Main Brook, CA 🇨🇦 Closed Airport
CA-0875
-
7 ft
CA-NL
Loading...
Loading...GPS Code: Not available
Local Code: Not available
Location: 51.1547° N, -56.0165° E
Continent: NA
Type: Closed Airport
Keywords: CE5
Loading weather data...
Circa late 2000s. The aerodrome was confirmed to be delisted from the Canada Flight Supplement (CFS), the official directory for Canadian aerodromes, by 2009, indicating its closure occurred on or before that time.
Economic reasons and cessation of operations by the owner. CA-0875 was a private water aerodrome operated by a local company, Genge's Tucking & Taxi Ltd. The closure is typical for small, private facilities in remote areas where the cost of maintenance, insurance, and operation outweighs the demand or the operator's business focus shifts. There is no evidence of closure due to an accident or military conversion.
The site has reverted to its natural state. The location, Little Pond, is a small, natural body of water adjacent to the town of Main Brook. Satellite imagery and official records confirm there is no longer any dedicated aviation infrastructure, such as docks, ramps, fuel caches, or hangars, at the site. It is an unused, de-registered aerodrome location.
The aerodrome's significance was primarily local, serving the community of Main Brook and the surrounding Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland. As a seaplane base, it provided a crucial point of access for float-equipped aircraft. Operations would have included:
- **General Aviation:** Supporting private pilots and aircraft owners in the region.
- **Charter Services:** Facilitating air taxi services for residents, workers, and tourists.
- **Tourism:** Acting as a base for fly-in fishing, hunting, and ecotourism lodges in the remote interior and along the coast.
- **Resource Support:** Potentially supporting mineral exploration, forestry, and hydrographic survey activities in the area.
Its operation by a local trucking and taxi company highlights its role as part of an integrated local transportation network.
There are no known plans, discussions, or prospects for reopening Little Pond Water Aerodrome. For the aerodrome to become active again, a new operator would need to emerge with a specific business requirement, invest in the necessary infrastructure, and complete the official registration process with Transport Canada. Given the likely economic reasons for its initial closure, reopening is considered highly improbable.
No comments for this airport yet.
Leave a comment