Gananoque Airport is northwest of the town of

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, Canada, located on the border of

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and Leeds and the Thousand Islands. It is currently a major centre for skydiving, as well as one of the three Canadian airports serving the

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(along with Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport and Brockville Regional Tackaberry Airport).

History

The Gananoque Airport was a relief landing field for RCAF Station Kingston (now Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport) during

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, and with Kingston, participated in the

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a large-scale multinational military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand during the Second Wo ...

. The field preserves the original, classic BCATP triangular runway arrangement along with some of the original wartime structures. Since 1971, the airport has been utilized as a sports skydiving dropzone with jumps available to the general public. Present day (2024), aircraft taking off and landing at the Gananoque airport routinely use runway 18/36. The other runways are still visible, however the condition of 06/24 and 12/30 make them significantly less attractive when compared to 18/36.

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External links

*
Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
Skydive Gananoque
{{authority control Registered aerodromes in Ontario Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan

History

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