I flex into Alexandria just after 9:00 am today. It was my first visit in over 15 years. I checked NOTAMs beforehand for paradrops, and monitored the frequency from about 20 min to to confirm there wasn't any activity.
The grass runway is mowed nice and short, but the ground underneath is slightly uneven—not dangerously so, but you'll do a bit of dune-buggy-style bouncing over the undulations on landing, even at minimum speed, so keep the yoke back in your lap after landing in a nosedragger.
It was firm and dry, though, and even without a headwind to help, my 160 hp PA-28 needed only a bit over half of the 2,200 ft for landing and for takeoff (after backtracking).
Landed here tonight just to see what this airport was all about. Name probably comes in part from the golf course just to the north of the field. Smoothest runway ever.
Celtic Air took over operating CYPD three years ago. Commercial aircraft ramp fees vary from 200.00 to 400.00, commercial landing fees top out based on MTOW at about 85.00 for a Challenger 350. Private aircraft can expect up to a 25.00 landing fee. Given that the airport exists solely on these fees, we hope everyone can manage with them. Call us at 902-625-2206 if you have any questions.
Stopped here today (6/30/20) to ask Smiling Aviation to handle a ferry permit sign-off for me. They could not have been more fun or more professional. I learned a lot (as a pilot not a mechanic) watching them work. The runway is great, and the gas was cheap. Will be back!
Shows up on 1970s-era topo maps and old runway still visible on satellite, but very little info available. Any further information on this obscure landing strip would be appreciated.
PIma County Sheriff's Department airborne operations seem to have moved completely to KTUS -- sensible, PCSO HQ being basically sandwiched between the flight paths of KTUS and KDMA probably made this location untenable in the long run.
Since all the FAA databases seem to be 10-12 years behind on heliports, it's probably a good idea to leave this up here so people *know* it's closed, instead of removing this and leaving only the inaccurate, old information online on other sites as Google hits. Also, it was inaccurately plotted to begin with (protip: always cross-check owner addresses on heliport listings!).
This is actually the 1930s Salome CAA Intermediate Field, resurrected in the late 2010s as an emergency airfield for GA pilots! Neat to see what was effectively a forgotten archaeological site return to current use.
When I was here in the oughts, it primarily housed AH-64Ds for US ANG and Singapore AF units -- the Singaporeans train here as there's not exactly a ton of room to have a training base out in Singapore.
I used to ride my bike here as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s to see the old Biegert Aviation C-130s come in. Sad to see this airport fall into disuse and disrepair. Those DC-6s and hangars deserved so much better than to be turned into tinder for meth heads.
Walt Disney World / Lake Buena Vista STOLport -- still here,
One of the advantages of being a Walt Disney World Cast Member was being able to access the old airport grounds. The runway is still in use, but not for aviation; it's a vehicle storage facility for Disney. You'll have to go to Castaway Cay to find an active airport on Disney property nowadays (2020).
Now that Hiroshima-Nishi is closed to all but limited helicopter traffic, this is the closest airport to Hiroshima. Pretty nice back in 2005 last time I was here (on my 2017 and 2019 visits we took the Shinkansen instead).
It's in the mountains so you definitely don't want to overrun ...
Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen
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Great Facility
🔗 Mon, 10 Aug 2020
— @VE6TDH at Hinton / Entrance Airport, Canada
Well maintained grass strip. Well worth a visit.
Good runway conditions (summer 2020)
🔗 Sat, 08 Aug 2020
— @david at Alexandria Aerodrome, Canada
I flex into Alexandria just after 9:00 am today. It was my first visit in over 15 years. I checked NOTAMs beforehand for paradrops, and monitored the frequency from about 20 min to to confirm there wasn't any activity.
The grass runway is mowed nice and short, but the ground underneath is slightly uneven—not dangerously so, but you'll do a bit of dune-buggy-style bouncing over the undulations on landing, even at minimum speed, so keep the yoke back in your lap after landing in a nosedragger.
It was firm and dry, though, and even without a headwind to help, my 160 hp PA-28 needed only a bit over half of the 2,200 ft for landing and for takeoff (after backtracking).
Video of runway conditions
🔗 Tue, 04 Aug 2020
— @david at Gananoque Airport, Canada
August 2017 (I think the order is Runway 24, 12, then 36):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSepmKq_D8
Contact info
🔗 Mon, 03 Aug 2020
— @david at Navan Bearbrook Airport, Canada
From COPA Places to Fly (updated 2017):
Thomas Smith
+1-613-835-2792
tcssmith@xplorenet.com
Nice flight on a Boeing Stearman PT-13 from 1940!
🔗 Tue, 28 Jul 2020
— @jack18m at Guglielmo Zamboni, Italy
They have a Boeing Stearman PT-13 from 1940 in perfect conditions (as well as a YAKOVLEV YAK-11 from 1952), and you can have a test flight in them.
