoods Midnight to 6:30 am Can vary based on wind, weather conditions, airfield maintenance, summer construction and operational safety Runway assignment in order of priority: Arrival Runway: 1) 05 2) 15L 3) 06L Departure Runway: 1) 23 2) 33R 3) 24R

22 Arrive Runway 15L Arrival Runway Priority 00:00-06:30am* 1. Runway Runway 15L 3. Runway 06L *Consistent with operational safety Arrive Runway 05 Arrive Runway 06L

23 Depart Runway 33R Departure Runway Priority 00:00-06:30am * 1. Runway Runway 33R 3. Runway 24R *Consistent with operational safety Depart Runway 23 Depart Runway 24R

24 OUTREACH & TRIALS

25 PROPS & EARLY TURNS

26 Propeller Turns and Early Turns

27 Propeller Turns Propeller Turns Slower departing propeller aircraft turn after takeoff Faster, larger jets continue to use the standard departure flight paths Utilized on all runways Standard procedure since the 1970s Hours 7:00 am 11:00 pm Not used during the restricted hours (12:30 am 6:30 am) Prop Turn Extended Hours Trial Extension of hours of the propeller turns from 7:00 am to 11:00 pm to 6:30 am to 11:30 pm Started in March 2008, currently still under review Noise complaints related to the trials are tracked and recorded

28 Prop Departures Runways 23 and 24 Right

29 Prop Turn Dash 8 At 4300 Above Ground Runway 24 Right

30 Early Turn Procedure Early Turn Procedure Permit immediate departure turns shortly after takeoff for certain smaller jet aircraft Procedure was initiated on the east/west runways in 2000 Became a formalized and published procedure in 2005 Hours 7:00 am and 11:00 pm Not used during the restricted hours (12:30 am 6:30 am) Early Turn Trial Expansion of the procedure to the north/south runways Started in March 2008, currently still under review Noise complaints related to the trials are tracked and recorded

31 Prop Turn during trial time Approved ETP jet departures Runway 24 Right

32 Early Jet Turn Runway 24 Right CRJ2 At 4200 Above Ground

33 NAV CANADA AIRSPACE REVIEW

34 NIGHT FLIGHT OUTREACH

35 What is a Night Flight A flight that operates between the hours of 00:30 am and 06:30 am Not overflow from daytime operations Approx 80% are scheduled flights that need to arrive or depart during these hours because of: travel distance scheduling requirements product delivery timelines Approx 20 % are flights that are outside of our control, such as: Weather or mechanical delays Medevac flights Military or police operations 35

36 Night Flight Budget 36

37 What s Driving Demand Set by Transport Canada in 1997 Budget Update 1. Working Group Update Preferred Option Implementation Phased Bump up Triggers Information Gaps 2. Outreach Update Approach Stakeholder plans Timeline 37

38 Night Flights Our Proposal 38

39 Night Flight Outreach Community & Neighbours Objective: Inform Advise of feedback opportunities Include feedback in submission to Transport Canada Tools: Update to Stakeholder List (more than 3,500) Open Houses: Brampton, Mississauga, Toronto Approx 50 attendees; 5 feedback forms submitted Website and social media tools: 132 entries through online feedback form 15 s to community.engagement@gtaa.com 3 phone calls to More than 800 unique pageviews, with an average time on page of 2 minutes

40 Feedback Night Flights are new What the Community Said: Perception that Night Flights started either recently, or only once the GTAA became operator GTAA Response: Toronto Pearson operates around the clock, 7 days a week Operated 24/7 even when the airport was operated by Transport Canada prior to 1996

41 Feedback TP is busier What the Community Said: Airport Operations have grown busier in recent years there are more flights than before GTAA Response: Toronto Pearson is growing a major regional economic enabler Anchor organization in Ontario s largest employment area One additional daily flight annually can create up to 100 jobs Passenger traffic increased 5% between 2010 and 2011 In 2011, it is anticipated to increase 5% Yet, in 2011, the number of aircraft movements only just reached pre 2000 levels

42 Feedback Maximize Day Operations What the Community said: Increase infrastructure (Pier G) to allow more day flights; lessen night flights GTAA Response: Is not a question of infrastructure or better managing day time capacity Night flights are not overflow from daytime operations they are flights that need to arrive or depart at night Toronto Pearson will continue to grow in the coming years

43 Feedback Other Airports

44 Feedback Managing Demand

45 Operational Noise

46 Feedback General Support 46

47 Night Flight Outreach Report GTAA submitted proposal to Transport Canada on December 22, 2011 We asked to: Amend annual night flight cap (3 phased 10% increases) Amend the formula cap becomes based upon actual demand as opposed to forecasts Materials posted on Night Flight Outreach Portal: Night Flights Proposal Letter to Transport Canada Outreach Report & Feedback update sent on January 9 to stakeholder list

48 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

49 What s Next? Improve direct communication with our neighbours Develop an outreach program where we come to you Develop educational programs, using a number of tools suited to a variety of audiences Build partnerships with local groups and agencies which have a positive and direct impact on the communities we touch Bring our Toronto Pearson partners along on our mission to becoming a great neighbour

50 Thank you