Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport is a registered
aerodrome that is open to the public and caters mainly to
general aviation. The aerodrome is located in
Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, southwest of
Tyendinaga,
Ontario,
Canada, north of the
Bay of Quinte between
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
and
Belleville.
History
Originally known as Deseronto Airport, the field opened in 1917 as a training school for pilots during
World War I. During
World War II, it hosted the ''No. 1 Instrument Navigation School'' for the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP), or Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) often referred to as simply "The Plan", was a massive, joint military aircrew training program created by the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zea ...
, providing advanced instrument-navigation training to air crews. During this time, the airport was also used as the primary relief landing field for the Central Flying School, based out of
RCAF Station Trenton.
The aerodrome is currently the site of the
First Nations Technical Institute and the
First Nations Flying School.
Historical aerodrome information
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as "RCAF Aerodrome - Mohawk, Ontario" at with no variation or elevation listed. The field was listed as "all hard surfaced" and had three runways listed as follows:
References
External links
Airport home pagePage about this airporton
COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
Registered aerodromes in Ontario
Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
Military airbases in Ontario
Military history of Ontario
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