Pendleton Airport
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Gatineau Gliding Club | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pendleton, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 260 ft / 79 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Gatineau Gliding Club | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Pendleton Airport (TC LID: CNF3) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Pendleton, Ontario, Canada, east of Ottawa. The airfield is currently operated by the Gatineau Gliding Club.
History
[edit | edit source]World War II (1942–1945)
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During the Second World War, Pendleton Airport was established as RCAF Station Pendleton and hosted No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan after the school moved from Hamilton in 1942. The school provided initial pilot training on Tiger Moth and Finch aircraft. While most of the airports involved in the plan have either closed or gone through extensive changes, Pendleton still preserves most of the original character of a BCATP airport: it has the original three short runways arranged in a triangle (though some are in disrepair), and several of the original World War II buildings, including the main hangar.
Aerodrome information
[edit | edit source]In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Pendleton, Ontario at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. with a variation of 14 degrees east and elevation of 260 ft (79 m). Three runways were listed as follows:[2]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
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| 17/35 | 2,550 ft (780 m) | 100 ft (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
| 13/31 | 2,550 ft (780 m) | 100 ft (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
| 8/26 | 2,550 ft (780 m) | 100 ft (30 m) | Hard surfaced |
Post-war (1945–present)
[edit | edit source]The Gatineau Gliding Club purchased the airfield from Crown Assets in 1961, and has been the owner since then. The club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting motorless flight in Canada.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Gatineau Gliding Club
- Page about this airport Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Soaring Association of Canada
- Video: landing at the Pendleton Airport from a motor-glider cockpit
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