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Cafeteria
There is a small cafeteria in the terminal building, with pre-made sandwiches, etc.
Pumps
The Petro-T (PropAir) office is on the other side of the terminal, but the fuel pumps are here (there is a truck for Jet-A, but not for 100LL). The FSS can tell you where to park.
Price for 100LL (2010-09-22): $1.64/litre including tax
re: Batavia
OurAirports gets its arrivals and departures data feed from FlightStats. Unfortunately, outside of North America, sometimes flights are missing from the feed.
re: A Brief History
Reply to @prattsoplenty: I grew up in Kingston, which isn't quite local, but I've always pronounced this as "point PEA-tree".
Relocation
According to the Wikipedia article, the airport may be relocated soon to allow the nearby mine to be expanded.
re: re: PET SCAMMERS
Unfortunately, yes, you've been scammed, and there's close to 0% chance of ever catching the people. They'll use different fake names, email addresses, etc. for their next victim.
re: Does this airport really exist?
Reply to @wyssp: I eliminated the identifier, and am waiting to see if I can find any confirmation of this airport.
Artificial water runway?
When you zoom in, you can see that what looks like a runway is actually a small, artificial waterway. Very interesting.
Low tide only
Comment from @Capitano.Nico - "Usable around low tide. Check tide tables."
re: Obstacles
Thanks -- I've marked the airport as closed.
Former military airfield
This was formerly Faizabad Air Force Station, but is now being redeveloped as a civilian airport.
Still in use by EAA?
According to this source, two of the airport's runways are still in use by EAA members, so I've reflagged this as an active (though not registered) airport:
http://www.militarybruce.com/history/base-history_14.html
Can any Maritimes pilots confirm that the field is still active?
re: MOORE AIRPORT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR YEARS
Marked as closed -- thanks.
re: WX
Reply to @Chally: Thanks for the information. All the TAF and METAR information on OurAirports currently comes from a free US government source -- it's complete for Canada, the US, and Western Europe, as far as I can tell, but likely misses some reports from smaller stations elsewhere.
re: The Cameroon Pet Scam
I see the temptation, but when you wrestle with a pig, you both end up dirty. I've never replied, so I don't know what they'd offer, but I'm sure no actual money would end up changing hands.
re: No good!
Reply to @viennatech: According to this article, it's still operational, and has an informal fly-in every weekend, as well as occasional air-ambulance traffic:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Herb+Travel+Plaza+halfway+home/3402461/story.html
The paved runway is closed, but there's a grass strip operating (I think it may be just to the right in the satellite photo).
re: Pagerungan Island Airfield -
I'm pretty confident that Torohhiga is a duplicate -- I've merged it in.
The runway data appears under the "Pilot Info" tab.
re: Rwy 16/34 is now closed
Reply to @douglasr: I've updated the pilot info - thanks. Very sad news for the city of Edmonton.
Good place to visit
I flew in to PEI for four nights. As advertised, parking was free, with cables to tie down. The school is open 8-8, but they can provide a code to give you after-hours airside access. Fuel was not self-serve, and the instructors are often up flying with students, so fill up when you land if there's someone there -- it's not really an FBO (though the staff are friendly), but just a flying school that sells gas and gives away free parking. There was no multiweight oil available (just mineral oil -- apparently, that's all the school uses in its planes).
For Americans, note that this is a Mandatory Frequency (MF) airport, something that doesn't exist in the US. There's an FSS rather than a tower on the field, but you're still required to talk to it (though it doesn't issue clearances like a tower would).
re: Airlines
The Wikipedia article and FlightAware both say that Houlton currently has no scheduled airline service. I passed directly over Houlton on my flight from Ottawa to Charlottetown on Tuesday, and back again this morning, and didn't hear any airline flights inbound or outbound on Boston Centre's frequency.
It's a beautiful part of the US, by the way, especially with Mt. Katahdin a bit to the west.
re: restaurnts
There's a Druxy's Deli in the old (white, wooden) airport terminal.
re: Powerscourt Airfield
Thank you very much - I've updated the position.
re: Lesce airport
Reply to @Izzy: Thank you for the information! I've marked the airport as open again.
FBO information
177 BRACKLEY PT RD, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 6Y9‎ - (902) 892-7983‎
Information by phone, 2010-07-28: Parking is free. AvGas is available from 8 am to 5 pm local time (otherwise, there's a callout charge): there's a chance that everyone will be up flying with students, so it might be necessary to wait for service. Park at the tie-down cable, using the painted lines to find the spots.
re: Frequency
Thanks for the information -- I've entered it in the "Pilot Info" tab.
re: late night flights
I know it can be rough for residents, but in most cases, the airports were there first and the cities have grown out and around them, so the people who buy the houses or sign the leases do so knowing that there's an airport nearby.
Of course, that assumes that real-estate agents are honest — I know one couple who bought a house right under the approach to CYYZ 24L, after being assured by their slimy agent that the airport used the runway only for emergencies (I guess the definition of "emergency" is "when the wind is blowing from the southwest"). It was cool for their kids watching the planes passing low over the park playground, though.
