Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport
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| Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: N/A - ICAO: CPU6 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | First Nations Technical Institute | ||
| Serves | Tyendinaga, Ontario | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 260 ft (79 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 09/27 | 4,270 | 1,301 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 2,575 | 785 | Asphalt |
Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CPU6) is a public general aviation airport located 3.0 nautical miles (5.56 km) southwest of Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada, north of the Bay of Quinte between Kingston and Belleville.
[edit] History
Originally known as Deseronto Airport, the field opened in 1916 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 air crews.
The airport is currently the site the First Nations Technical Institute and the First Nations Flying School.
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.
[edit] External links
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