Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport

Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport (TC LID: CPU6) is a registered aerodrome that is open to the public and caters mainly to general aviation. The aerodrome is located in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southwest of Tyendinaga, Ontario, Canada, north of the Bay of Quinte between Kingston and Belleville.

Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorFirst Nations Technical Institute
LocationTyendinaga Mohawk Territory, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL260 ft / 79 m
Coordinates44°11′05″N 077°06′28″W
Map
CPU6 is located in Ontario
CPU6
CPU6
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 4,270 1,301 Asphalt
15/33 2,575 785 Asphalt

History

Originally known as Deseronto Airport, the field opened in 1917 as a training school for pilots during World War I. During World War II, it hosted the No. 1 Instrument Navigation School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, providing advanced instrument-navigation training to air crews. During this time, the airport was also used as the primary relief landing field for the Central Flying School, based out of RCAF Station Trenton.

The aerodrome is currently the site of the First Nations Technical Institute and the First Peoples' Aviation Technology – Flight Training Program.

Historical aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as "RCAF Aerodrome - Mohawk, Ontario" at 44°11′N 77°07′W with no variation or elevation listed. The field was listed as "all hard surfaced" and had three runways listed as follows:[2]

Runway name Length Width Surface
4/22 2,500 ft (760 m) 150 ft (46 m) Decommissioned, hard surfaced
15/33 2,575 ft (785 m) 150 ft (46 m) Asphalt
9/27 4,270 ft (1,300 m) 150 ft (46 m) Asphalt

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 136.



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