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Debert Airport

Coordinates: 45°25′09″N 063°27′41″W / 45.41917°N 63.46139°W / 45.41917; -63.46139
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Debert Airport
Final approach to runway 16
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDebert Flight Centre
LocationDebert, Nova Scotia
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL136 ft / 41 m
Coordinates45°25′09″N 063°27′41″W / 45.41917°N 63.46139°W / 45.41917; -63.46139
Map
CCQ3 is located in Nova Scotia
CCQ3
CCQ3
Location in Nova Scotia
CCQ3 is located in Canada
CCQ3
CCQ3
CCQ3 (Canada)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,144 958 Asphalt
09/27 4,999 1,524 Asphalt
16/34 5,001 1,524 Asphalt

Debert Airport (TC LID: CCQ3) is located near Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada and has three runways.

It was established in 1941 as Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Debert and was used during World War II as RAF No. 31 Operational Training Unit in support of RAF Ferry Command.[2]

In 1971, the Debert Airport and its surrounding land was purchased by the Government of Nova Scotia for development as the Debert Air Industrial Park, and in 1972, the Truro Flying Club was formed.

Today, the Debert Flight Centre, a division of the original Truro Flying Club, still provides instruction to pilots, from student pilots to commercial students.

Each summer, the airport is home to the Debert Cadet Flying Training Centre flying activities, during which a group of Royal Canadian Air Cadets train to receive their Glider Pilot's Licence.

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Christie, Carl (1995). Ocean Bridge The History of RAF Ferry Command. Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press. pp. 172–180. ISBN 978-0-8020-8131-5.