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Toronto’s iconic Buttonville Airport permanently closes after more than 60 years

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When the sun sets on the two runways in Markham, Ont., on Thursday, it will mark the last day for Buttonville airport.

The small municipal airfield north of Toronto has churned out thousands of pilots over several decades and is the place where so many of the country’s pilots started their careers.

Stefan Chan began at the airport’s flight school in 2019. Since then, he’s gained both his private and commercial pilot licenses at Buttonville. He was back at the airfield Thursday to say goodbye.

“We’re all just sad to see it go, it’s a big part of our lives,” he told Global News. “This airport has been home to us really, it has been the jumping-off point for so many of our years.”

From Dec. 1, work will begin at Buttonville to begin turning the former airstrip into a chunk of industrial land. The new project is set to bring well-connected industrial jobs to the area.

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