Birch Mountain Airport

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Birch Mountain Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAlberta Sustainable Resource Development, Forest Protection Division, Fort McMurray
Location Wood Buffalo, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 2,600 ft / 792 m
Coordinates 57°41′42″N111°50′20″W / 57.69500°N 111.83889°W / 57.69500; -111.83889 Coordinates: 57°41′42″N111°50′20″W / 57.69500°N 111.83889°W / 57.69500; -111.83889
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CFM2
CFM2 (Canada)
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Birch Mountain Airport( TC LID : CFM2) is a remote forest fire fighting airfield in northeastern Alberta, Canada. "Birch Mountain" is just the name of the airfield's location; there is no community with this name.

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.