Petawawa

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ICAO Code CYWA/YWA
Last Validated Dec 2006
City Petawawa, Ont.
Position 45°57'08"N 077°19'09"W
Runway(s) 16-34
Elevation 427 ft

General

Canadian Forces Base Petawawa is a huge complex that houses many units, mainly land forces. Luckily, it is an open base with even a small museum that can be visited. The airfield however is restricted area. Given the frontline character of the based units and their regular deployment, saftey and security concerns are relatively high. Please respect this while visiting this base.

Getting There

The base can not be missed, literally, while driving north on highway 17. Coming from the south, you can either take 26 road or drive on a bit. When you take 26, you will have to enter Petawawa village and make a left when the road bends right while crossing the railway. You should now be on road 51, Petawawa boulevard. From there it is straight on, over the bridge and through the gate.

If you stay on 17 northbound, you can make a right onto Paquette road, no.55 road. At the crossroads with 51, Petawawa boulevard, make a left and enter the base.

Around the Airport

1Southern ramp view

As far as we know, the only reasonable place to see something is from Paschendale road just before you reach the small airfield itself. From this spot you can read off aircraft that are parked on the ramp.

Finding Paschendale among the myriad of roads on the complex can prove difficult. Just stay on Menin road, the road on which you entered the base. About 750 meters after the museum, that is at the crossroads with Montgomery rd featuring a Dakota, Menin road bends left and you have to make a right onto Paschendale after this bend. It is the last reasonable road to the right, after that the buildings end and you know you have driven too far!

2West side ramp view?

However, there is a dirt track running west of the airfield. You can possibly reach this by taking Brindle road from Paschendale to the west, that is unpaved as well. Make a right and go northbound between the compounds, good luck!

Based Operators

427 Special Operations Aviation SquadronCH-146

Preserved

12924CC-129, outside military museum (ex KG455 and marked as such)
136207CH-136, inside gate

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