Valcourt Airport

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Valcourt Airport

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Taken from an ASK21 glider soaring at about 4,000 ft (1,200 m) AGL
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Aero Club de Valcourt
Location Valcourt, Quebec
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 740 ft / 226 m
Coordinates 45°28′52″N072°18′37″W / 45.48111°N 72.31028°W / 45.48111; -72.31028 Coordinates: 45°28′52″N072°18′37″W / 45.48111°N 72.31028°W / 45.48111; -72.31028
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
CSQ2
Location in Quebec
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,750 1,143 Asphalt/Gravel

Valcourt Airport, ( TC LID : CSQ3), is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Valcourt, Quebec, Canada. The runway was built on the right-of-way of an old Canadian Pacific Railway branch line that once ran between the towns of Eastman and Windsor Mills, Quebec. [2] In 2005, the 3,750 ft (1,143 m) runway was repaved, with the centre 20 ft (6.1 m) being asphalt, with gravel on each side.

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 29 March 2018 to 0901Z 24 May 2018.
  2. Titre : 31-H-08, Orford