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Airport Name Merritt - Saunders Field
Airport Category Registered Aerodrome
Certified Airport
Nearest Community Merritt, 2 miles to the west of the aerodrome
Province: BRITISH COLUMBIA
Coordinates
Latitude (N): 50 07 22
Longitude (W): 120 44 50
Listed in Canada Flight Supplement Yes
Airport ident. CAD5
Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart Yes
Airport Elevation 2080
Magnetic Variation 19E
  Runway (Main): Runway (2): Runway (3): Runway (4):
Number: 03-21
Length: 4000
Width: 73
Surface Asphalt - Runway 21 slopes down 1.17%
Night Flying No
Maintained Year Round Yes
Radio Communications MF 123.2 Mhz within 5 nm ~ 5100 feet ASL
Telephone on the Airport Yes
Customs Airport Entry No
CANPASS No
Fees on Private Aircraft
Landing $: 0.00
Terminal $: 0.00
Parking $: 6.00
Airport Fuel Tax (litre) $: 0.00
Comments About Fees: Tie down fees on all overnight itinerant aircraft.
Fuel Prices
100LL $: 1.25
Mogas $: 0.00
Jet Fuel $: 1.23
Fuel Prices with Taxes
100LL $: 0.00
Mogas $: 0.00
Jet Fuel $: 0.00
Date of Fuel Prices 2009-01-09
Fuel Price Comments Contact/Update 250.378.7173 ** Fuel pricing includes BC Carbon Tax + GST **
Fuel/Dealers
*(include Telephone Numbers)		 Self serve fuel 24/7/365 - 100LL and Jet A
Airport Management ian M. Gordon Tel: 250-378-7173
Airport Web Site http://www.merrittflyingclub.ca
Airport E-mail mfclub@ocis.net
Other General Aviation Services on the Airport
Hotels/Motels with pick up at Airport
*(include Telephone Numbers)
Bed & Breakfasts with pick up at Airport 
*(include Telephone Numbers)
Restaurants on the airport or nearby 
*(include Telephone Numbers) 		Husky Truck stop/restaurant adjacent field
Camping Airport grounds: Yes
Washrooms Yes
Nearest COPA Flight Tel:
Other Local Aviation Associations & Telephone Numbers
Remarks CAUTION: Radio antenna 227 feet AGL (2227 feet ASL) 1.9 nm southwest of the threshold of of runway 03.

CAUTION: This airport is occasionally used by radio controlled model aircraft - operators monitor 123.2 Mhz when flying.

Right hand circuits to runway 03

Check MFC website for current weather http://www.merrittflyingclub.ca

Good place for fuel, walking distance to Husky Restaurant.

General location map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+50+07+22+W+120+44+50&ie=UTF8&z=6&ll=50.35948,-120.739746&spn=6.337542,21.796875&om=1&iwloc=A

Google sat photo: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+50+07+22+W+120+44+50&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=50.123715,-120.747213&spn=0.024873,0.085144&t=k&om=1

Wikipedia airport page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Airport

Wikipedia community page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt%2C_British_Columbia
Local Tourism Contacts & Telephone Numbers
Local Activities, Sights & Events of Interest to Visitors
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Date Submitted On: 2009-01-09

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