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Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome

Coordinates: 58°24′15″N 115°56′53″W / 58.40417°N 115.94806°W / 58.40417; -115.94806
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Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMackenzie County
LocationMackenzie County, near Fort Vermilion, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL843 ft / 257 m
Coordinates58°24′15″N 115°56′53″W / 58.40417°N 115.94806°W / 58.40417; -115.94806
Map
CEZ4 is located in Alberta
CEZ4
CEZ4
Location in Alberta
CEZ4 is located in Canada
CEZ4
CEZ4
CEZ4 (Canada)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 4,000 1,219 Asphalt

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.

In 2018 the airport was named after Canadian Wop May, former bush pilot and WWI flying ace. It was to Fort Vermilion that May flew to in 1929 with lifesaving drugs.

References

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  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
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