Masset Airport is located northeast of

Masset Masset , formerly ''Massett'', is a village in Haida Gwaii in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Masset Sound on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainland British Col ...

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. In 2008 the airport began services using a 737 jet.

History

The airport was constructed in July 1943 as RCAF Station Masset. It was built by the

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's No. 9 Construction Maintenance Unit. The original landing strip was a perforated steel plate runway, which was built in a record breaking 14 days. At the end of

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RCAF Station Masset was surplus to requirements, so in 1945 it was mothballed.

CFS Masset Canadian Forces Station Masset (french: Station des forces canadiennes Masset) was a Canadian Forces station and signals intercept facility located near Masset, British Columbia. The station was officially stood-down on 1 April 1997 and re-establi ...

a radio relay station, was built adjacent to RCAF Station Masset in 1942.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and Accidents

* On 11 January 1995 a Canada Jet Charters

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(registration C-GPUN) crashed into the water whilst performing an approach into Runway 12. Investigators concluded that the flight likely had it's altimeter calibrated to the wrong pressure setting, causing it to descend too low whilst still far from the runway. The aircraft was performing an Air-Ambulance flight from

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to Masset. All five occupants onboard the aircraft were killed. * On 27th July 2010 a

Pacific Coastal Airlines Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd is a Canadian regional airline that operates scheduled, charter and cargo services to destinations in British Columbia. Its head office is located in the South Terminal of Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B ...

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(registration C-GPCG) hit a deer whilst taking off on Runway 13 on flight 8P902 to Vancouver. The aircraft rejected the takeoff safely and returned to the terminal. No occupants of the aircraft were injured, but the left propeller and engine received substantial damage. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.

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External links

* Airports in Haida Gwaii Registered aerodromes in British Columbia North Coast Regional District Graham Island {{BritishColumbia-airport-stub

History

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and Accidents

See also

References

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