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Churchill Falls Airport
Churchill Falls Airport is owned and operated by Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited. Provincial Airlines provides regularly scheduled passenger service at the airport, which handled about 1,400 passengers annually over between 2000 and 2003. The airport is located northwest of Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Four small structures are the only buildings, as the airport has no formal terminal. Airlines and destinations Historical airline service The airport had scheduled passenger jet service during the 1970s operated by Eastern Provincial Airways (EPA) with nonstop Boeing 737-200 jetliner flights to Goose Bay and Wabush with connecting service to Halifax and other cities in eastern Canada. In 1970, EPA was operating round trip 737 service six days a week on a routing of St. John's - Gander - Deer Lake - Goose Bay - Churchill Falls - Wabush - Montreal. Quebecair was serving the airport with BAC One-Eleven jets in 1972 with a round trip routi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited
The Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation, also known as CF(L)Co or CFLco is a Canadian electric company. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited operates as a subsidiary of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro. History CF(L)Co was originally formed in 1958 as a subsidiary of British Newfoundland Development Corporation (BRINCO) and known as the Hamilton Falls Power Corporation, it built and operated the Churchill Falls hydroelectric complex. In 1961, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador granted the Hamilton Falls Power Corporation a 99-year lease to the 67,340 square kilometers watershed of the Upper Churchill. The Hamilton Falls Power Corporation became known as the Churchill Falls Corporation in 1965 when the name of the falls was changed to commemorate former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. CF(L)Co began construction on Churchill Falls Generating Station in 1966 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |