Lac-à-la-Tortue Water Aerodrome
Lac-à-la-Tortue Water Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Bel Air Laurentian Aviation Inc | ||||||||||
Serves | Grand-Mère, Quebec | ||||||||||
Location | Lac-à-la-Tortue | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 427 ft / 130 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°37′00″N 072°37′33″W / 46.61667°N 72.62583°WCoordinates: 46°37′00″N 072°37′33″W / 46.61667°N 72.62583°W | ||||||||||
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CSU7 Location in Quebec | |||||||||||
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Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement[1] |
Lac-à-la-Tortue Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CSU7) is located on Lac-à-la-Tortue, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southeast of Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada and is open from May until October. The first aircraft to land here was in 1919 and it is Canada's first seaplane base.[2]
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 March 2013 to 0901Z 3 April 2014
- ↑ Bel Air Aviation history
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