Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport

Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport
Villeneuve Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Edmonton Airports
Serves Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Location Sturgeon County, near Villeneuve, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 2,256 ft / 688 m
Coordinates 53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222Coordinates: 53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222
Website www.edmontonairports.com
Map
CZVL
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
16/34 3,496 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements 61,585

Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport or Villeneuve Airport (ICAO: CZVL) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Villeneuve in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

Expansion

The closure of the Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport has stimulated expansion of the Villeneuve Airport as a partial replacement. Its land base is growing from 1,400 to 1,555 acres (5.67 to 6.29 km2), the instrument landing system is being upgraded, the number of hangars is increasing from 15 to 21, and one runway has been extended to 5,001 ft (1,524 m).[1] Villeneuve will serve as an alternate to the Edmonton International Airport for medevac flights during stormy weather.[3][4]

Alberta Aviation Museum presence

Due to space constraints at the former City Centre Airport site, the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200 in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery C-GIPW (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve.[5] While plans for an additional museum at Villeneuve are a long ways off, the 737 can be used by security agencies for training, movie productions, and aircraft pulls.

Edmonton Airshow

The award-winning Edmonton Airshow[6] has operated from the Villeneuve Airport for three years in a row and looks forward to a fourth year. The airshow keeps growing, now attracting up to 40,000 visitors a year. The shows remains fresh with the acts changing up year after year. Static displays and food services are expected to grow. Edmonton Economic Development Corporation award the airshow the 2017 Outstanding Event award at the Edmonton Events Award Gala for the 10,000+ category, beating out Professional Bull Riding, the Canadian Finals Rodeo, and the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
  3. ↑ "Villeneuve Airport ready to take off". St. Albert Leader. October 16, 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Cummings, Jeff (October 10, 2013). "Villeneuve airport offers a new hope for old City Centre Airport tenants". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ 737 takes off from City Centre Airport, lands safely at new home
  6. ↑ Edmonton Airshow
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