Olds (Netook) Airport
Olds (Netook) Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||||||
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]
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 the Royal Air Force No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School at Bowden, Alberta.[3][4]
See also
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
References
- ^ 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 Gazzette.
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