Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park
Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Chris Williams | ||||||||||
| Location | Kars, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 286 ft / 87 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°06′N 075°38′W / 45.100°N 75.633°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Rideau Valley Air Park, (TC LID: CPL3), is a registered aerodrome located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Kars, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the shore of the Rideau River. The aerodrome has a single 1,800 by 100 ft (549 by 30 m) grass runway, and serves mainly ultralight and glider traffic.[1]
Users
Rideau Valley Soaring is a gliding club that operates from the Kars/Rideau Valley Air park on a daily basis during the soaring season. The club consists of approximately 30 members flying both private and club aircraft. The gliding club owns a Grob 103 and a Schweizer SGS 2-33 training gliders plus a Schweizer 1-34. The club also hosts interclub competitions with the Gatineau Gliding Club and the Montreal Soaring Council.[2] As of fall 2018, a Krosno Puchatek is being loaned to the club by the Montreal Soaring Council.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Tim Forbes. "Rideau Valley Soaring - Welcome". rvss.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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