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| Airport Name | Ottawa/Carp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Category |
Certified Airport |
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| Nearest Community | Village of Carp, about three miles by road to the northeast of the airport | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province: | ONTARIO | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed in Canada Flight Supplement | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport ident. | CYRP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Elevation | 382 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnetic Variation | 13W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Surface | 10-28 is asphalt, 04-22 is crushed gravel | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Night Flying | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maintained Year Round | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio Communications | Unicom 122.8 within 5 nm and 3400 feet ASL | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone on the Airport | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Customs Airport Entry | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CANPASS | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fees on Private Aircraft |
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| Comments About Fees: | No landing fees. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Fuel Prices | 2010-06-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel Price Comments | Avgas and Jet fuel prices include GST. Current fuel prices are posted at http://www.cyrp.ca/Services/Services.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fuel/Dealers *(include Telephone Numbers) |
The WCD Avgas 100LL self serve system is now operational 24 hours a day!
The Jet-A bowser is available between 0800-1700 daily, and call out service is available. West Capital Developments (613)839-7900 http://www.wcd.ca info@wcd.ca |
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| Airport Management | Ray Kucharik / West Capital Developments Tel: 613-839-5276 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Web Site | http://www.wcd.ca and also http://www.cyrp.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport E-mail | ray@cyrp.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other General Aviation Services on the Airport |
Touch N' Go Aviation Supply - pilot supply shop on the airport. http://www.touchngoaviation.com/
Open M-F 1000-2000 hrs, Sat 1000-1800 hrs, Sun 1200-1700 hrs Note: Carp Flying Academy closed in November 2008 Transportation / Limousine Service: T.I.P. Limousine Service 1-613-831-1603 and 1-888-831-LIMO (5466) http://www.tiplimo.com email: limo@tiplimo.com Located 5 minutes from the Carp Airport Millennium Limousines 1-888-916-5466 http://www.millenniumlimousines.com |
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| Hotels/Motels with pick up at Airport *(include Telephone Numbers) |
The closest hotel is The Brookstreet Hotel:
Brookstreet Resort 525 Legget Drive Kanata, ON K2K 2W2 Canada (613) 271-1800 or 1-888-826-2220 Fax: (613) 271-1850 info@brookstreetresort.com http://www.brookstreethotel.com/ Other nearby hotels: Holiday Inn Select & Suites OTTAWA-KANATA 101 Kanata Avenue OTTAWA, ON K2T 1E6 Hotel Reservations:(877)508-1763 Hotel Front Desk: (613)271-3057 http://www.hisottawa.ca Comfort Inn Ottawa West (Kanata) 222 Hearst Way Kanata, Ontario K2L 3A2 Tel: (613) 592-2200 or 1-800-228-5150 Fax: (613) 591-9600 Email: cn270@whg.com http://www.choicehotels.ca Owners/Pilots Client ID: 00088272 Country Inn & Suites 578 Terry Fox Drive Kanata, Ontario K2L 3A2 Tel: (613) 599-7767 http://www.countryinns.com Day's Inn Ottawa West Hotel 350 Moodie Drive Nepean (Bells Corners), ON K2H 8G3 Tel: (613) 726-1717 Fax: (613) 726-1462 |
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| Bed & Breakfasts with pick up at Airport *(include Telephone Numbers) |
Kirkstone House
2962 Carp Rd Carp, Ontario K0A 1L0 Phone:(613)831-8805 Toll Free Phone:(866)350-2618 Fax:(613) 831-2748 |
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| Restaurants on the airport or nearby *(include Telephone Numbers) |
Each of these local eateries are well worth the visit, but all are beyond walking distance from the airport:
"Cheshire Cat Pub" 2193 Richardson Side Road at the Carp Road, 2 miles south of the airport (Tel) 613-831-2183. Under new management with a new and extensive menu. The food here was always good, now it is better! "Swan at Carp" Traditional English Pub, in the village of Carp itself, about two miles away. Swan at Carp 108 Falldown Lane Carp, ON K0A 1L0 (613) 839- 7926 http://www.theswanatcarp.com/ The food here has recently been greatly improved - recommended! The Village of Carp also boasts a real "Twisty Cream" ice cream shop, open summer only. |
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| Camping Airport grounds: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Washrooms | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest COPA Flight | COPA Flight 8 http://web.ncf.ca/fn352/flight8 Tel: 613-824-7145 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Local Aviation Associations & Telephone Numbers | EAA Chapter 245 http://eaa245.dhs.org/
Friends of Carp Airport http://ato.smartcapital.ca/cyrpfriends RAA Chapter 4928 http://ottawa.raa.ca |
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| Remarks | LH circuits all runways.
