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Collingwood Airport
Collingwood Airport is a medium-sized Aerodrome#Canada, registered aerodrome located southeast of Collingwood, Ontario, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, west of Barrie and north of Toronto. It is located in the township of Clearview, Ontario, Clearview, near Wasaga Beach and the ski hills of Blue Mountain (ski resort), Blue Mountain. The aerodrome is listed by Nav Canada as being an International airport, airport of entry and the Canada Border Services Agency agents can handle general aviation aircraft with up to 15 occupants. History Runway improvements were made in 2009 and the airport re-opened in January 2010. The Town of Collingwood sold the airport to a private company, Winterland Developments, in 2019 for $4.1 million. Radio The UNICOM, Unicom frequency is 122.85 MHz (limited hours), and includes ARCAL type K lighting. Tenants * Levaero Aviation * Big Blue Air * Macizzle Aero - aircraft maintenance * Genesis Flight College - commercial pilot diploma program R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood, Ontario
Collingwood is a town in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is situated on Nottawasaga Bay at the southern point of Georgian Bay. Collingwood is well known as a tourist destination, for its skiing in the winter, and limestone caves along the Niagara Escarpment in the summer. History The land in the area was first inhabited by the Iroquoian-speaking Petun nation, which built a string of villages in the vicinity of the nearby Niagara Escarpment. They were driven from the region by the Iroquois in 1650 who withdrew from the region around 1700. European settlers and freed Black slaves arrived in the area in the 1840s, bringing with them their religion and culture. Collingwood was incorporated as a town in 1858, nine years before Confederation, and was named after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, Lord Nelson's second in command at the Battle of Trafalgar, who assumed command of the British fleet after Nelson's death. The area had several other names associated with it, including Hur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
