Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome
| Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CPW5 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ratcliff Aircraft Ltd. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Timmins | ||||||||||
| Location | Timmins, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 900 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°29′N 081°12′W / 48.483°N 81.200°WCoordinates: 48°29′N 081°12′W / 48.483°N 81.200°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://ratcliffair.com/ | ||||||||||
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  CPW5 Location in Ontario | |||||||||||
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Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome, (TC LID: CPW5), is a water aerodrome located adjacent to Timmins, Ontario, Canada on Lake Porcupine.
Tenants
The aerodrome's only tenant is Ratcliff Aircraft Limited (services float planes since 1985).[2] The company owns the hangar and parking facilities.
A wooden ramp allows floatplanes to dock and passengers to disembark. Additional floatplanes can be stored on the grass next to the dock.
On December 7th, 2015, a fire destroyed the hangar, along with several airplanes and equipment in the facility for winter storage. [3]
Transportation
The aerodrome is located on Lakeview Drive between Bruce and Golden Avenues. There is limited to no parking at the aerodrome (spaces for Ratcliff and clients only at foot of Golden Avenue).
See also
References
- ↑ Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 March 2013 to 0901Z 3 April 2014
- ↑ Ratcliff Air
- ↑ Fire razes Ratcliff Aircraft in South Porcupine
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