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Lac a la Tortue Airport

46.62170°N
-72.63030°W
ARR / DAY
0
▼ 100.0%
DEP / DAY
0
▼ 100.0%

Lac a la Tortue Airport (CSL3) is a small general aviation airport located in Lac-à-la-Tortue, Canada, 31 km north of Trois-Rivières. It features 2 runways with the longest being 3,000 feet.

Safety incidents

Last 1 days · 0 total

NORMAL
↻
Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
△
Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
0

Current weather

From CYRQ, 19 mi away (CSL3 does not publish METAR)

1h ago
Temp
66°F
Wind
8 kts
70°
Visib
8047 m
Ceil
—
CYRQ 290645Z AUTO 07008KT 5SM -RA BR SCT004 BKN027 BKN037 OVC060 19/19 A2964 RMK SLP039 DENSITY ALT 1100FT

Runways

2 installed

3,000 FT MAX
03/21
3,000 ft × 40
ASP○ unlit
16/34
2,000 ft × 40
ASP○ unlit

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

34
48% of ops
29 land · 5 TO
16
30% of ops
18 land · 2 TO
03
16% of ops
10 land · 10 TO
21
7% of ops
4 land · 0 TO
Runway 34 carries 48% of operations (29 landings, 5 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 16 at 30%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

34 29 landings
UA 7%
16 18 landings
UA 0%
03 10 landings
UA 0%
21 4 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 34 show a 7% unstable-approach rate (2 UA events from 29 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
1.4
flights/day · 43 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 2pm · 3pm
Day vs night
77%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–4pm local, averaging 1.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 2.5× weekday (2.6 vs 1.0 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

7 · 18%
3 · 8%
2 · 5%
2 · 5%
2 · 5%
2 · 5%
Activity is led by (18% of 40 flights). Top three types: , , .

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

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philippe
9/1/2007
Birthplace of bush aviation in Canada
This airport (actually, the co-located hydrobase) was where Canadian bush flying started... in 1919! It is still a busy field for small GA aircraft. Two runways, one of which has an approach over the lake which is used as a hydrobase. There is a restaurant at the treshold of this runway, which also is the docking area for floatplanes. Fuel is available. Excellent aircraft maintenance facilities, including a good engine overhaul shop.
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