As a lifelong resident of this community, I can attest that this "airport" is extremely lacking. The biggest drawback is that their extremely short runway is built near wetlands so there are often delays for the early morning flights because of fog that rolls in, and can be difficult for landing at night if there's any sign of rain or snow.
I can't tell you the number of times I've had flights delayed, canceled or even turned back to Toronto due to "weather" issues. This isn't the airline's fault. It's poor infrastructure planning. An airport is supposed to provide quicker, more convenient travel but if it takes me less time and a fraction of the cost to drive to Toronto because of delays, cancellations and setbacks, what's the point??
As for amenities, there isn't much. A bistro on the top floor, and some waiting areas amongst a lot of wasted open space. A single line single security gate which further hampers flight schedules.
The security team is "very" thorough. Often to the point of being obnoxious. For a 6 o clock flight, where 3 flights are scheduled to leave within minutes of each other, the single line is always slowed with random searches every 5th person (following the govt security letter of the law) effectively eliminating any efficiency in the process. Any minor infraction is flagged and your items are thoroughly searched.
It won't matter if you arrive early. The check in counters don't open until 4:30am, the security gates don't open until 5:00am. So if you think that arriving early will help, it won't.
If you must use the Sudbury airport, make sure you have ample time between connections, in the event your early morning flight is delayed, or you have to bail out and just drive to Toronto to make your flight.
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