Winnipeg/Lyncrest Airport
Winnipeg/Lyncrest Airport, (TC LID: CJL5), is a general aviation airfield located approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south-east from the center of Winnipeg. The airstrip was built in the 1950s for private use, then the land was sold to the City of Winnipeg and leased by a flying club, which purchased the 180 acre site from the city in 1996.[2]
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 Lyncrest Airport, Winnipeg | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Springfield Flying Club | ||||||||||||||
| Location | R.M. of Springfield, near Winnipeg, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 775 ft / 236 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°51′09″N 096°58′25″W | ||||||||||||||
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  CJL5 Location in Manitoba  CJL5 CJL5 (Manitoba)  CJL5 CJL5 (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||
The airfield is used by Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS) helicopters delivering patients to the nearby St. Boniface and Concordia hospitals.[3]
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- http://www.lyncrest.org/ Lycrest Airport retrieved 2012 March 19
- "Weekend keeps STARS ambulance airborne". CBC Manitoba. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
Books
- Jill Oakes, History of Lyncrest Airport, ISBN 978-0-9812367-0-4
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