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Local Airstrips
(At the top of the page,
Tony's airstrip as seen in Google Earth.)
Remember that the following
are private airstrips (even Quilchena).
The co-ordinates are in
degrees and digital minutes and taken
approximately at the middle of the runway.
The runway orientation and
lenght are also approximate.
If you get lost, don't blame
me! :-)
|
| NAME |
GENERAL
LOCATION |
NORTH |
WEST |
RUNWAY |
| Knutsford |
Old Hwy #5, 5 miles
South of Kamloops |
50°35.912' |
120°18.556' |
2500' N-S |
| Heffley |
Just North of
Heffley Mill |
50°50.947' |
120°16.505' |
1900' N-S |
| Dave Jones |
Along river, east of
Monte Lake turn-off |
50°38.882' |
119°54.093' |
2000' W-E |
| Larry Dee |
2.3 miles South-East
of Pritchard Bridge |
50°39.567' |
119°47.577' |
1900' W-E |
| John Lauder |
7.5 miles East-
North-East of Quilchena |
50°11.876' |
120°20.921' |
1000' N-S |
| Quilchena |
East side of Old Hwy
#5, by Nicola Lake |
50°09.732' |
120°30.398' |
2444' N-S |
Knutsford: .......... 2500' runway. If
you come in for for a landing on 13, first you go
over Knutsford Hill, then some power lines, then
a duck pond. The grass runway slopes up a bit
sharply for 100 feet after you go over the fence.
The main wind seems to make this approach the
most common. Contact Cam 250-374-4181
Heffley: .......... 1900' runway. 18
miles from Knutsford strip. Very smooth grass
strip. Just North of the Heffley Tolko Mill, on
the west side of the highway. Private strip home
to local flyer Wally Walcer; two hangars at the
north end. You can come in above the Mill at the
South end, or over the trees at the North end.
Contact Wally 250-578-7343
Dave Jones: .......... 2000' road. 18
miles from Knutsford strip. East of the Monte
Lake turnoff, by the South Thompson River, just
North of the Trans-Canada Highway. The strip is
the narrow road to the house and hangar. If
coming from the West, watch out for the Hydro
transmission wires. Contact Dave 250-573-2470
Larry Dee: .......... Runway = 1900 feet.
23 miles from Knutsford strip. Smooth
dirt-and-gravel strip, very well maintained;
lower at the middle. 2.3 miles South-East of the
Pritchard Bridge, almost totally surrounded by
trees, except on the north-east side. Also a hill
at the west end. Pasture fields on the north
side. With my Beaver, I can dive in from the west
end, or slip in low from the north-east end over
the fields. Bill Davidson has been landing his
185 there without problems. Contact Larry
250-°°°-°°°°
John Lauder: .......... 1000' runway. 28
miles from Knutsford strip. 7.5 miles East-
North-East of Quilchena, on the hillsides, North
of the BC Hydro sub-station. Not easy to find!
Sloping up to the North.
Quilchena: ........... 2400' runway. 31
miles from Knutsford strip. Well maintained, very
smooth gravel strip. Halfway down the East side
of Nicola Lake, along #5 Highway. Surrounded by
fields on the North end and side, historic
Quilchena Hotel, store and gas station on the
South end, Golf Course at the South-East.
Updated
July 29, 2009.
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