Dunnville Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dunnville, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°52′20″N 079°35′45″W / 42.87222°N 79.59583°WCoordinates: 42°52′20″N 079°35′45″W / 42.87222°N 79.59583°W | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||
Dunnville Airport, (TC LID: CDU9), was a registered aerodrome located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south of Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. It was built during World War II as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was home to Royal Canadian Air Force No.6 Service Flying Training School. No. 6 SFTS opened on 25 November 1940 and closed on 1 December 1944. There is a museum at the airport commemorating the training school.[2]
The airport is currently managed by Frank Collins. As of 30 May 2013, all flight operations ceased at the airport to make way for industrial wind turbines being built on the site. The No.6 RCAF Dunnville Museum continues to operate: [3]
The Dunnville Airport is also where the last five seasons of Canada's Worst Driver have been shot. The Dunnville Airport is located within the village of Port Maitland. It sit on 400+ acres of land. It has 4 Airplane hangars and 11 total buildings. It also has two mini storage buildings. One being large enough to store R.V and other large vehicles indoors.
Former tenants
- Maylan Aviation
- Niagara Skydiving Centre
References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
- ↑ No.6 RCAF Dunnville Museum website
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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