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Amherst Airport

Coordinates: 45°48′49″N 064°14′09″W / 45.81361°N 64.23583°W / 45.81361; -64.23583
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Amherst Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorM. Logan
LocationAmherst, Nova Scotia
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates45°48′49″N 064°14′09″W / 45.81361°N 64.23583°W / 45.81361; -64.23583
Map
CCQ4 is located in Nova Scotia
CCQ4
CCQ4
Location in Nova Scotia
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 2,000 610 Turf

Amherst Airport (TC LID: CCQ4) is an abandoned airport that was located 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was a small turf airstrip, located perpendicular to Highway 104 opposite the Amherst Industrial Park.

History

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Aerodrome

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In approximately 1942 a Department of Transport Aerodrome was listed at 45°49′N 64°13′W / 45.817°N 64.217°W / 45.817; -64.217 with a Var. 24 degrees W and elevation of 75 feet (23 m). The field was listed as "turf" and had one runway listed as follows:[2]

Runway name Length Width Surface
8/26 3,700 feet (1,128 m) 500 feet (152 m) Turf

Current

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The airport was listed as abandoned as of 8 June 2006.

References

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  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Staff Writer c.1942, p. 15
  • Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force.