Fort Nelson/Mobil Sierra Airport, (TC LID: CBX2), was located 42.7 NM (79.1 km; 49.1 mi) northeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
Famous quotes containing the words fort, nelson and/or airport:
“I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might even horrify you. So if any of you feel that you do not care to subject your nerves to such a strain, now is your chance to—Well, we warned you.”
—Garrett Fort (1900–1945)
“The victors and the vanquished then the storm it tossed and tore,
As hard they strove, those worn-out men, upon that surly shore;
Dead Nelson and his half-dead crew, his foes from near and far,
Were rolled together on the deep that night at Trafalgar!”
—Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)
“It was like taking a beloved person to the airport and returning to an empty house. I miss the people. I miss the world.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)