Medicine Hat Airport
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Medicine Hat Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is located Script error: No such module "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 Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with a Var. 21 degrees E and elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. Six runways were listed as follows:[1]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2R/20L | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 2L/20R | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 16R/34L | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 16L/34R | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 9R/27L | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 9L/27R | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
Relief landing field - Holsom
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". with a Var. 22 degrees E and elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. Three runways were listed as follows:[2]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 6/24 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "convert". | Hard surfaced |
| 2/20 | Script error: No such module "convert". | Script error: No such module "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.
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External links
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- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Medicine Hat Airport from Nav Canada as available.
- Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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