Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport
Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Operator | First Nations Technical Institute | ||||||||||||||
Location | Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 260 ft / 79 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°11′05″N 077°06′28″W / 44.18472°N 77.10778°WCoordinates: 44°11′05″N 077°06′28″W / 44.18472°N 77.10778°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport (TC LID: CPU6) is a registered aerodrome that is open to the public and caters mainly to general aviation. The aerodrome is located in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada, north of the Bay of Quinte between Kingston and Belleville.
History
Originally known as Deseronto Airport, the field opened in 1917 as a training school for pilots during World War I. During World War II, it hosted the No. 1 Instrument Navigation School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced instrument-navigation training to air crews.
The aerodrome is currently the site of the First Nations Technical Institute and the First Nations Flying School.
References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
External links
- Airport home page
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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