Pendleton Airport

This article is about the airport in Pendleton, Ontario, Canada. For the airport in Pendleton, Oregon, United States, see Eastern Oregon Regional Airport.

Pendleton Airport
A Sinus landing on grass runway
IATA: none ICAO: none TC LID: CNF3
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Gatineau Gliding Club
Location	Pendleton, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	260 ft / 79 m
Coordinates	45°29′10″N 075°05′46″W
Website	Gatineau Gliding Club
Map
CNF3 Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 2,550 777 Old asphalt 13/31 2,650 808 Turf 17/35 2,550 777 Old asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Pendleton Airport (TC LID: CNF3) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) northwest of Pendleton, Ontario, Canada, east of Ottawa. The airfield is currently operated by the Gatineau Gliding Club.

History

World War II (1942–1945)

Second-World-War hangar at Pendleton Airport

During the Second World War, Pendleton Airport was established as RCAF Station Pendleton and hosted No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School for the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan after the school moved from Hamilton in 1942. The school provided initial pilot training on Tiger Moth and Finch aircraft. While most of the airports involved in the plan have either closed or gone through extensive changes, Pendleton still preserves most of the original character of a BCATP airport: it has the original three short runways arranged in a triangle (though some are in disrepair), and several of the original World War II buildings, including the main hangar.

Aerodrome information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Pendleton, Ontario at 45°29′N 75°06′W with a variation of 14 degrees east and elevation of 260 ft (79 m). Three runways were listed as follows:

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
17/35	2,550 ft (780 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Hard surfaced
13/31	2,550 ft (780 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Hard surfaced
8/26	2,550 ft (780 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Hard surfaced

Post-war (1945–present)

The Gatineau Gliding Club purchased the airfield from Crown Assets in 1961, and has been the owner since then. The club is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting motorless flight in Canada.

See also

• List of airports in the Ottawa area

External links

• Gatineau Gliding Club
• Page about this airport Archived 2010-08-25 at the Wayback Machine on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
• Soaring Association of Canada
• Video: landing at the Pendleton Airport from a motor-glider cockpit