Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome

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Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre
Location Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 580 ft / 177 m
Coordinates 46°30′16″N084°19′24″W / 46.50444°N 84.32333°W / 46.50444; -84.32333
Website www.bushplane.com/fly-in-information
Map
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CPX8
Location in Ontario
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CPX8
CPX8 (Canada)
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n/an/an/aWater

Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome( TC LID : CPX8) is located adjacent on the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It shares its airspace and waterway with neighbouring Sault Ste Marie International Seaplane Base ( FAA LID : MI8) in the United States.

Sault Ste Marie Water Aerodrome services the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, a museum which features many interactive bush plane, forestry, and aerial firefighting exhibits. Several aircraft are also under restoration at the centre, notably a De Havilland Fox Moth with the registration C-FBNI. [2]

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References

  1. Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
  2. "Sault man looks forward to getting Fox Moth airborne (6 photos)". SooToday.com. Retrieved 2018-03-05.