Olds (Netook) Airport

Olds (Netook) Airport
Olds (Netook) Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; TC LID: CFK6;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Air Cadet League of Canada
Location	Mountain View County, near Olds, Alberta
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	3,330 ft / 1,015 m
Coordinates	51°50′51″N 114°03′53″W / 51.84750°N 114.06472°W
Map
	CFK6 Location in Alberta
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

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]

History[edit]

In approximately 1942, the aerodrome was listed at 51°51′N 114°04′W / 51.850°N 114.067°W / 51.850; -114.067 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]

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

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