Tatamagouche Airport is an abandoned
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...
that was located northwest of
Tatamagouche
Tatamagouche (Mi'kmaq: ''Taqamiju’jk'') is a village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometres north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located alon ...
,
Colchester County,
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native En ...
,
Canada
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.
The airstrip was owned and operated by the local
Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons Inc., commonly nicknamed Tim's, or Timmie's is a Canadian multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain. Based in Toronto, Tim Hortons serves coffee, doughnuts, and other fast-food items. It is Canada's largest quick-service rest ...
Children's Camp, the second camp built by the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation. The Tatamagouche air strip was used by the camp, as well as Tim Hortons co-founder
Ron Joyce, who frequently flew to the area in the summer to visit his hometown and summer cottage.
Upon completion of Joyce's
Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa
Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa is a golf-focused resort in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. The property was owned by Canadian businessman Ron Joyce (co-founder of Tim Hortons) and opened in 2000. The course was designed by Graham Cooke and ha ...
and its newer and more capable airport
Fox Harbour Airport, Tatamagouche Airport was closed and abandoned.
References
Defunct airports in Nova Scotia
Transport in Colchester County
Buildings and structures in Colchester County
Tatamagouche
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