| Picton Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CNT7 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Operator | Loch Sloy Holdings Ltd | ||
| Location | Picton, Ontario | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 465 ft / 142 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 2,580 | 786 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 2,550 | 777 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 2,520 | 768 | Asphalt |
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||
Picton Airport (TC LID: CNT7) is located on the southeast side of Picton, Ontario, Canada, near the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The airport is used for general aviation, including glider flying.
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During World War II, the airport hosted the No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, operating Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander aircraft. In 1953, the Prince Edward Flying club took over operation of the airport. The airport was known as CFB Picton.
Sometime in 2008, the ownership of the airport changed to Loch Sloy Holdings Ltd.
During the summer it is home to the Air Cadet Gliding Program along with CFB Mountainview. It is also used for motor-sport events such as autoslalom by the St. Lawrence Auto Club CASC-OR. There have also been "Armdrop" drag racing events and tractor pulls held here as well in 2010 and 2011. It was also the filming site for the 2005 season of television's "Canada's Worst Driver".
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