part of north Whitby onto runway 28R and 28L. The remnants of the hamlet of Altona and the village of Brougham are situated entirely within the expropriated area. The closest large communities are Claremont (an exurban village of around 2,800 residents, located northeast of the airport lands in Pickering), Stouffville and Markham. A significant fifteenth-century Huron ancestral village on the airport site (the Draper Site) was completely excavated in 1975 and 1978 in anticipation of the airport's construction. See also List of airports in the Greater Toronto Area Notes References Bibliography External links Transport Canada, Pickering Lands Internet Site, and Pickering Airport Site Zoning Regulations Land Over Landings Pickering Airpark a not for profit partnership founded by key members of the Buttonville aviation business community the Friends of Pickering Airport, a group of volunteers advocating for the airport Airport World, Toronto area will need a new airport from 2027 onwards Airports in Ontario Proposed airports Proposed transport infrastructure in Canada Transport in Pickering, Ontario