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Amherst Airport (TC LID: CCQ4) is an abandoned airport that was located 1 NM (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was a small turf airstrip, located perpendicular to Highway 104 opposite the Amherst Industrial Park.

Amherst Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none TC LID: CCQ4
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	M. Logan
Location	Amherst, Nova Scotia
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	80 ft / 24 m
Coordinates	45°48′49″N 064°14′09″W
Map
CCQ4 Location in Nova Scotia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 2,000 610 Turf
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

History

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 a Department of Transport Aerodrome was listed at 45°49′N 64°13′W with a Var. 24 degrees W and elevation of 75 feet (23 m). The field was listed as "turf" and had one runway listed as follows:[2]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
8/26	3,700 feet (1,128 m)	500 feet (152 m)	Turf

Current

The airport was listed as abandoned as of 8 June 2006.

References

• Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force.

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