NOTE: This airport has one of the best snow clearing programs - the runways and taxiways here are almost always cleared faster than Gatineau, Smiths Falls, Rockcliffe, Arnprior and even Ottawa International. Check NOTAMs for RSC reports - the reports for this airport are pretty much always up to date. Google satellite photo: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+45+19+09+W+76+01+20&btnG=Search&ll=45.319167,-76.022222&spn=0.02746,0.085144&t=k A general location map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+45+19+09+W+76+01+20&btnG=Search&ll=45.319323,-76.022644&spn=0.876798,2.724609 CAUTION: The Carp/Bill Argue Farm aerodrome is very close to Ottawa/ Carp to the northwest. See http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=1&ap_id=549 Note: Wikipedia has a page about the the Ottawa/Carp airport at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa/Carp_Airport |
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| Local Tourism Contacts & Telephone Numbers | Official Ottawa city tourism website http://www.ottawatourism.ca/
Another good source for local tourism info is http://www.ottawakiosk.com/ Ottawa Kiosk is Ottawa's largest city guide. |
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| Local Activities, Sights & Events of Interest to Visitors | ******************************************************
CARP AIRPORT NEWS West Capital Developments now have their new terminal and FBO building at Carp and their self-serve fueling system all operational. This is the first phase of building an airport industrial park and fly-in residential community. Photos of the new ramp and hangar are posted above. WCD also have photos and more details on their website at http://www.wcd.ca/ ****************************************************** Local Attractions: The Diefenbunker Cold War Museum in the Village of Carp http://www.diefenbunker.ca/ There is a Wikipedia page about this ex-military facility at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFS_Carp Attractions in the nearby Ottawa area: Canada Aviation Museum at Rockcliffe http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca// Canadian War Museum http://www.warmuseum.ca// National Gallery of Canada http://national.gallery.ca/ Canadian Museum of Civilization http://www.civilization.ca// Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography http://cmcp.gallery.ca// Canadian Museum of Nature http://www.nature.ca// Canada Museum of Science and Technology http://www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca// Parliament Hill http://www.parl.gc.ca// Rideau Canal http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/bins/ncc_web_content_page.asp?cid=16297-16299-10080&lang=1 Gatineau Park http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/gatineau// Lots more listed at http://www.canadascapital.gc.ca/attractions/index_e.html Airport History: RCAF Station Carp was originally built as the satellite field for No. 2 Service Flying Training School at RCAF Station Uplands (now Ottawa International)from August 5 1940 to April 14 1945. Aircraft flown by 2SFTS included the Harvard and Yale. Carp was used as a place to do circuits and a safe place to land if Uplands was blocked by storms or poor weather. The field was also used by aircraft of the No. 3 Flying Instructor School and No. 1 Flight Engineer School at nearby Arnprior between August 3 1942 and Jan 28 1944. The aircraft flown by these schools included the Avro Anson, Fleet-built Fairchild Cornell, Fleet Finch, Cessna Crane, Fleet Fawn, NA Harvard, Boeing Stearman and DHC82C Tiger Moth. |
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| Date Submitted On: | 2010-06-16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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