Closed?
Received a report that this airport is closed, and the satellite view seems to confirm that.
Closed?
I received an e-mail that this airport is closed and that there's a road through it. I can see no evidence of the road in the satellite shot, but the "Map" view does show a road crossing the runway. I've marked it as closed for now - can any locals confirm?
re: Gondia TWR frequency 118.35MHZ
Thanks - I've added that to the Pilot Info tab.
Prior permission required
From the FAA record (no local phone number):
Owner: THOUSAND ISLANDS AIRPORT LLC
84 PEACHTREE ST SUITE 901
ATLANTA, GA 30303
Phone 404-659-1440
Manager: MBM HELICOPTERS
PO BOX 776
NORTH ANDOVER, MA 01845
Phone 315-482-3800
2010 Polish Air Force Crash
This is the airport where a Polish Air Force TU-154 crashed on 10 April 2010, killing the Polish president and other senior government officials:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Polish_Air_Force_Tu-154_crash
re: desativado
Thanks for the update. I've marked the airport as closed.
re: VOR Moved
Reply to @dominicanpilot: Thanks. Do you happen to know the new latitude/longitude of the VOR?
re: This is not an airport.
Reply to @dominicanpilot: Thanks for the update. The 2008 ICAO Location Indicators doc lists an MDBL as the identifier "Boca Chica/Batey Luisa". Is there a chance that there used to be an airport (or perhaps a heliport) somewhere in this area?
re: Closed
Reply to @dominicanpilot: thanks for the update -- I've marked the airport as closed.
re: Wigram
Reply to @rdsair: very sad news.
re: Emergency Only
Thanks - I've entered the information and marked the airport as closed.
re: One runway only
Reply to @ptomblin: I'll assume for now that that is the correct location.
re: Name
Corrected - thanks.
Fuel
This little airport is a short flight north of North Bay, Ontario, on the east side of Lake Temiscaming. I believe it is the westernmost public airport in Quebec, or at least, very close.
I called today to ask about a Hope Air flight next week. The person who answered was very friendly, and he confirmed that 100LL is available for $1.60/litre tax included (not an unreasonable price for northwestern Quebec). You have to give notice if you want fuel, but the person was very friendly, and said he had no objection to waiting around a few hours if my arrival time wasn't certain. We spoke in French, so I'm not sure how easy it would be to get service in English.
Fuel enquiries: +1 819 629-4936
re: No french? no UNICOM
Reply to @anjp: I've never had any response from Maniwaki Unicom in either language. :)
It's true, though, that staff at FBOs for many smaller Quebec airports often don't speak English, or speak very little.
No services
There are no services on site at the airport. According to the web site, you can order a taxi by calling 250-495-7004.
No landing fee
Waterloo has eliminated its landing fee for planes with a maximum gross weight under 3,000 kg (6,614 lb).
Shut down on weekends
This is a great little airport!
Unfortunately, the City of Elliot Lake has decided to close the FBO on the weekends, with a $75 callout charge if you need fuel, and no airside access for transients. I doubt they understand how this will drive away the tourism the city so desperately needs (with its uranium mines closed for almost 20 years), especially during the busy summer season from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving -- I imagine the Stone Ridge Golf Club, which picks up patrons at the airport when they fly in to play, will be especially unimpressed.
The decision also means no METAR from Elliot Lake on the weekends (a problem for people flying along the north shore of Lake Huron), and no local civil weather (Weather Channel, etc.) for the people of Elliot Lake on the weekends.
Info
(from @flander) Wind sock located at the south end of runway 34. no fuel available Tel: (306) 854-2277
Secessionist microstate
Wikipedia article on the self-proclaimed Principality of Hutt River: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Hutt_River
History
While Waltham was founded in 1928 as the de Havilland Flying School. The RAF took it over in 1938, and it served as the home base of the Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II. The field stayed in RAF hands until 1982 (Prince Philip learned to fly here in 1952), and is now home of the West London Aero Club, with ~150 light aircraft based on the field.
re: country
I did adjust the airport position based on the sat view, though.
Friendly airport
Flew here for a Hope Air flight today. Everyone at the airport was friendly, especially the security guard.
There are two aviation fuel suppliers at Val-d'Or, Valpiro beside the terminal and Petro-T at the south end of the runway, but only Petro-T has 100LL. There's a little Casse-Croute (snack bar) in the terminal, but I'm not sure if it's always open. Since there were no scheduled flights due, the FSS guy let me park right in front of the terminal for an hour: the Petro-T truck drove up and fueled my plane a few minutes after I called.
The phone number for Hangar-Q (Petro-T) is 819-874-7000.
Be prepared to speak French: outside of Montreal and Gatineau, it's not a safe assumption that most francophones can speak English as well.
Replacing KPFN
🔗 Fri, 24 Sep 2010
— @david at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, United States
This new airport has already replaced KPFN (Panama City-Bay County International Airport) for scheduled airline service, and will take over general aviation as well when KPFN closes.