Dunnville Airport
was a registered
aerodrome
An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
located south of
Dunnville
Dunnville is an unincorporated community located near the mouth of the Grand River in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada near the historic Talbot Trail. It was formerly an incorporated town encompassing the surrounding area with a total populat ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada. It was built during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
as part of the
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan and was home to
Royal Canadian Air Force
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...
No.6
Service Flying Training School, which opened on 25 November 1940 and closed on 1 December 1944. There is a museum at the airport commemorating the training school.
[
]No.6 RCAF Dunnville Museum website
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In 2003 the airport was designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Site by the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. On 30 May 2013, all flight operations ceased at the airport to make way for industrial wind turbines.
The former airport is privately owned, but the public is welcome at the museum. Located within the village of Port Maitland, it sits on over of land. There are five aircraft hangars and several buildings dating from the 1940s on the site. There are two public mini-storage buildings, one being large enough to store recreational vehicles and other large vehicles indoors. Canada's Worst Driver has been filmed here since its sixth season.
File:RCAF Dunnville Hangar 1.jpg, Hangar 1 - the museum
File:Dunnville Airport Civil Engineering Award.jpg, National historic civil engineering site plaque
File:Dunnville BCATP Plaque.jpg, BCATP plaque
Former tenants
* Maylan Aviation
* Niagara Skydiving Centre
References
External links
Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
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Canadian Forces bases in Canada (closed)
Defunct airports in Ontario
Airports of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan