Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome

Last updated
Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome
Otter Creek Water Aerodrome.jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGoose Bay Airport Corporation
ServesGoose Bay
Location Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Time zone AST (UTC−04:00)
  Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation  AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 53°21′N060°25′W / 53.350°N 60.417°W / 53.350; -60.417
Map
Canada Newfoundland and Labrador location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CCB5
Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
n/an/an/aWater

Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome( TC LID : CCB5) is located in Terrington Basin at Lake Melville, near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is open from June to November.

Contents

Airlines

There are two airlines that use Otter Creek, but offer only chartered hunting or fishing trips, as well as resource companies to access their mines. [2]

The airport is only in use during the summer to late fall.

Facilities

There are four piers for aircraft to park along the shore.

Fuel and airport storage (tie-down) are available at the aerodrome. [3]

There is no terminal facility, and all other services (food, transportation, medical aid, car rental) are located nearby the airport. [3]

There is no control tower, and contact is made with area control centre in Gander Airport. [3]

Transportation

The aerodrome is accessed by road via North West River Road (Route 520).

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Victoria International Airport</span> Airport in British Columbia, Canada

Victoria International Airport serves Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is 12 nautical miles north northwest of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula, with the bulk of the airport in North Saanich, and a small portion of the airfield extending into Sidney. The airport is run by the Victoria Airport Authority. YYJ has many nonstop daily flights to Vancouver International Airport, which is a major airport serving many global routes. Additionally, Victoria International has nonstop service to Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Montreal, Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), and several smaller cities in British Columbia and Yukon. The airport also has seasonal nonstop service to several Mexican resort destinations. Non-stop service between Victoria and the United States decreased by 50% at the beginning of September 2019 when Delta Airlines permanently ended its three daily flights to Seattle, after which only Alaska Airlines continued to fly the route.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CFB Goose Bay</span> Royal Canadian Air Force base

Canadian Forces Base Goose Bay, commonly referred to as CFB Goose Bay, is a Canadian Forces Base located in the municipality of Happy Valley-Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is operated as an air force base by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Its primary RCAF lodger unit is 5 Wing, commonly referred to as 5 Wing Goose Bay.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hopedale, Newfoundland and Labrador</span> Inuit community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Hopedale is a town located in the north of Labrador, the mainland portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Hopedale is the legislative capital of the Inuit Land Claims Area Nunatsiavut, and where the Nunatsiavut Assembly meets. As of the 2021 census, it has a population of 596.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Labrador</span>

Labrador Airways Limited, operating as Air Labrador, was a regional airline based at the Goose Bay Airport in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It operated scheduled daily passenger and freight services throughout Labrador and Quebec, as well as charter operations with the options of landing in remote and off strip destinations with skis, wheels and floats. The airline's main base was Goose Bay Airport, with a secondary hub at Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport, Quebec. Its motto was "The Spirit of Flight".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PAL Airlines</span> Canadian regional airline

PAL Airlines is a Canadian regional airline with headquarters at St. John's International Airport in St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. PAL operates scheduled passenger, cargo, air ambulance and charter services. PAL is the commercial airline arm of the PAL Group of Companies. In addition to its head office, it also has bases in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and Montreal, Quebec. PAL is the second largest regional airline operator in Eastern Canada next to Jazz Aviation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North Bay/Jack Garland Airport</span> Airport in Hornell Heights

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951, the operational control centre for Canadian operations of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Happy Valley-Goose Bay</span> Town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a town in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Located in the central part of Labrador on the coast of Lake Melville and the Churchill River, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is the largest population centre in the region with an estimated 8,040 residents in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. John's International Airport</span> Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

St. John's International Airport is in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located 3 nautical miles northwest of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and serves the St. John's metropolitan area and the Avalon Peninsula. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by St. John's International Airport Authority Inc.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yellowknife Airport</span> Certified airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service and a number of freight services. In 2007, the terminal handled 527,000 passengers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport</span> Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Inuvik Airport is located 6.5 nautical miles east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nain Airport</span> Airport in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Nain Airport is located on the shore of Unity Bay near Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wabush Airport</span> Airport in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador

Wabush Airport is 1 nautical mile northeast of Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It serves Labrador West including Labrador City and Wabush as well as Fermont, Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Saguenay</span>

Air Saguenay was a regional airline based in Jonquière, Quebec, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North-Wright Airways</span> Airline based in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada

North-Wright Airways or North Wright Air is an airline based in Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. It operates commuter services to several communities in the Northwest Territories, and charter services. Its main base is Norman Wells Airport and they operate the Norman Wells Water Aerodrome.

Sechelt/Porpoise Bay Water Aerodrome(TC LID: CAX3) was an aerodrome located adjacent to Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. The airport was listed as abandoned in the 15 March 2007 Canada Flight Supplement.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre</span> Airport in Coal Harbour, Burrard Inlet

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, is a registered aerodrome located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flight centre is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver.

Voisey's Bay Aerodrome is located adjacent to Voisey's Bay Mine, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newfoundland and Labrador Route 520</span> Highway in Newfoundland and Labrador

Route 520, also known as North West River Road, is a 45-kilometre-long (28 mi) north-south supplementary highway off of the Trans-Labrador Highway in Labrador, which connects Happy Valley-Goose Bay to North West River.

References

  1. Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
  2. "- OTTER CREEK - Goose Bay Airport - Freedom to Fly". Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "CCB5 - Goose (Otter Creek) Seaplane Base | SkyVector".