Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport
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Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – LID: CPU6 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | First Nations Technical Institute | ||
Location | Tyendinaga, Ontario | ||
Elevation AMSL | 260 ft / 79 m | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
09/27 | 4,270 | 1,301 | Asphalt |
15/33 | 2,575 | 785 | Asphalt |
Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport (TC LID: CPU6) is a registered aerodrome that is open to the public and caters mainly to general aviation. The aerodrome is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) southwest of Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada, north of the Bay of Quinte between Kingston and Belleville.
[edit] History
Originally known as Deseronto Airport, the field opened in 1916 as a training school for pilots during World War I. During World War II, it hosted the No. 1 Instrument Navigation School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced instrument-navigation training air crews.
The aerodrome is currently the site the First Nations Technical Institute and the First Nations Flying School.
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
[edit] External links
- Airport home page
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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