RCAF Detachment Gananoque explained

RCAF Detachment Gananoque
Location:Gananoque, Ontario
Nearest Town:Gananoque, Ontario
Country:Canada
Coordinates:44.4014°N -76.2433°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Ownership:Department of National Defence(Canada)
Operator:Formerly Royal Canadian Air Force
Controlledby:No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at RCAF Kingston
Used:1940–1945
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Airfields

Iata:none
Icao:none
Elevation:395feet
R1-Number:5/23
R1-Length:2400feet
R1-Surface:Hard Surface
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length:2400feet
R2-Surface:Hard Surface
R3-Number:12/30
R3-Length:2400feet
R3-Surface:Hard Surface

RCAF Detachment Gananoque was a relief landing field for the Royal Air Force's No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at RCAF Station Kingston during the Second World War. The airfield was located north of Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Gananoque consisted of a triangle-shaped runway pattern, one hangar, and a control tower. Gananoque officially became a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) facility in 1942 when RAF training schools became part of the BCATP. The station opened in 1940 and closed in 1945. The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 44.4°N -91°W with a variation of 12 degrees west and elevation of 395feet. Three runways were listed as follows:[1]

Runway NameLengthWidthSurface
5/232400feet100feetHard surfaced
17/352400feet100feetHard surfaced
12/302400feet100feetHard surfaced

Today, the former station is operated as the Gananoque Airport.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force . 114. c. 1942.