Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park

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Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park
IATA: none – ICAO: none – LID: CPL3
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Tom Bennett
Location Kars, Ontario
Elevation AMSL 286 ft / 87 m
Coordinates 45°06′00″N 075°38′00″W / 45.1, -75.633333
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 1,800 549 Turf
A Champion 7GCAA Citabria towing a Schweizer SGS 1-34 sailplane at Rideau Valley Air Park
A Champion 7GCAA Citabria towing a Schweizer SGS 1-34 sailplane at Rideau Valley Air Park

Rideau Valley Air Park, (TC LID: CPL3), located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) south of Kars is a small airport south of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the shore of the Rideau River. The airport has a single 1,800 ft (549 m) grass runway, and serves mainly ultralight and glider traffic.

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The "Rideau Valley Soaring School" operates from the Kars/Rideau Valley Air park on a daily basis during the soaring season. The club consists of approximately 30 members flying both private and club aircraft. The gliding club owns a Schweizer 2-33 training sailplane and 3 high performance planes including a Grob 103, Puchacz and a Schweizer 1-34.

Private Ultralights and Hangliders also operate from the field. The club is also in correspondence with the Gatineau Gliding club and the Montreal Soaring Council. These clubs host interclub competitions.

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