Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome

Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CAX3
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Location	Sechelt, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	49°29′N 123°46′W / 49.483°N 123.767°W / 49.483; -123.767Coordinates: 49°29′N 123°46′W / 49.483°N 123.767°W / 49.483; -123.767
Map
CAX3 Location in British Columbia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m n/a n/a n/a Water
Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement[1]

Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome, (TC LID: CAX3), was an aerodrome located adjacent to Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. The airport was listed as abandoned in the 15 March 2007 Canada Flight Supplement.

Current usage

Whilst the aerodrome has been closed, the Sechelt Inlet/Porpoise Bay area is still used daily by private airline operators. Daily scheduled flights by Harbour Air and West Coast Air leave from the Lighthouse Pub Complex at 5764 Wharf Avenue and Tofino Air has their own separate base located at 5987 Sechelt Inlet Road. The Lighthouse Pub Complex also allows private owners of float planes to land their float planes for a small fee.

See also

• Sechelt Aerodrome

References

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