Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome Explained

Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome
Type:Public
Operator:Ratcliff Aircraft Ltd.
City-Served:Timmins
Location:Timmins, Ontario
Timezone:EST
Summer:EDT
Elevation-F:900
Coordinates:48.4833°N -93°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario#Canada
Pushpin Label:CPW5
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ontario
Website:http://ratcliffair.com/
R1-Number:n/a
R1-Length-F:n/a
R1-Length-M:n/a
R1-Surface:Water
Footnotes:Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement

Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome, formerly, was a water aerodrome located adjacent to Timmins, Ontario, Canada on Porcupine Lake.

Tenants

The aerodrome's only tenant was Ratcliff Aircraft Limited (serviced float planes since 1985).[1] The company owned the hangar and parking facilities.

A wooden ramp allowed floatplanes to dock and passengers to disembark. Additional floatplanes were stored on the grass next to the dock.

On December 7, 2015, a fire destroyed the hangar, along with several aircraft and equipment in the facility for winter storage.[2]

Transportation

The aerodrome was located on Lakeview Drive between Bruce and Golden Avenues.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://ratcliffair.com/ Ratcliff Air
  2. Web site: Fire razes Ratcliff Aircraft in South Porcupine, owner taken to hospital . 2015-12-08 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225202439/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/south-porcupine-fire-ratcliff-1.3355100 . 2021-02-25 . live .