Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport

Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport

Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie
Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport; Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie
	KF Defence Programs Headquarters building under construction at Airport c. 2007
	IATA: YPG; ICAO: CYPG; WMO: 71851;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Southport Aerospace Centre Inc.
Location	RM of Portage la Prairie, near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	884 ft / 269 m
Coordinates	49°54′11″N 098°16′26″W / 49.90306°N 98.27389°W
Map
	CYPG Location in Manitoba CYPG CYPG (Canada)
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Helipads
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada

Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport (IATA: YPG, ICAO: CYPG) is located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. It is operated by Southport Aerospace Centre Inc., a commercial-industrial centre.^[3] It was formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie. It has been commercially operated since 1992.^[4]

The Aviation Training Centre operation of KF Defence Programs based at the airport. KF Defence Programs provides pilot training to the Royal Canadian Air Force and is a joint venture between KF Aerospace, Canadian Helicopters, Bluedrop, and Canadian Base Operators. 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School is based at the airport.

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Company History
^ "summer2016". southport.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[3] Company History

[4] "summer2016". southport.ca. Retrieved 10 October 2018.

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