Fox Harbour Airport is a privately owned airport located north of Fox Harbour,

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on the shore of

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. It was built as part of the Fox Harb'r Resort, owned by

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. After completion of the airport, the nearby Tatamagouche Airport, located adjacent to one of the

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children's camps and also owned by Ron Joyce, was closed. A crash on November 11, 2007 at the airport destroyed a Bombardier Global 5000 private jet and seriously injured five people including the airport's owner Ron Joyce. An investigation by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board in 2009 blamed a landing approach system that was unsuitable for high-performance jets, a road at the end of the runway that was a significant hazard and "seat of the pants" landing procedures at the airport.TSB Report
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Fox Harb'r Resort
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