Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Mackenzie County | ||||||||||
Location | Mackenzie County, near Fort Vermilion, Alberta | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 843 ft / 257 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°24′15″N 115°56′53″W / 58.40417°N 115.94806°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
Fort Vermilion (Wop May Memorial) Aerodrome (TC LID: CEZ4) is located 2.3 nautical miles (4.3 km; 2.6 mi) east northeast of Fort Vermilion, Alberta, Canada.
In 2018 the airport was named after Canadian Wop May, former bush pilot and WWI flying ace. It was to Fort Vermilion that May flew to in 1929 with lifesaving drugs.