Buffalo-Lancaster is at 750 feet AGL and has one paved runway 8/26 which is currently being extended from 3200 feet to 5500 feet. It gets about 30,000 GA ops a year and averages about 82 per day so it is quite similar to my home strip at Toowoomba. 37 aircraft are based on the field itself.
Buffalo is based on the eastern shore of Lake Erie and the banks of the Niagra river which flows over some falls into lake Ontario. So hopefully we will have enough time to roll out the barrel and go swimming. Not sure if Mick plans diverting to see the Falls but it is only a few mile south of our flight path.
The Buffalo to Chippewa leg looks awesome. Straight across the lakes Ontario and Huron north west on a course of 311 degrees past Toronto and across Canadian airspace before landing back in the US of A and St Mary's River.Chippewa is at 800 ft AGL and boasts 2 runways. 16/34 at 7200 feet long and 9/27 which is a foot short of 5000 although the fine print says they've shaved 1500 metres off one of them. Still should be able to get her down there Mick. Place used to be home to SAC B52s and KC 135s so it has history. Although Delta still use it there are only 200 ops a month now and just 20 locals.
Now Chippewa County looks a very nice spot. First came to fame for logging and when that became environmentally unsustainable the locals made a fist of farming. Picturesque spot with some nice local history museums, lots of outdoors R&R like canoeing, hiking and camping; and lots of the white stuff when the time of year is right. They have a nice looking airshow on the 5th and 6th of June but we will just miss it.
ReplyDeleteSeems like Cousin Chris has got into some trip research here. Awesome, Cuz! I so love to know where we are going but it's even better whe we know what's there when we get there. Keep up the good work.
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