Olds (Netook) Airport

Olds (Netook) Airport, (TC LID: CFK6), is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north of Olds, Alberta, Canada. The airport is owned and operated by the Air Cadet League of Canada Alberta Provincial Committee. It is home to the Netook Gliding Centre, one of five Air Cadet Gliding Program locations in Alberta.[2]

Olds (Netook) Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAir Cadet League of Canada
LocationMountain View County, near Olds, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL3,330 ft / 1,015 m
Coordinates51°50′51″N 114°03′53″W
Map
CFK6
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
01/19 3,716 1,133 Turf
14/32 4,370 1,332 Turf

History

The airfield was built in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and served as a relief field for No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School at Bowden, Alberta.[3][4]

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 51°51′N 114°04′W with a Var. 24 degrees E and elevation of 3325'. The Aerodrome was listed as "turf" and "all way field." There is no dimensional data and the field was drawn as a rough square along the Canadian Pacific Railway line.[5]

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Alberta Provincial Committee Gliding Overview
  3. Forsyth, Bruce. "The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan". Canadian Military History. Bruce Forsyth. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. Monkman, Stan (13 September 2016). "Netook Air Gliding Centre celebrates 75 years". Olds, Alberta: Mountain View Gazette. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 108.


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