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Airport in Mackenzie County, near Bistcho Lake From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mobil Bistcho Airport (TC LID: CFV3) is located south of Bistcho Lake, Alberta, Canada.
Mobil Bistcho Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Alberta Environment and Parks, Forestry and Emergency Response Division, High Level | ||||||||||
Location | Mackenzie County, near Bistcho Lake | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,000 ft / 610 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 59°28′36″N 119°00′40″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
It is located along the 31st baseline[clarification needed] in Northern Alberta. Alberta Environment and Parks, Forestry and Emergency Response Division, High Level, operates the airstrip and maintains a remote forward basecamp and fuel cache for staging wildland firefighting operations out of. This camp contains tent frames and a kitchen area. Wildland firefighting crews are regularly posted here on a temporary basis, when the fire hazard gets high and forest fire starts are anticipated.[2]
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