FIVE AIRPORTS.
Vector Tango's Campaign and Competitive mode take place at five real airports in Ontario, Canada. Each one is a miniature interpretation on your table, with its own scenery, traffic and weather. Here is each airport in real life and in the game.
NIAGARA · CYSN
Niagara District Airport · Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
In real life
A small general aviation airport near Niagara Falls with three runways. It is uncontrolled: pilots coordinate with each other, and there is no control tower. From 1940 to 1944 it was home to No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School, which trained 2,468 student pilots.
In Vector Tango
Chapter 1, “A Voice Takes Flight”. Day, clear skies, small planes and helicopters. The Campaign teaches the basics here: drawing a path, departures, the helipad and the first return circuit. Shifts grow from 3 to 10 flights.
HAMILTON · CYHM
John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport · Hamilton, Ontario
In real life
Hamilton is one of Canada's largest overnight express cargo airports, with carriers such as Cargojet, UPS, DHL and Amazon Air. Its main runway, 12/30, is about 10,000 feet long.
In Vector Tango
Chapter 2, “Bigger Wings”. Jets arrive on the BLUE runway, a helicopter calls low on fuel, and priority cargo comes first, a nod to Hamilton's cargo traffic. Shifts run from 8 to 14 flights.
Source: John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport on Wikipedia
LONDON · CYXU
London International Airport · London, Ontario
In real life
London has a NAV CANADA control tower and two runways, 15/33 and 09/27. It hosts Airshow London.
In Vector Tango
Chapter 3, “Weather Watch”. Every shift is at night, and storm banks grow from one to four. Each shift has a low-fuel helicopter and a priority cargo plane. Shifts run from 10 to 18 flights.
NORTH BAY · CYYB
North Bay/Jack Garland Airport · North Bay, Ontario
In real life
North Bay has a 10,000-foot runway with an instrument landing system, but no control tower. Pilots talk to “North Bay Radio”, a NAV CANADA flight service station. The airport sits next to CFB North Bay, a Canadian NORAD base, and hosts Canadore College's aviation campus.
In Vector Tango
Chapter 4, “Northern Connections”. Snow on the ground, overflights crossing to exit gates, and military NORAD airspace that opens as a red zone. Jets do not land here; they only fly across. Shifts run from 12 to 20 flights.
TORONTO · CYYZ
Toronto Pearson International Airport · Mississauga, Ontario
In real life
Toronto Pearson is Canada's busiest airport. Toronto is also home to the Toronto Area Control Centre, one of NAV CANADA's seven area control centres.
In Vector Tango
Chapter 5, “A Voice Pilots Knew”. The finale. Every runway, overflights, storms, low fuel, priority cargo and military airspace come together. The last shift, “The Air Traffic Man”, has 24 flights, four storm banks, two circuits and the red zone three times.
Competitive at every airport
Each airport has its own Competitive board. The run is endless: every ten safe flights adds a new rule, up to level 24, and only a crash ends it. Your best run goes to that airport's leaderboard.
The maps are interpretations, not exact-scale copies, and the game gives every airport a control tower, even where the real one has none. See what is real and what we simplify.
Vector Tango is coming to the Meta Horizon Store in October 2026. The beta is open now, and beta testers get the game free at launch.
Vector Tango is a game. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by NAV CANADA, Transport Canada, the FAA or any airport named on this page.