Nelson Seaplane Base

ICAO CAD8Seaplane base

Nelson Seaplane Base is a seaplane base near Nelson in British Columbia, Canada. It is listed as ICAO CAD8. The airport is located at 49.5000° / -117.3000° at an elevation of 530 m (1,740 ft). The nearest airport is Nelson Airport, 0.6 km (0 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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ICAO code	`CAD8`
Local code	`CAD8`
Identifier	`CAD8`
Type	Seaplane base
City	Nelson
Region	British Columbia
Country	Canada
Coordinates	49.50000, -117.30000
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	49° 30′ 00.00″ N 117° 18′ 00.01″ W
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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Nelson Seaplane Base

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