Fort Nelson Airport
Northern Rockies Regional Airport (Fort Nelson Airport) (Template:Comma separated entries) is located Template:Convert east northeast of Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
Airlines and destinations
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History
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In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Fort Nelson, British Columbia at Template:Coord with a variation of 34 degrees east and elevation of Template:Convert. The aerodrome was listed as "Under Construction - Servicable" with two runways listed as follows:[1]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/20 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard Surfaced |
| 7/25 | Template:Convert | Template:Convert | Hard Surfaced |
Historical airline service
Commencing during the early 1940s, scheduled passenger service was operated in the past by Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines International to Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Prince George, British Columbia; Fort St. John, British Columbia, Watson Lake, Yukon and Whitehorse, Yukon. CP Air served the airport with Boeing 737-200 jetliners during the 1970s with direct, no change of plane flights to all of the above destinations.[2][3] Other Canadian Pacific flights into the airport over the years were operated with such twin engine prop aircraft as the Lockheed Lodestar, the Douglas DC-3 and the Convair 240 as well as with the larger, four engine Douglas DC-6B propliner and the Bristol Britannia turboprop.[4] Another airline which served Fort Nelson during the mid 1970s was International Jetair operating nonstop flights several days a week to Inuvik with continuing one stop service to Whitehorse, Yukon flown with Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop aircraft.[5] In 1994, Canadian Partner code sharing service on behalf of Canadian Airlines International was being operated with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops and/or Fokker F28 Fellowship jets to the airport from Vancouver, Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Fort St. John.[6]
See also
- Fort Nelson (Parker Lake) Water Aerodrome
- Fort Nelson/Gordon Field Airport
- Fort Nelson/Mobil Sierra Airport
References
Template:Air Force Historical Research Agency
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- ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 15, 1970 CP Air system timetable
- ↑ North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976 edition, Fort Nelson flight schedules
- ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1943; Nov. 1, 1953; April 29, 1962 & April 24, 1966 Canadian Pacifio Air Lines system timetables
- ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Oct. 28, 1973 International Jetair timetable
- ↑ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Fort Nelson flight schedules
External links
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- Certified airports in British Columbia
- Northern Rockies Regional Municipality
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in Alaska
- Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Canada
- World War II airfields in Canada
- Royal Canadian Air Force stations
- Military airbases in British Columbia
- Military history of British Columbia