Hawkesbury Airport (TC LID: CNV4) is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) west of Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada, near the Ottawa River and the border with Quebec.
Hawkesbury Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Montreal Soaring Club Council/CVVM | ||||||||||
| Location | Hawkesbury, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 167 ft / 51 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°37′N 074°39′W / 45.617°N 74.650°W | ||||||||||
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  CNV4 Location in Ontario  CNV4 CNV4 (Canada) | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
History edit
The airport was built in the early 1940s by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and served as the primary relief landing field for No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School in nearby Saint-Eugène, Ontario. The aerodrome was declared surplus by the RCAF on 16 December 1944 and the property was turned over to the Department of Transport on 17 February 1945.[2]
Accidents edit
- 14 June 1999, a Schempp-Hirth Standard Cirrus crashed on approach, killing the pilot.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Relief Landing Field - Hawkesbury". www.rcaf.info. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "CADORS report for Schemp-Hirth standard Cirrus Serial #169 Glider". Transport Canada.