Picton Airport

For the New Zealand airport, see Picton Airport, New Zealand.

Picton Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CNT7
Summary
Airport type		Private
Operator		Loch Sloy Holdings Ltd
Location		Picton, Ontario
Elevation AMSL		465 ft / 142 m
Coordinates		43°59′21″N 077°08′21″W
Map
CNT7 Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
05/23	2,580	786	Asphalt
10/28	2,550	777	Asphalt
17/35	2,520	768	Asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Picton Airport (TC LID: CNT7) is located on the southeast side of Picton, Ontario, Canada, near the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario. The airport is used for general aviation, including glider flying.

History

During World War II, the airport hosted the No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, operating Avro Anson, Fairey Battle, Bristol Bolingbroke, and Westland Lysander aircraft. In 1953, the Prince Edward Flying club took over operation of the airport. The airport was known as CFB Picton.

Sometime in 2008, the ownership of the airport changed to Loch Sloy Holdings Ltd.

During the summer it is home to the Air Cadet Gliding Program along with CFB Mountainview. It is also used for motor-sport events such as autoslalom by the St. Lawrence Auto Club CASC-OR. There have also been "Armdrop" drag racing events and tractor pulls held here as well in 2010 and 2011. It was also the filming site for the 2005 season of television's "Canada's Worst Driver".

See also

• List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada

External links

• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory