Voisey's Bay Aerodrome

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Voisey's Bay Aerodrome
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CVB2
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Vale Inco
Serves Voisey's Bay Mine
Location Voisey's Bay
Time zone AST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL 246 ft / 75 m
Coordinates 56°20′41″N 62°05′17″W / 56.34472°N 62.08806°W / 56.34472; -62.08806Coordinates: 56°20′41″N 62°05′17″W / 56.34472°N 62.08806°W / 56.34472; -62.08806
Map
CVB2
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,002 1,525 Gravel
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Voisey's Bay Aerodrome, (TC LID: CVB2), is located adjacent to Voisey's Bay Mine, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Provincial Airlines provides daily scheduled charter service to Voisey's Bay using Dash 8's and Twin Otters. Provincial also has dispatch located on the field which also provides weather, airport and traffic advisory services to aircraft using the airstrip. Canadian Helicopters is also located on site. In August 2011 the airport became certified with an LPV approach onto runway 29 which is now used by both the Dash 8's and Twin Otters. It was updated from a typical RNAV A approach which is also still used.

References

Skyvector listing <http://skyvector.com/airport/CVB2/Voiseys-Bay-Airport>

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 December 2013 to 0901Z 6 February 2014


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