Long Branch Aerodrome
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
CA-0487 is the ICAO airport code for Long Branch Aerodrome, located in Mississauga, Canada. The airport is classified as a Closed Airport. It operates in the America/Toronto timezone .
About Long Branch Aerodrome
Wikipedia ↗Long Branch Aerodrome was an airfield located west of Toronto, Ontario and just east of Port Credit, in the community of Lakeview and was Canada's first aerodrome. The airport was opened by the Curtiss Flying School, part of the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, as a pilot training school in 1915. In 1917 the airport was run by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), and then closed in 1919. It is recognized by the existence of Aviation Road in Mississauga's Lakeview neighbourhood and a historical plaque. The aerodrome was named after the community of Long Branch, now a neighbourhood in Toronto.
Location
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- ICAO Code
- CA-0487
- Type
- Closed Airport
- City
- Mississauga
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- Ontario
- Timezone
- America/Toronto
- Local Time
- —
- Coordinates
- 43.5730°N, 79.5534°W
External Links
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