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RCAF Detachment Gananoque

1940 establishments in Ontario1945 disestablishments in OntarioAirports of the British Commonwealth Air Training PlanDefunct airports in OntarioMilitary airbases in Ontario
Military history of OntarioMilitary installations closed in 1945Royal Canadian Air Force stations
RCAF Gananoque Hangar 1
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RCAF Detachment Gananoque was a relief landing field for the Royal Air Force's No. 31 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) located at RCAF Station Kingston during the Second World War. The airfield was located north of Gananoque, Ontario, Canada. Gananoque consisted of a triangle-shaped runway pattern, one hangar, and a control tower. Gananoque officially became a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) facility in 1942 when RAF training schools became part of the BCATP. The station opened in 1940 and closed in 1945. The airfield was constructed in a typical BCATP wartime pattern, with three runways formed in a triangle. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 44°24′N 76°15′W with a variation of 12 degrees west and elevation of 395 ft (120 m). Three runways were listed as follows: Today, the former station is operated as the Gananoque Airport.

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