Birch Mountain Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Alberta 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 Coordinates: 57°41′42″N111°50′20″W / 57.69500°N 111.83889°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
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