RCAF Station Port Albert

RCAF Station Port Albert
Port Albert, Ontario
Near Port Albert, Ontario in Canada
RCAF Station Port Albert
Coordinates 43°53′N 81°42′W / 43.883°N 81.700°W / 43.883; -81.700Coordinates: 43°53′N 81°42′W / 43.883°N 81.700°W / 43.883; -81.700
Site information
Owner Royal Canadian Air Force
Operator Royal Air Force
Condition Reverted to farmland
Garrison information
Garrison No. 31 Air Navigation School
Airfield information
Identifiers IATA: none, ICAO: none
Elevation 691 feet (211 m)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
6/24 3,000 feet (914 m) Hard Surfaced
14/32 3,000 feet (914 m) Hard Surfaced
1/19 3,000 feet (914 m) Hard Surfaced
Airfields


RCAF Station Port Albert was a Second World War Royal Canadian Air Force station located near Port Albert, Ontario, Canada in the Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh township. The station was home to the Royal Air Force's No. 31 Air Navigation School. The school opened 18 November 1940 and closed 17 February 1945.[2]

Aerodrome Information

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 43°53′N 81°42′W / 43.883°N 81.700°W / 43.883; -81.700 with a Var. 6 degrees W and elevation of 691 feet (211 m). The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows: [1]

Runway Name Length Width Surface
6/24 3,000 feet (914 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard Surfaced
14/32 3,000 feet (914 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard Surfaced
1/19 3,000 feet (914 m) 150 feet (46 m) Hard Surfaced

References

  1. 1 2 Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 153.
  2. ↑ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.


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