Pendleton Airport

This article is about the airport in Pendleton, Ontario, Canada. For the airport in Pendleton, Oregon, United States, see Eastern Oregon Regional Airport.
Pendleton Airport

A Sinus landing grass runway.
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CNF3
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Gatineau Gliding Club
Location Pendleton, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 260 ft / 79 m
Coordinates 45°29′10″N 075°05′46″W / 45.48611°N 75.09611°W / 45.48611; -75.09611Coordinates: 45°29′10″N 075°05′46″W / 45.48611°N 75.09611°W / 45.48611; -75.09611
Website Gatineau Gliding Club
Map
CNF3

Location in Ontario

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 2,550 777 Old Asphalt
13/31 2,650 808 Turf
17/35 2,550 777 Old Asphalt

Pendleton Airport, (TC LID: CNF3), is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Pendleton, Ontario, Canada, east of Ottawa. The airfield is currently operated by the Gatineau Gliding Club.

History

During the Second World War, Pendleton Airport hosted No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan after the school moved from Hamilton in 1942. The school provided initial pilot training on Tiger Moth and Finch aircraft. While most of the airports involved in the plan have either closed or gone through extensive changes, Pendleton still preserves most of the original character of a BCATP airport: it has the original three short runways arranged in a triangle (though some are in disrepair), and several of the original World War II buildings, including the main hangar.

The Gatineau Gliding Club purchased the airfield from Crown Assets in 1961 and is the owner since then. The Gatineau Gliding Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting motorless flight in Canada.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.