Mobil Bistcho Airport (TC LID: CFV3) is located south of Bistcho Lake, Alberta, Canada.
Mobil Bistcho Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Alberta Environment and Parks, Forestry and Emergency Response Division, High Level | ||||||||||
| Location | Mackenzie County, near Bistcho Lake | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,000 ft / 610 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°28′36″N 119°00′40″W / 59.47667°N 119.01111°W | ||||||||||
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  CFV3 Location in Alberta | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
It is located along the 31st baseline[clarification needed] in Northern Alberta. Alberta Environment and Parks, Forestry and Emergency Response Division, High Level, operates the airstrip and maintains a remote forward basecamp and fuel cache for staging wildland firefighting operations out of. This camp contains tent frames and a kitchen area. Wildland firefighting crews are regularly posted here on a temporary basis, when the fire hazard gets high and forest fire starts are anticipated.[2]
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