Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome

Last updated
Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome
Thunder Bay Aerodrome.JPG
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLakehead Aviation
Wilderness North Air
Harbour Commission
ServesThunder Bay, Ontario
Location429 and 531 Shipyard Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 601 ft / 183 m
Coordinates 48°27′N089°10′W / 48.450°N 89.167°W / 48.450; -89.167 Coordinates: 48°27′N089°10′W / 48.450°N 89.167°W / 48.450; -89.167
Map
Canada Ontario location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CKE6
Location in Ontario
Canada location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CKE6
CKE6 (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
n/an/an/aWater

Thunder Bay Water Aerodrome( TC LID : CKE6) is located on Shipyard Road adjacent to Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. [1]

Contents

Facilities

The aerodrome has two piers that can handle several aircraft parked on the water. A ramp allows aircraft to enter water. There are two hangars, the larger one belonging to Wilderness North. Floatplanes can be parked for storage in an open area next to the smaller Lakehead Aviation hangar. Two smaller buildings next to the water house tenants and customs office.

Tenants

See also

Related Research Articles

Thunder Bay International Airport Airport in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Thunder Bay Airport is an airport in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. With 108,130 aircraft movements in 2012, it was the fourth busiest airport in Ontario and the 16th busiest airport in Canada. During the same year, more than 761,000 passengers went through the airport.

St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario)

St. Thomas Municipal Airport,, located 3.5 nautical miles east of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada is a small airport serving the general aviation needs of the area. The airport was established in 1941 as an air training base for the British Commonwealth Air Training Program. The base was operated by the Department of National Defence until the late 1940s as a relief field for No. 14 Service Flying Training School Aylmer, Ontario and No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School Fingal, Ontario. It has a six runways, and four IFR approaches.

Yellowknife Airport Certified airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service and a number of freight services. In 2007, the terminal handled 527,000 passengers.

Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Inuvik Airport is located 6.5 nautical miles east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome

Billy Bishop Toronto City Water Aerodrome, is located in Toronto Harbour, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, adjacent to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands. Closed briefly in 2005, the aerodrome provides the only facility for floatplanes in the city. The aerodrome is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

Baie-Comeau Water Aerodrome

Baie-Comeau Water Aerodrome is located on the Manicouagan River, Quebec, Canada and is open from May until October.

Sept-Îles/Lac Rapides Water Aerodrome

Sept-Îles/Lac Rapides Water Aerodrome is located on Lac des Rapides near Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada.

Kenora Water Aerodrome

Kenora Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Kenora, Ontario, Canada.

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport,, is located 7.5 nautical miles north of Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada.

Orillia/Lake St John (Orillia Rama Regional) Water Aerodrome

Orillia/Lake St John Water Aerodrome is located 6.5 nautical miles northeast of Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

Rainy River Water Aerodrome

Rainy River Water Aerodrome is located on the Rainy River, Ontario, Canada.

Sand Point Lake Water Aerodrome

Sand Point Lake Water Aerodrome is located on Sand Point Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome

Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome, formerly TC LID: CNV7, was adjacent to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.

Atlin Water Aerodrome

Atlin Water Aerodrome is located on Atlin Lake adjacent to Atlin, British Columbia, Canada.

Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome

Bedwell Harbour Water Aerodrome is located on Bedwell Harbour, British Columbia, Canada, in the southern part of Pender Island in the Gulf Islands.

Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome

Nanaimo Harbour Water Aerodrome is a seaplane base (SPB) serving the city of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It is located in the Nanaimo Harbour, right downtown.

Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome

Prince Rupert/Seal Cove Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Inland Air, Ocean Pacific Air, Helijet and Lakelse Air are users of this aerodrome.

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, is a registered aerodrome located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flight centre is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver.

Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome

Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome is located 12 nautical miles north northwest of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and is a base for floatplanes/seaplanes.

Vancouver International Water Airport

Vancouver International Water Airport is located adjacent to Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.