Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome

Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome
IATA: YCE – ICAO: CYCE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator New United Goderich Inc.
Location Huron County
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 824 ft / 251 m
Coordinates 43°17′09″N 081°30′23″W / 43.28583°N 81.50639°WCoordinates: 43°17′09″N 081°30′23″W / 43.28583°N 81.50639°W
Map
CYCE

Location in Ontario

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,013 1,528 Asphalt
16/34 4,392 1,339 Asphalt

Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, originally RCAF Station Centralia, (IATA: YCE, ICAO: CYCE), is located 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) west of Centralia, Ontario, Canada.

History

The airport shown as of 2013.

Originally built as a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), Centralia Airport was home to the Number 9 Service Flying Training School as of September 21, 1942. Pilots were trained for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as well as other Commonwealth nation forces. In September 1947, the airport was renamed RCAF Station Centralia. During military ownership, various types of aircraft were operated including the Avro Anson, Douglas Dakota, Beechcraft Expeditor, North American Harvard, and de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk. After military closure on March 31, 1967, the airport was renamed Huron Air Park and home to numerous light manufacturing firms.

Airport Owner/Operator

New United Goderich Inc. - New United Goderich Inc. is a privately held corporation which does V.I.P. completions, exterior and interior, avionics and maintenance work for small to mid-size jets and turboprop aircraft. New United Goderich Inc. has occupied the airport since 1997.

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014

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