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Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome

Coordinates: 43°17′09″N 081°30′23″W / 43.28583°N 81.50639°W / 43.28583; -81.50639
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Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome
The airport shown as of 2013
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorNew United Goderich Inc.
LocationHuron County
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL824 ft / 251 m
Coordinates43°17′09″N 081°30′23″W / 43.28583°N 81.50639°W / 43.28583; -81.50639
Map
CYCE is located in Ontario
CYCE
CYCE
Location in Ontario
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,013 1,528 Asphalt
16/34 4,392 1,339 Asphalt

Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome, originally RCAF Station Centralia (IATA: YCE, ICAO: CYCE), is located 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) west of Centralia, Ontario, Canada.

History

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Centralia Aerodrome in 2020

Originally built as a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), Centralia Airport was home to the No. 9 Service Flying Training School as of September 21, 1942. Pilots were trained for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as well as other Commonwealth nation forces.

In September 1947, the airport was renamed RCAF Station Centralia. During military ownership, various types of aircraft were operated including the Avro Anson, Douglas Dakota, Beechcraft Expeditor, North American Harvard, and de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk.

After military closure on March 31, 1967, the airport was renamed Huron Air Park and was home to numerous light manufacturing firms.

Airport owner/operator

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New United Goderich Inc. has occupied the airport since 1997. It is a privately held corporation which does V.I.P. completions, exterior and interior, avionics and maintenance work for small to mid-size jets and turboprop aircraft.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ New United Goderich Inc.
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