Medicine Hat Airport
Medicine Hat Airport,, is located southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. WestJet Link service the airport daily from Calgary
During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.Passenger
History
Aerodrome
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 21 degrees E and elevation of. Six runways were listed as follows:
Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface |
2R/20L | | | Hard surfaced |
2L/20R | | | Hard surfaced |
16R/34L | | | Hard surfaced |
16L/34R | | | Hard surfaced |
9R/27L | | | Hard surfaced |
9L/27R | | | Hard surfaced |
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at with a Var. 22 degrees E and elevation of. Three runways were listed as follows:
Runway Name | Length | Width | Surface |
13/31 | | | Hard surfaced |
6/24 | | | Hard surfaced |
2/20 | | | Hard surfaced |
BCATP
RCAF Station Medicine Hat was home to No. 34 Service Flying Training School. The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a Prisoner of War camp.