Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport

Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport, formerlery IATA: YXI, ICAO: CYXI, near Killaloe, Ontario, Canada, was built by the Canadian Department of Transportation (later Transport Canada) in 1952 as a Cold War airstrip for interceptors. It is used as a drones and robotics test facility, owned by TC, operated by Invest Ottawa and open to innovators, academia, all levels of government, and the public.

Killaloe/Bonnechere Airport
Summary
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorInvest Ottawa
LocationKillaloe, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL595 ft / 181 m
Coordinates45°39′47″N 077°36′10″W / 45.66306°N 77.60278°W / 45.66306; -77.60278
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CYXI is located in Ontario
CYXI
CYXI
Location in Ontario
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 6,600 2,012 Decaying asphalt
Sign erected by Transport Canada warning against trespassing

The associated VOR, YXI, was decommissioned in 2021 by Nav Canada.

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