Ottawa/Rockcliffe Water Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Canada Aviation and Space Museum | ||||||||||
Operator | Rockcliffe Flying Club | ||||||||||
Location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 125 ft / 38 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°27′49″N75°38′45″W / 45.46361°N 75.64583°W Coordinates: 45°27′49″N75°38′45″W / 45.46361°N 75.64583°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement [1] |
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