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RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Near Ellerslie, Prince Edward Island in Canada
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant is located in Prince Edward Island
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
RCAF Station Mount Pleasant
Coordinates46°35′54″N 064°00′24″W / 46.59833°N 64.00667°W / 46.59833; -64.00667
Site information
OwnerDept of National Defence (Canada)
Airfield information
Elevation110 feet (34 m)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
2/20 3,048 feet (929 m) hard surface[1]
8/26 3,002 feet (915 m) hard surface[1]
14/32 2,994 feet (913 m) hard surface[1]
Airfields
Two aircrew examining a target drogue at No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School, RCAF, Mount Pleasant, P.E.I., 1944

RCAF Station Mount Pleasant was a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) station in Mount Pleasant, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Two of its runways remain in use by members of the Experimental Aircraft Association.[2]

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  2. ^ "A Short History of Abandoned and Downsized Canadian Military Bases - Introduction". Military Bruce Historical Writings. Bruce Forsyth. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010.

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