Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome
Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome, (TC LID: CEZ4), is located 2.3 nautical miles (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) east northeast of Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada.
Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Mackenzie County | ||||||||||
| Location | Mackenzie County, near Fort Vermilion, Alberta | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 843 ft / 257 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°24′15″N 115°56′53″W | ||||||||||
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  CEZ4 Location in Alberta  CEZ4 CEZ4 (Canada) | |||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
In 2018 the airport was named after Canadian Wop May, former bush pilot and WW1 flying ace. It was to Fort Vermilion that May flew to in 1929 with lifesaving drugs.
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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