Creston Aerodrome (IATA: CFQ, TC LID: CAJ3) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) south southeast of Creston, British Columbia, Canada.[3] The airport is more commonly known now as the Creston Valley Regional Airport or its former name of the Art Sutcliffe Field.[4]
Creston Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Creston Valley Regional Airport Society | ||||||||||
| Location | Creston, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,094 ft / 638 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°02′12″N 116°29′53″W / 49.03667°N 116.49806°W | ||||||||||
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  CAJ3 Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[2] | |||||||||||
History
editIn 1919, Lieutenant Ernest O. Hall made an emergency landing on an uneven field near the Canyon City Lumber mill. After refilling the tanks with contaminated fuel, the plane crashed on takeoff, damaging a car and wrecking the aircraft.[5]
An airstrip has existed at least since the 1930s.[6]
In late 1978, the community received a $100,000 grant toward an airport, enabling the development of one of the finest airstrips in the region.[7]
In 2011, several all-season, all-weather hangars were built primarily for the active flying club,[8] and a new emergency services building was erected for the medivac.[9]
External links
edit- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
References
edit- ^ Jeppesen Sanderson
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Creston Valley Regional Airport". www.crestonairport.ca.
- ^ "About Creston Valley Regional Airport - Art Sutcliffe Field". www.metar-taf.com.
- ^ "Creston, continued". www.crowsnest-highway.ca. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "Creston Review, 24 Apr 1931". www.library.ubc.ca. p. 5.
- ^ "History of Creston BC". www.crestonvalley.com.
- ^ "Kootenay Business, 3 Jun 2011". www.kootenaybiz.com.
- ^ "Today in BC, 12 Jan 2012". www.todayinbc.com.
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