Mayne Island Water Aerodrome

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Mayne Island Water Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMayne Island CRD
Operator CRD
ServesMayne Island
Location Mayne Island, British Columbia
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
  Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation  AMSL 2 ft / 1 m
Coordinates 48°52′N123°18′W / 48.867°N 123.300°W / 48.867; -123.300 Coordinates: 48°52′N123°18′W / 48.867°N 123.300°W / 48.867; -123.300
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Canada British Columbia location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CAW7
Location in British Columbia
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CAW7
CAW7 (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
West3612Water

Mayne Island Water Aerodrome, formerly IATA : YAV [2] [3] , TC LID : CAW7, is a defunct aerodrome that was located at Miners Bay adjacent to Mayne Island in British Columbia, Canada. Mayne Island is one of the southern Gulf Islands.

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Airlines and destinations

Although the aerodrome is no longer registered with Transport Canada and is classified as defunct it still has scheduled flights. In this case defunct means that it no longer meets Transport Canada standards, not that the area is no longer in operation. [1]

AirlinesDestinations
Seair Seaplanes Vancouver [4]
Saltspring Air Vancouver [5]

History

The dock was constructed at an unspecified time in the 20th century. It was built to harbor boats and serve as a communal fishing area. Some time around 2000 the aerodrome portion was built.

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