Holland Landing Airpark
Airport in Ontario, Canada
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Holland Landing Airpark (formerly Hare Field) (TC LID: CLA4) is located at the southern end of Holland Landing, Ontario, Canada. The airport is mainly used for training but tenants also offer charter, advertising and sightseeing services. The largest building is a 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) hangar owned by Silverline Helicopters, while the smaller hangar belongs to Future Air.
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Holland Landing Airpark | ||||||||||
| Location | Holland Landing, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 855 ft (261 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°05′22″N 079°29′42″W | ||||||||||
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  CLA4 Location in Ontario  CLA4 CLA4 (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
The 40 acres (16 ha) private airfield has been considered as a potential home for York Regional Police Air2 helicopter.[2]
The original 1,900 ft (580 m) grass strip was constructed by Wallace G. Hare in 1956, and a second, shorter 1,200 ft (370 m) runway was added shortly after. It served as a private airstrip for a handful of local pilots and at its peak, housed up to 20 private aircraft. In 1978, ultralights were becoming popular and two local ultralight companies established their businesses at Hare Field.
In 2006, Hare Field was sold to Silverline Helicopters and became known as Holland Landing Airpark.[citation needed]
Tenant
Silverline Helicopters Inc. is a Canadian helicopter operator based in Holland Landing, at the Holland Landing Airpark (CLA4), Ontario Canada. Silverline Helicopters provides charter flights within areas including tourism, sightseeing, utility work, patrol, aerial firefighting and helicopter training.[3] Silverline was established in 1999 to provide flight training with a Schweitzer 300B. It later expanded to provide helicopter charters.[3][4]
On 18 April 2002, a Schweizer 269C helicopter operated by Silverline Helicopters was substantially damaged in an accident during a training flight at Holland Landing Airpark.[5] The accident was caused when an instructor and student pilot failed to carry out the proper procedure for a practice autorotation emergency landing. The pair suffered only minor injuries.[5]