Renard Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | Stornoway Diamonds | ||||||||||
Location | Renard diamond mine | ||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,563 ft / 476 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°43′50″N072°13′15″W / 52.73056°N 72.22083°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
Renard Aerodrome, also known as the Clarence and Abel Swallow Airport [2] ( TC LID : CFX5) is located near Renard diamond mine, Quebec, Canada.
The Renard mine was a diamond mine in Canada which opened in July 2014. The mine is located in Quebec and is projected to produce 1.5–2 million carats per year. In July 2014, SNC-Lavalin was awarded the EPCM contract for mine related construction management. In December 2016 the operator of the mine, Stornoway Diamond, announced it had achieved commercial production at Renard.