This 2015 Quest Kodiak 100 C-GPPQ was imported to Canada in August 2023 by NexGen Aviation Ltd. The corporate charter company registered in Burlington, Ontario and also operates another Kodiak 100 on amphibious floats (C-GBTF) and a Beech King Air 300 (C-GFLZ). C-GPPQ was perviously operated in Japan on amphibious floats by Setouchi Seaplanes as JA03TG wearing an overall red colour scheme.

This former Horizon Airlines Dash 8-400, N437QX, was ferried from Vacaville, California KVCB) to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) on July 24, 2024. It once carried markings celebrating the Boise State University Broncos football team. It was one five Dash 8-400s owned by leasing companies seen outside at CYLS on Sep. 10, 2024 undergoing maintenance at Smart Aviation Maintenance Solutions (AMS).

This former Nok Air DHC-8-400, VP-CGE was flown from Roswell, NM to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLK) north of Toronto, Ontario on May 1, 2024 after being stored in Roswell since July 2023. It was photographed outside the Smart Aviation Maintenance Solutions (AMS) maintenance hangar.

This new Airbus H125 (AS 350B3e) was first registered to Airbus Helicopters Canada on March 28, 2024 and then to Hydro One Networks Inc. on September 5, 2024 -- five days before this photo was taken. Canada's oldest corporate helicopter operator, Hydro One operates 12 AS 350 Ecureuil, models, including three AS 350B-2 delivered in 2003-2004, and nine AS 350B-3s delivered between 2007 and 2024, including four received in 2023-2024. The helicopters are used to main Ontario's electricity grid. The main helicopter base is Lake Simcoe Regional Airport with several other bases in northern Ontario.

This ATR 72-202 freighter was photographed in storage at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. It first arrived at CYLS on Dec. 14, 2023 as N256PM on a ferry flight from Europe. Then registered on May 16, 2024 as C-FEYU to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd. which holds contracts with several leasing companies. It was originally delivered in Oct. 1991 to NFD - Nürnberger Flugdienst as D-ANFD and later owned by Eurowings and Lufthansa. It was acquired by FedEx, converted to a freighter, and leased to Empire Airlines as N817FX in July 2005. It flew in Europe for FedEx from 2007 to late 2023 as EI-FXK.

In November 2023, the Dublin-based aircraft lessor announced it had acquired 16 Dash 8-400s from Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). Fifteen of these turboprops (built between 2006 and 2015) were assigned "N" numbers in late 2023 and 2024 with at least seven stored by March 2024 by Smart Aviation Maintenance Solutions (AMS) which has MRO facilities in St. Thomas (CYQS) and Barrie (CYLS), Ontario, Canada. Msn 4408 was delivered new to NAC in 2012 and operated by Eurolot and LOT as SP-EQC until wfu Poland June 2022. Registered to Nordic as OY-YFF in May 2023. N4408F arrived at CYLS on Dec 20, 2023.

In November 2023, the Dublin-based aircraft lessor announced it had acquired 16 Dash 8-400s from Nordic Aviation Capital. Fifteen of these turboprops (built between 2006 and 2015) were assigned "N" numbers in late 2023 and 2024 with at least seven stored/maintained by March 2024 by Smart Aviation Maintenance Solutions (AMS) which has MRO facilities in St. Thomas (CYQS) and Barrie (CYLS), Ontario, Canada. Msn 4407 was delivered to Eurolot in 2012 and transferred to LOT in 2015. Retired in Sep 2022 and stored in Poland until ferried to Canada and arriving at CYLS on Dec 14, 2023.

Four Boeing 737s (one 737-800 and three 737 Max 8s) operated by Flair Airlines were seized by Airborne Capital over the weekend of March 11-12, 2023 and flown from Toronto Pearson International Airport or Waterloo Airport to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) for storage on April 2nd and 3rd, 2023 (including C-FLKD from Waterloo). The four Boeings were still stored at CYLS in late October 2023, with the Flair titles painted out on two of the four aircraft. The aircraft have been registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd. since April 2023.

Four Boeing 737s (one 737-800 and three 737 Max 8s) operated by Flair Airlines were seized by Airborne Capital over the weekend of March 11-12, 2023 and flown from Toronto Pearson International Airport or Waterloo Airport to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) for storage on April 2nd (including C-FFLA) and 3rd, 2023. The four Boeings were still stored at CYLS in late October 2023, with the Flair titles painted out on two of the four aircraft. The aircraft have been registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd. since April.

Four Boeing 737s (one 737-800 and three 737 Max 8s) operated by Flair Airlines were seized by Airborne Capital over the weekend of March 11-12, 2023 and flown from Toronto Pearson International Airport or Waterloo Airport to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (CYLS) for storage on April 2nd (including C-FLRS) and 3rd, 2023. The four Boeings were still stored at CYLS in late October 2023, with the Flair titles painted out on two of the four aircraft. The aircraft have been registered to World Wide Aircraft Ferrying Ltd. since April.

When Air Canada Express (Jazz) retired five leased DHC-8-400s originally acquired from Sky Regional Airlines, the aircraft were stored with their Air Canada markings painted out at Muskoka Airport while awaiting leases with new airlines. This aircraft was flown from Muskoka to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport for maintenance.

Hydro One Networks acquired this AS350B-2 in January 2004 after completion at the Eurocopter Canada Limited factory in Fort Erie, Ontario. The electric utility flies eight Airbus helicopters, including three AS350B-2, four AS350B-3s and one twin-engine AS355N with helicopters based Lake Simcoe Regional Airport and several other locations across the province.

The Ontario Provincial Police operated this Pilatus PC-12/45, C-FOPD, from July 1999 to December 2013 from a base at Lake Simcoe Regional Airport, 60 miles north of downtown Toronto. It was replaced in December 2013 by a new PC-12/47E, msn 1398, which was assigned the same registration, C-FOPD.