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IATA and ICAO Codes
Pilot Station Codes are PIP and PAPN
Closed...once again.
Sadly, the airport is now closed. Hopefully it will rise from the ashes once again.
NOTAM 130118 CYSN DUNNVILLE
CDU9 WEF 2013 JUL 08 0400 AMEND PUB: AD PERMANENTLY CLSD
Airport Website
Cuba have excellent Web design. Why you don't do it a better an more informative Website? This really mediocre an no professional web.
Improve this guys , you can do it!!!
Thank you.
Density altitude
I got checked out here last week. It was only 80F and the density altitude was already above 9000 ft! It took most of the lake to fly a pattern - be careful on warm days!
It is completely worth it if you're careful. Beautiful, and you're right in the middle of town.
cydq
Nice Airport, FSS provided by Peace River Radio on 122.2, Self serve Jet and 100LL available w/ credit card machine.
CYXJ
Great Airport, FBO is Executive, Serviced by WestJet, Air Canada and CMA.
First Cross Country Solo Flight from OWD
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I live there
My great grandfather earl mosier made it for an airport and eventually we moved in and he stopped flying in and out of it but it is now closed down because my family the bertoldi a currently live there and my mother Cindy mosier is his grand daughter. Just thought somebody would want to here some interesting family history of this airport,my house.
Excellent FBO
The Richmor FBO (soon to change owner) is in a delightful ex-military building. Excellent good service on 3 flights getting around NYC.
Lakefront
As of June 2013 the airport is in great shape (Flightline First is a lovely FBO). The best way to arrive at a still-great city.
Practice Field
When I was a student back in 1987 it was a great little field at which to practice.
There was nothing to distract a student pilot.
The short runways are ideal for practicing short field landings and departures.
April - Spring Boy Scout Camporee
Again, thank you all for the co-operation during the Spring Boy Scout Camporee. May you have a great year and GOD bless you all! Again, thanks for all that everyone did to make it such a success!
Great place for skydiving
Been there 2x with friends... haven't jumped yet though, too scared.
Flew in and visited TX42
Wow, they have a paved runway and taxiway and hangars being built and a lot of activity, friendly people.
re: Close to Edmonton and price of fuel
Cooking Lake Airport is now being operated by the hanger owners at Cooking Lake. The owners took over the airport from Edmonton Airports on October 1, 2012. The airport does not receive any grants from local (Strathcona) or provincial governments - unlike many of the other airports across the country. The airport is home to 73 hangers and around 200 aircraft. There is a new website for the airport - cookinglakeairport.com
Closed
Field permanently closed.
Immigrations office at st. Stephens
Is there a Canadian port of entry at this airport
Service at Porter FBO. Wow.
Date of trip: 2013-06-15. Outstanding service. They'll drive you from the FBO to the ferry, and there is an FBO phone so you can call them to come pick you up. It's about 5 minute walk west, then south, if you choose to forego the drive. Then you can take the Porter shuttle bus to the area of the Royal York,a nd catch the subway (or a taxi) from there.
Fuel (100LL) was $2.00/litre plus 13% HST. Ouch.
Parking on the Porter ramp was n/c for less than an hour, or $25 for a day, or $35 for overnight (all plus 13% HST). I arrives at 11am Saturday, and did not leave until 8pm Sunday, they charged me for one overnight. For that length of time, that's less expensive than parking my car at a downtown Toronto hotel.
Landing fees at CYTZ are currently $11 (probably plus tax - have not received that in the mail as yet).
Wrong coordinates
The is an airport about 5km NE - is this the real Altamira Airport?
A deserted airport
Is this airport still in use?
Abandonned
Abandonned many years ago, not on chart anymore
San Carlos Airport
Flown in several times during flight training. Now San Carlos has a well stocked aviation supply shop, San Carlos Aviation & Supply. They have a fully packed shop and what they don't have Hans will get for you.
End Of Life
Meadowbank mine should arrive to EOL in 2018. The airstrip will be closed during the restoration process after the mine closure. Expect the runway to disappear at the end of 2018 or in the beginning of 2019
Change the identifier to CYLS
I use the airport all the time for our private jet. When every inch counts.... What happened to the extra foot...If we find it can we still use it?...LOL!
