Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport

Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport (IATA: YXI, ICAO: CYXI), near Killaloe, Ontario, Canada, was built by the Canadian Department of Transportation (later Transport Canada) in 1952 as a Cold War airstrip for interceptors. The airport officially ceased operations in 1988, but trespassing is frequent: pilots continue to land on the old runway, and local residents frequently use it for drag racing, despite the badly decayed surface.

Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport
Summary
OperatorTransport Canada
LocationKillaloe, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL595 ft / 181 m
Coordinates45°39′47″N 077°36′10″W
Map
CYXI
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 6,600 2,012 Decaying asphalt
Sign erected by Transport Canada warning against trespassing.

In 2004, because of legal liability concerns, Transport Canada planned to cut ditches across the runway to make it unusable, but the plan was suspended while negotiations on possible future use continued.

The associated VOR/DME, YXI, continues in operation and is associated with several airways.

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