Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 120; Flight Crew Total 3150; Flight Crew Type 470
Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Airspace Violation All Types
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert
Chart Or Publication; Aircraft; Airspace Structure
While flying an airplane on a local training flight; I inadvertently entered the Class D airspace to the south of the Abbotsford airport (CYXX). The aircraft I was flying is equipped with a Garmin 500 avionics suite and a Garmin GTN 750 GPS. Both units had current charts installed and are approved for navigation. The Abbotsford Control Tower's airspace was not depicted on either system. While I was monitoring 'Victoria Terminal;' I never heard them indicate that there was an aircraft operating outside of the norm.Shortly after landing at our airport of operation in Bellingham; WA (BLI); the tower controller requested that I call the Tower controller at Abbotsford. Upon contacting the Abbotsford controller; I was informed of my incursion. I apologized for the inconvenience. I was assured that there were no traffic proximity alerts as they had me in radar contact for the entire time and I stayed on a steady flight profile.Upon further research; it was determined that the airspace associated with Canadian airports are not depicted on the Garmin charts; even though the airspace extends into the United States. In addition; although the airspace is depicted on printed sectional charts; because of informational blocks printed in the area of the chart; the small class D depiction is easily overlooked.
C206 pilot reported an airspace incursion (Canadian Class D - CYXX) and noted that although the Class D extends into U.S. airspace it does not appear on Garmin avionics.