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Miramichi Airport is located 1.6 NM south of Miramichi, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

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The runway is 5899 foot and is maintained year-round. It has a pavement overlay (from 1998), new approach lights and a new taxiway. The airport is the home base of the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Air Tanker Operations, and Forest Protection Limited, who own and operate the air tanker fleet. In addition, a General Electric J85

General Electric J85

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 engine test facility is located at the airport.

The airport is the former site of CFB Chatham

CFB Chatham

Canadian Forces Base Chatham or CFB Chatham was a Canadian Forces Base located immediately south of the town of Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. Parts are now operating as Miramichi Municipal Airport since 1974 with a partial runway available .From 1970 until 1985 Chatham had a Base Rescue Flight...

, a military air base, which closed in 1996, after military units were moved to other bases. There are several abandoned runways in the area which are still used for local glider

Glider aircraft

Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...

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Runways

Since the closure of the airbase, the airport only has one runway operational for aircraft and one closed runway for glider use only.

• 09/27 - formerly 27-60 with one end abandoned

Closed

The three former runways were paved and marked to indicate their closure or non-use.

• 04/22 – 5200 ft (1,585 m)
• 10/28 – 7500 ft (2,286 m) - glider only
• 15/33 – 5513 ft (1,680 m) - closed