Wonderful experience, definitely worth a try!
Their website is http://www.flyozzano.com/
Friendly airport
🔗 Sat, 25 Jul 2020
— @wolfgangx at New Garden Airport, United States
I’ve never seen so many people hanging out at a GA field!
Agree on the hard to find
🔗 Fri, 24 Jul 2020
— @wolfgangx at Smoketown Airport, United States
I also could not easily find this airport until I was right over it
Smoothest asphalt around!
🔗 Thu, 23 Jul 2020
— @shumphries at Shank N Bank Airport, United States
Landed here tonight just to see what this airport was all about. Name probably comes in part from the golf course just to the north of the field. Smoothest runway ever.
Hi Po
🔗 Thu, 23 Jul 2020
— @Rain08 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines
BAKA PO MAY ALAM KAYO ESCORT PA JAPAN
Welcome to CYPD
🔗 Thu, 23 Jul 2020
— @hercguy at Port Hawkesbury Airport, Canada
Celtic Air took over operating CYPD three years ago. Commercial aircraft ramp fees vary from 200.00 to 400.00, commercial landing fees top out based on MTOW at about 85.00 for a Challenger 350. Private aircraft can expect up to a 25.00 landing fee. Given that the airport exists solely on these fees, we hope everyone can manage with them. Call us at 902-625-2206 if you have any questions.
Great controller
🔗 Wed, 22 Jul 2020
— @wolfgangx at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, United States
Dealt with a storm popping up over the field right before takeoff, when we finally did depart the controllers really helped navigate the cells
Birds everywhere!
🔗 Fri, 17 Jul 2020
— @bcrosby at Tobermory Airport, Canada
Lots of wildlife on the runway in July. Be prepared.
No idea why these comments are so negative
🔗 Mon, 13 Jul 2020
— @jeremyBrowne at Lilydale Airport, Australia
Great airport running a great training operation. Well maintained facilities and aircraft, great prices and great staff to back it all up.
Great stuff!
🔗 Fri, 10 Jul 2020
— @shumphries at Double Eagle II Airport, United States
Gassed up here on the way from KTEX to Houston. Super folks!
322573 Typo in field "municipality"
🔗 Fri, 10 Jul 2020
— @ripat at Boat Bluff Lighthouse Helipad, Canada
- Sarah Isalnd
+ Sarah Island
link_aviosupervicie castellazzo
🔗 Thu, 09 Jul 2020
— @gfornaci at Aviosuperficie Castellazzo, Italy
https://www.avtricolore.com/it/
Via Rivaltella 27. Reggio Emilia
🔗 Thu, 09 Jul 2020
— @gfornaci at Rivaltella, Italy
due piste
Awesome!
🔗 Tue, 30 Jun 2020
— @shumphries at Blake Field, United States
Stopped here today (6/30/20) to ask Smiling Aviation to handle a ferry permit sign-off for me. They could not have been more fun or more professional. I learned a lot (as a pilot not a mechanic) watching them work. The runway is great, and the gas was cheap. Will be back!
Narrow runway!
🔗 Mon, 29 Jun 2020
— @wolfgangx at Dwight Airport, United States
the paved part of this runway was only 21' wide!
Old Chinle Airport
🔗 Thu, 25 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at (Old) Chinle Airport, United States
This is the heading for the old (closed) and private Chinle Airport (04AZ), not the newer Chinle Municipal (E91).
Ex-Airport
🔗 Thu, 25 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Kaupulehu Heliport, United States
On the site of former Kona Village Resort Airport.
You are welcome sir!
🔗 Wed, 24 Jun 2020
— @Abdullah_Almosaabi at Wadi Ain Airport, Yemen
The correct designation for the airport is as follows:
(Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwah Governorate)
Please amend your previous name
Old Landing Strip
🔗 Tue, 23 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at New Hope Landing Strip, United States
Shows up on 1970s-era topo maps and old runway still visible on satellite, but very little info available. Any further information on this obscure landing strip would be appreciated.
No heliport at location.
🔗 Tue, 23 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Pima County Sheriff's Heliport, United States
PIma County Sheriff's Department airborne operations seem to have moved completely to KTUS -- sensible, PCSO HQ being basically sandwiched between the flight paths of KTUS and KDMA probably made this location untenable in the long run.
Closed
🔗 Tue, 23 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Redman Residence Heliport, United States
Since all the FAA databases seem to be 10-12 years behind on heliports, it's probably a good idea to leave this up here so people *know* it's closed, instead of removing this and leaving only the inaccurate, old information online on other sites as Google hits. Also, it was inaccurately plotted to begin with (protip: always cross-check owner addresses on heliport listings!).
Closed
🔗 Tue, 23 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Orlando Sun Resort Heliport, United States
Formerly Orlando Hyatt House, Orlando Sun Resort, Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort. This property is now closed and derelict.
re: Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen
🔗 Mon, 22 Jun 2020
— @david at Wadi Ain Airport, Yemen
Reply to @Abdullah_Almosaabi: Thank you. Is this actually a duplicate of https://ourairports.com/airports/VG5W/ ?