Susanville Airport
Landed here early 2013 on an Angel Flight from KPAO. Nice runway, pretty mountanious scenery in and out. FBO (Susanville Aviation) was very helpful and had fuel and oil for us.
re: No. 4 Gunnery School
No remaining buildings but there are historical markers etc, on the grounds
Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB)
Most of the information below is now out of date. For current information consult the CFS (Canadian flight supplement) the latest terminal chart plus.
czbb.com
Very friendly line service people at Jet Center
Was there very late at night, and even though they were closing up all the staff was very friendly and helpful
Hard to find
Recommend using on-field VOR to get there, otherwise hard to find
re: IATA Airport Code
Reply to @david:
From what I understand, "UPB" is for VTUU. Use of "UPB" for "Habana/Playa Baracoa" is tolerated for local use having been used by the Cuban military before civil use was permitted. The abreviation came from the ICAO code "MUPB", with pilots dropping the M, much like dropping the K from US mainland ICAO codes to get most US IATA codes. I hope this makes sense, I'm sure others could clarify this further.
Lovely airport
Nice and quiet mountainous airport - located in a beautiful valley, with excellent runway, very well cared about, and just slightly challenging approaches due to elevated terrain surrounding the field. Nothing to be worried about if your plane can perform - and the scenery around is simply adorable! Note that you can easily barge into US airspace flying southbound, so keep your eyes open unless that was your plan...
Rough field
Been there a couple of weeks ago, mid-May '13, passed low and over. Fairly easy to find, though not many landmark features around. Looks like a private airstrip, currently not quite taken care of. It is listed in CFS, though without a chart - unusual! There was an empty hangar at the end of the airstrip, and southbound approach was almost over the rooftops of the farmers' house. I refrained from landing there due to a visibly rough and deteriorated surface - and that's a pity, as location is pretty neat. Hope this strip will recover at some point, heard rumors about that, but please check with the owner before arriving!
re: Unusable no kidding
It is for sale as an airfield. Who are they kidding ?
Unusable no kidding
Don'tg even think about it. This is NOT an airfield by ANY definition
Unusable
Very uneven, unmowed, very narrow [next to ordhard] , LP gas tank right next to 'runway'.
This might have been a grass strip usable by a Piper cub at one time, but it is NOT SAFE to consider this even in an emergency !
If this was ever used, it has been years. I repeat not safe.
Commercial float plane
Hi, is there any commercial company that will fly passengers to Harrison Lake?
My dad worked there in 1951 0r 52
Delighted to see the work you have done to preserve the memory of this epoch.
Jim Cougle
Runway condition
Wind sock ripped and unreliable, runway still in decent shape despite some overgrowth, at least 2000ft good, as of Aug 2012. tall trees on either end
re: Wow
Isn't this strip closed now?
current manager's tele # is out of service
Current manager's tele # is no longer in service.
FBO
Very friendly and accommodating
Fence locations
I'd like to see where the fences are, I understand that is the only real hazard. lol
re: Cave Cay Air Strip
2800 ft, packed coral
Birthday Surprise
This is going to be a very odd request, but I won't have an answer unless I ask. :)
Is it possible for a small plane to fly over a 1 acre property in Morriston just south of the 401, to drop small bags of candy for a child's birthday party? How much would it be?
Obviously the kids would be protected from any falling missiles once a specific time is arranged.
Thank you.
Connie
the Cordes Airport is private and closed --
the Cordes Airport is private and closed --
First Air friend reported drunken fss, drunken maintenance c
I was just chatting with a friend who works for First Air up in Resolute. He was telling me that this past fall the CARS guy was wasted at work and they had to wake him up. Then later the same week the maintenance guy was suspended for driving drunk on the airstrip. He was telling me that first air had a bad crash there last year, a 737. Loss of life/aircraft. He said the guys were playing video games in the office when it happened. The weather was way off from what the guy was reporting then (the same guy who was drunk and had to be woken up before). Somebody has to stand up and do something about this kind of lawless operation in the north. It's aviation for x sakes, not a janitorial business. Transport should run these northern communities directly to ensure they are operated up to standard. How many people are going to die or risk their lives before something is done?
Pretty good
One of the 3 acceptable operations in the north. (Iquialiut and Rankin Inlet are the other two)
re: Not the base for Borek but anyway
*should read rwy 14/32
Not the base for Borek but anyway
Borek is based in Calgary. The have an ops in iqualiut and resolute. Forget landing here in anything but a gentle breeze. Tight approach rwy 35 i think. RWY17 is for CAVOK and calm, daylight only. Takeoff is 17 only. The strip has some soft spots, a small wheeled plane could definitely end up in trouble here. I can't remember how long the strip is but less than 2000'. Seldom staffed. Drunk weather guy, drunk maintenance. Or if you are lucky they are all together absent. The most unreliable operation I have seen (possibly tied with Coral Harbor NWT or Iglooklik.) That is a place that I would be happy and relieved to here a VGM from! Pathetic operation it is.
re: IATA and ICAO Codes
🔗 Mon, 08 Jul 2013
— @ptomblin at Old Pilot Station Airport, United States
Reply to @trasher: No, PAPN is the ICAO code for Pilot Point Airport, not Pilot Station.