Amherst Airport Explained

Amherst Airport
Tc:CCQ4
Type:Private
Operator:M. Logan
Location:Amherst, Nova Scotia
Timezone:AST
Summer:ADT
Elevation-F:80
Coordinates:45.8136°N -64.2358°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Nova Scotia
Pushpin Label:CCQ4
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nova Scotia
R1-Number:08/26
R1-Length-F:2,000
R1-Length-M:610
R1-Surface:Turf
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Amherst Airport is an abandoned airport that was located 1NM west of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was a small turf airstrip, located perpendicular to Highway 104 opposite the Amherst Industrial Park.

History

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 a Department of Transport Aerodrome was listed at 45.8167°N -77°W with a Var. 24 degrees W and elevation of 75feet. The field was listed as "turf" and had one runway listed as follows:[1]

Current

The airport was listed as abandoned as of 8 June 2006.

References

Notes and References

  1. Staff Writer c.1942, p. 15