Bowie International?
🔗 Mon, 22 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Bowie Airport, United States
Labeled as "Bowie International Airport" on Google Maps, but I can find no evidence this was ever actually called this other than as a local in joke.
Per Disney...
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Castaway Cay (Gorda Cay) Airstrip, Bahamas
It *is* technically open, but only for emergency use.
Closed
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Seidel Ranch Airport, United States
Listed owner deceased 2000, no sign of aviation activity here in the last 20 years.
Bring me the head of John the Baptist!
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Salome Emergency Airfield, United States
This is actually the 1930s Salome CAA Intermediate Field, resurrected in the late 2010s as an emergency airfield for GA pilots! Neat to see what was effectively a forgotten archaeological site return to current use.
I thought this was closed...
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Bouse Airport, United States
But there's YouTube videos of activity here from 2015-2019. Pretty fascinating rebirth of a 1950s airstrip!
Miho Airfield
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Miho Airfield, Japan
Set aside for emergency use by the Japanese government; no GA or commercial flights allowed.
Fantasy of Flight
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Orlampa Inc Airport, United States
Better known as Fantasy of Flight. In addition to the visible turf runways, there are also seaplane operations here.
Silverbell Notes
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Silverbell Army Heliport, United States
When I was here in the oughts, it primarily housed AH-64Ds for US ANG and Singapore AF units -- the Singaporeans train here as there's not exactly a ton of room to have a training base out in Singapore.
Gila River Memories
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Gila River Memorial Airport, United States
I used to ride my bike here as a kid in the late 80s/early 90s to see the old Biegert Aviation C-130s come in. Sad to see this airport fall into disuse and disrepair. Those DC-6s and hangars deserved so much better than to be turned into tinder for meth heads.
Walt Disney World / Lake Buena Vista STOLport -- still here,
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Lake Buena Vista STOLport, United States
One of the advantages of being a Walt Disney World Cast Member was being able to access the old airport grounds. The runway is still in use, but not for aviation; it's a vehicle storage facility for Disney. You'll have to go to Castaway Cay to find an active airport on Disney property nowadays (2020).
RJBH now helicopter only.
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Hiroshima Heliport, Japan
All fixed-wing operations ceased here in 2013. Helicopters only since 2014. Now has alternate name of Hiroshima Heliport.
First to comment on RJOA!
🔗 Wed, 17 Jun 2020
— @animebirder at Hiroshima Airport, Japan
Now that Hiroshima-Nishi is closed to all but limited helicopter traffic, this is the closest airport to Hiroshima. Pretty nice back in 2005 last time I was here (on my 2017 and 2019 visits we took the Shinkansen instead).
It's in the mountains so you definitely don't want to overrun ...
Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen
🔗 Tue, 16 Jun 2020
— @Abdullah_Almosaabi at Wadi Ain Airport, Yemen
Please modify the name and the location to be correct as follows:
(Al Ain Airport Ain District, Shabwa Governorate, Yemen)
(no subject)
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Chico Municipal Airport, United States
Large facility - helpful FBO
(no subject)
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Murray Field, United States
Spent 4 days here very nice and somewhat helpful
Cheap Fuel
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Gila Bend Municipal Airport, United States
unmanned but good FBO
Excellent AIrport
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Tucson International Airport / Morris Air National Guard Base, United States
Lots of choices for FBO/s
Excellent Experience
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Reno-Stead Airport, United States
Great maintenance facility
Great airport - Fantastic Service
🔗 Mon, 15 Jun 2020
— @rstan at Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, United States
I had to stay unexpectedly here waiting out thunderstorms
Great people
Very helpful and CHEAP fuel
Loved this place!
🔗 Sat, 13 Jun 2020
— @shumphries at Cibolo Creek Ranch Airport, United States
Lover the air strip and the accomodations. Took a photo there that's the home page of my web site, www.humphriesaviation.com
Sad to see it go!
🔗 Sat, 13 Jun 2020
— @shumphries at Luck Field, United States
This was one of the first cross-countries I made after earning my license in 1992. Looks like it closed shortly thereafter. You can read about it here: http://airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_SW.htm#luck
Closed Airport
🔗 Thu, 11 Jun 2020
— @DmitriitheRus at Svyatoshyn Airport, Ukraine
Do you see those crosses on runway? They're mean "That's closed airport!"
LSZQ
🔗 Sun, 07 Jun 2020
— @Capitano.Nico at Altiport de Croix de Coeur, Switzerland
Very interesting and not for the faint hearted.
https://www.arcinfo.ch/sortir/sorties-manifestations/visites-excursions-attractions/fete-de-l-air-altiport-de-la-croix-de-coeur-776536
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