Medicine Hat Airport
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Medicine Hat Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is located Template:Convert southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. WestJet Encore services the airport daily from Calgary.
During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
History
Aerodrome
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at Template:Coord with a Var. 21 degrees E and elevation of Template:Convert. Six runways were listed as follows:[1]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2R/20L | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 2L/20R | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 16R/34L | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 16L/34R | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 9R/27L | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 9L/27R | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
Relief landing field - Holsom
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at Template:Coord with a Var. 22 degrees E and elevation of Template:Convert. Three runways were listed as follows:[2]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 6/24 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
| 2/20 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard surfaced |
Second World War training
RCAF Station Medicine Hat was home to No. 34 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) of the Royal Air Force, which became part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a prisoner of war camp.
See also
References
External links
- Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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