Brockville-Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport

Brockville - Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport
IATA: XBR – ICAO: none – TC LID: CNL3
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Brock Air Services
Location		Brockville, Ontario
Elevation AMSL		402 ft / 123 m
Coordinates		44°38′22″N 075°45′01″W
Website		www.brockvilleairport.com
Map
CNL3 Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
04/22	4,500	1,371	Asphalt
16/34	2,206	672	Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft movements			1,761
Source: Canada Flight Supplement Movements from Statistics Canada

Brockville-Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport (IATA: XBR, TC LID: CNL3), also known as Brockville Municipal Airport, is a registered aerodrome located in Elizabethtown-Kitley Township, 4.8 NM (8.9 km; 5.5 mi) northwest of the city of Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

This aerodrome is named after George Tackaberry, the owner of the company that re-surfaced and extended the runway and surrounding area in 2004.

The aerodrome has gliding activity for three weekends in the fall and three weekends in spring. This is done through the air cadets with glider pilots who either instruct at, or graduated from the glider pilot scholarship. (GPS) (a six week summer course which after completion candidates receive their glider pilot licence.) More specifically EOGC (Eastern Ontario Gliding Centre), which for the remainder of the spring and fall seasons operate out of Mountainview airport (CPZ3) near Trenton Ontario bring two gliders and one tow plane to Brockville for the three weekends.

External links

• Brockville - 1000 Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport (official web site)
• Accident history for XBR at Aviation Safety Network