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Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Parts are now operating as Miramichi Municipal Airport since 1974 with a partial runway available (09/27 - asphalt).

CFB Chatham
Near Chatham, New Brunswick in Canada
CFB Chatham crest
CFB Chatham
Coordinates	47°0′49.32″N 65°26′49.56″W
Site information
Owner	Dept of National Defence (Canada)
Airfield information
Elevation	90 ft (27 m) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 11/29 5,000 ft (1,500 m) Hard Surface 16/34 5,000 ft (1,500 m) Hard Surface 5/23 5,000 ft (1,500 m) Hard Surface
Airfields

From 1970 until 1985 Chatham had a Base Rescue Flight operating three CH-118 Iroquois helicopters. When the CF-101 Voodoo interceptors were retired, the CH-118s were redeployed to Base Flight Cold Lake.[1]

Aerodrome Information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 47°01′N 65°27′W with a Var. 24 degrees 30' W and elevation of 90 feet (27 m). Three runways were listed as follows:[2]

Runway Name	Length	Width	Surface
11/29	5,000 ft (1,500 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Hard surfaced
16/34	5,000 ft (1,500 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Hard surfaced
5/23	5,000 ft (1,500 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Hard surfaced

Squadrons

This section does not cite any sources. (March 2011)

• 1942 No. 113 (Bomber-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Lockheed Hudson
• 1943 No. 119 (Bomber-Reconnaissance) Squadron - Lockheed Hudson
• 1941-1942 No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School[3]
• 1941-1945 No. 10 Air Observer School[4]
• 1949-1950s - airbase with Canadair Sabre and de Havilland Vampire
  • 1949-1951 No. 421 Squadron RCAF
• late 1950-1960s Golden Hawks - Canadair Sabres
• 1962-1984 No. 416 Squadron RCAF - McDonnell CF-101 Voodoo and Base Rescue Flight - CH-118 Iroquois
• 1984-1989 No. 434 Squadron RCAF - Canadair CF-5 and Base Rescue Flight - CH-118 Iroquois

References

External links

• New Brunswick Aviation Museum

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