Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport |
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.
| Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport |
- IATA: none
- ICAO: none
- TC LID: CPU6
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| Summary |
| 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 |
| Map |
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Location in Ontario
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
09/27 |
4,270 |
1,301 |
Asphalt |
15/33 |
2,575 |
785 |
Asphalt |
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement |
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.
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