Red Deer Regional Airport

Red Deer Regional Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Red Deer Regional Airport Authority
Serves Central Alberta
Location Red Deer County, near Red Deer, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 2,968 ft / 905 m
Coordinates 52°11′06″N 113°53′40″W / 52.18500°N 113.89444°W / 52.18500; -113.89444Coordinates: 52°11′06″N 113°53′40″W / 52.18500°N 113.89444°W / 52.18500; -113.89444
Website http://www.flyreddeer.com
Map
CYQF
Location in Alberta
CYQF
CYQF (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,454 1,053 Asphalt
17/35 7,500 2,286 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft movements 42,134

Red Deer Regional Airport, (IATA: YQF, ICAO: CYQF), is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) south southwest of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The airport is mostly general aviation and charter service. Air Canada operates non-stop service to Calgary through its regional carrier Air Canada Express, and is operated by Air Georgian using Beechcraft 1900D aircraft.

In October 2015, Red Deer Regional announced it was to undergo a $9.5 million expansion, including a 2,000 ft (610 m) extension of runway 16/34 (now 17/35), from 5,528 ft (1,685 m) to 7,528 ft (2,295 m). Construction began in April 2016, and was completed on September 16, 2016. However, the extension, which measured 7,500 ft (2,300 m), was not posted in the Canada Flight Supplement until the edition dated 0901Z 2 March 2017 to 0901Z 27 April 2017.[1] This allowed the airport to accommodate larger aircraft.[4] Canada Jetlines is the first airline expected to take advantage of this, with plans to begin either Boeing 737 Max or Airbus A320 service to Abbotsford by their third projected growth period.[5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada ExpressCalgary (ends 31 October 2018)[6]

History

During World War II, the airport was RCAF Station Penhold. The airbase was home to the Royal Air Force, No. 36 Service Flying Training School(SFTS). After the war the base was closed. The base was reopened in 1952 to train NATO pilots. The airfield side of the base was closed in 1965, and the City of Red Deer took over operation of the airport in 1966. The non-airport side of the base was renamed CFB Penhold in 1966 and remained a base until 1990 when it was made a detachment of CFB Edmonton. The base hosed Cadet Summer Training from the Second World War until 2014. The former base was closed in 1994 and the former Married Quarters were renamed from Mynarski Park to Springbrook in 1995. The former military base was converted into an industrial park known as Harvard Park.[7]


See also

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ↑ Red Deer Airport expansion begins later this spring
  5. ↑ https://jetlines.ca/strategy/planned-route-map/#1504818727050-d8594e8c-8d57
  6. ↑ "Air Canada discontinues flight service to Red Deer Airport". Red Deer Express. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Pettypiece, Paul. "Penhold Base 1939-1995". Retrieved 5 Oct 2018.


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