Debert Airport
Final approach to runway 16
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorDebert Flight Centre
LocationDebert, Nova Scotia
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL136 ft / 41 m
Coordinates45°25′09″N 063°27′41″W / 45.41917°N 63.46139°W / 45.41917; -63.46139
Map
CCQ3 is located in Nova Scotia
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Location in Nova Scotia
CCQ3 is located in Canada
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CCQ3 (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 3,144 958 Asphalt
09/27 4,999 1,524 Asphalt
15/33 5,001 1,524 Asphalt

Debert Airport (TC LID: CCQ3) is located near Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada and has three runways.

It was established in 1941 as Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Debert and was used during World War II as RAF No. 31 Operational Training Unit in support of RAF Ferry Command.[2]

In 1971, the Debert Airport and its surrounding land was purchased by the Government of Nova Scotia for development as the Debert Air Industrial Park, and in 1972, the Truro Flying Club was formed.

Today, the Debert Flight Centre, a division of the original Truro Flying Club, still provides instruction to pilots, from student pilots to commercial students.

Each summer, the airport is home to the Debert Cadet Flying Training Centre flying activities, during which a group of Royal Canadian Air Cadets train to receive their Glider Pilot's Licence.

In 2020/2021 cadet camps were canceled due to covid 19 across Canada and no lessons were taught here in Debert. In early 2022 it was announced that Debert would no longer be used as a cadet summer training center. No cadets were present during the summer of 2022 ending a long tradition of young Canadian cadets earning their wings both power or glider.

December 2023 Runway number designation for runway 16/34 were updated to reflect it's magnetic bearing now referred to as runway 15/33

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Christie, Carl (1995). Ocean Bridge The History of RAF Ferry Command. Toronto and Buffalo: University of Toronto Press. pp. 172–180. ISBN 978-0-8020-8131-5.


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