Tatamagouche Airport is an abandoned

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

that was located northwest of

Tatamagouche Tatamagouche (Mi'kmaq: ''Taqamiju’jk'') is a village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Tatamagouche is situated on the Northumberland Strait 50 kilometres north of Truro and 50 kilometres west of Pictou. The village is located along ...

, Colchester County,

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. The airstrip was owned and operated by the local

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Children's Camp, the second camp built by the Tim Hortons Children's Foundation. The Tatamagouche air strip was used by the camp, as well as Tim Hortons co-founder

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, who frequently flew to the area in the summer to visit his hometown and summer cottage. Upon completion of Joyce's

Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa Fox Harb'r Golf Resort & Spa is a golf-focused resort in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada. The property was owned by Canadian businessman Ron Joyce (co-founder of Tim Hortons) and opened in 2000. The course was designed by Graham Cooke and has ...

and its newer and more capable airport

Fox Harbour Airport Fox Harbour Airport is a privately owned airport located north of Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada on the shore of Northumberland Strait. It was built as part of the Fox Harb'r Resort, owned by Ron Joyce. After completion of the airport, the ...

, Tatamagouche Airport was closed and abandoned.

References

Defunct airports in Nova Scotia Transport in Colchester County Buildings and structures in Colchester County Tatamagouche {{NovaScotia-airport-stub