Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome

Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CCB5
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Goose Bay Airport Corporation
Serves	Goose Bay
Location	Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates	53°21′N 060°25′W / 53.350°N 60.417°WCoordinates: 53°21′N 060°25′W / 53.350°N 60.417°W
Map
CCB5 Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m n/a n/a n/a Water
Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement[1]

Goose (Otter Creek) Water Aerodrome (TC LID: CCB5) is located in Terrington Basin at Lake Melville, near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and is open from June to November.

Airlines

There are two airlines that use Otter Creek, but offer only chartered hunting or fishing trips, as well as resource companies to access their mines.^[2]

• Innu Mikun Airlines
• Air Labrador

The airport is only in use during the summer to late fall.

Facilities

There are four piers for aircraft to park along the shore.

Fuel and airport storage (tie-down) is available at the aerodrome.^[3]

There is no terminal facility and all other services (food, transportation, medical aid, car rental) are located nearby the airport.^[4]

There is no control tower and contact is made with Area Control Centre in Gander Airport.^[5]

Transportation

The aerodrome is reached by Trans Labrador Highway-North West River Road.

See also

• Goose Bay Airport - located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Otter Creek.

References

1. Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 March 2013 to 0901Z 3 April 2014
2. http://www.goosebayairport.com/ottercreek.asp
3. http://skyvector.com/airport/CCB5/Goose-Otter-Creek-Seaplane-Base
4. http://skyvector.com/airport/CCB5/Goose-Otter-Creek-Seaplane-Base
5. http://skyvector.com/airport/CCB5/Goose-Otter-Creek-Seaplane-Base

External links

• Otter Creek Aerodrome