Mobil Bistcho Airport
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| Mobil Bistcho Airport | |||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CFV3 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Forest Protection Division, High Level | ||
| Location | Mackenzie County, near Mobil Bistcho, Alberta | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,000 ft / 610 m | ||
| Coordinates | 59°29′N 119°01′W / 59.483°N 119.017°WCoordinates: 59°29′N 119°01′W / 59.483°N 119.017°W | ||
| Map | |||
 CFV3
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 3,600 | 1,097 | Turf |
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||
Mobil Bistcho Airport, (TC LID: CFV3), is located near to Mobil Bistcho, Alberta, Canada.
It is located along the 31st baseline[clarification needed] in Northern Alberta. Alberta Sustainable Resources, (formerly the Alberta Forest Service), maintains the airstrip and maintains a remote forward basecamp and fuel cache for staging wildland firefighting operations out of. This camp contains tent frames and a kitchen area. Wildland firefighting crews are regularly posted here on a temporary basis, when the fire hazard gets high and forest fire starts are anticipated.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Henry Grierson, Forest Officer, Alberta Forest Service, Rainbow Lake Ranger District, 1982-1985, posted at Mobil Bistcho numerous times in this period
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