Gananoque Airport Explained

Gananoque Airport
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Type:Public
Operator:Thousand Island Recreational Aviation Centre Inc.
Summer:EDT
Elevation-F:395
Coordinates:44.4019°N -76.2442°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-F:2,530
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:2,530
R2-Surface:Asphalt
R3-Number:18/36
R3-Length-F:2,530
R3-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Gananoque Airport is located 4.3NM northwest of the town of Gananoque, Ontario, Canada, in Canada's busy Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is currently a major centre for skydiving, as well as one of the three Canadian airports serving the Thousand Islands (along with Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport).

History

The Gananoque Airport was a relief landing field for RCAF Station Kingston (now Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport) during World War II, and with Kingston, participated in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The field preserves the original, classic BCATP triangular runway arrangement along with some of the original wartime structures.

Since 1971, the airport has been utilized as a sports skydiving dropzone with jumps available to the general public.

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