Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport

Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Brock Air Services
Location Brockville, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 404 ft / 123 m
Coordinates 44°38′22″N 075°45′01″W / 44.63944°N 75.75028°W / 44.63944; -75.75028Coordinates: 44°38′22″N 075°45′01″W / 44.63944°N 75.75028°W / 44.63944; -75.75028
Website www.brockvilleairport.com
Map
CNL3

Location in Ontario

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 4,505 1,373 Asphalt
16/34 2,203 671 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft movements 1,761

Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport (IATA: XBR, TC LID: CNL3), also known as Brockville Municipal Airport,[3] is a registered aerodrome located in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, 4.8 nautical miles (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) northwest of the city of Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

This aerodrome is named after George Tackaberry, the owner of the company that re-surfaced and extended the runway and surrounding area in 2004.

The aerodrome has gliding activity for three weekends in the fall and three weekends in spring. This is done through the air cadets with glider pilots who either instruct at, or graduated from the glider pilot scholarship. (GPS) (a six-week summer course which after completion candidates receive their glider pilot licence.) More specifically EOGC (Eastern Ontario Gliding Centre), which for the remainder of the spring and fall seasons operate out of Mountainview airport (CPZ3) near Trenton Ontario bring two gliders and one tow plane to Brockville for the three weekends.

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 April 2017 to 0901Z 22 June 2017
  2. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  3. ↑ Brockville - 1000 Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport (official web site)


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