Tobermory Airport (TC LID: CNR4) is located 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) southeast of Tobermory, Ontario, Canada. The airport operates from May to early October. No winter maintenance is offered.
Tobermory Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Township of the North Bruce Peninsula | ||||||||||
| Location | Tobermory, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 700 ft / 213 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°13′18″N 081°37′43″W / 45.22167°N 81.62861°W | ||||||||||
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  CNR4 Location in Ontario | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Facilities
editThe airport has two small hangars to store aircraft (one per hangar), fuel station (Avgas or 100LL) and a building serving as the airport office.
A small parking lot is found at the entrance along Warner Bay Road. Occasionally helicopters land near the parking lot; there is no formal helipad.
The airport supports itinerant users like ORNGE, and search and rescue teams including the Ontario Provincial Police.[2]
Accidents
edit- June 13, 1971: A Cessna 182 crashed short of the airport, killing five, with one survivor.[3]
- February 27, 2018: A Cessna 172 Skyhawk crashed in the snow with no injuries. The pilot was the only occupant, and the aircraft was badly damaged.[4][5]
- July 3, 2018: A Piper Warrior flipped after an aborted takeoff. The aircraft sustained damages and the pilot and passengers suffered minor injuries.[6]
Panorama
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References
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Tobermory Airport Assessment" (PDF). Aviotec International Inc. December 4, 2017. p. 2. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ruth Anne LEAVER". geneofun.on.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Police investigating after small plane flips while attempting to land in Northern Bruce Peninsula - Toronto". Global News. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Waterloo region pilot involved in plane crash in Tobermory - CBC News". CBC. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ^ "Kitchener pilot, 3 others injured as plane flips at Tobermory airport". Global News. 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2021-12-07.