Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome, formerly TC LID: CPW5, was a water aerodrome located adjacent to Timmins, Ontario, Canada on Porcupine Lake.
Timmins/Porcupine Lake Water Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Serves | Timmins | ||||||||||
| Location | Timmins, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 900 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°29′N 081°12′W / 48.483°N 81.200°W | ||||||||||
| Website | http://ratcliffair.com/ | ||||||||||
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Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Tenants
editThe aerodrome's only tenant was Ratcliff Aircraft Limited (serviced float planes since 1985).[2] 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.[3]
Transportation
editThe aerodrome was located on Lakeview Drive between Bruce and Golden Avenues.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
- ^ Ratcliff Air Archived 2011-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fire razes Ratcliff Aircraft in South Porcupine, owner taken to hospital". CBC News. 2015-12-08. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25.
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