  Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Villeneuve Airport, Sturgeon County, Alberta |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°39′41″N113°51′48″W / 53.66139°N 113.86333°W |
| Type | Aviation museum |
The Alberta Flying Heritage Museum was a proposed aviation museum to be built at Villeneuve Airport in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. It was intended to supplement the Alberta Aviation Museum collection in the City of Edmonton as a result of the closure of the Edmonton City Centre Airport.
The museum was officially announced by the Alberta Aviation Museum on 16 November 2013, [1] days before the closure of the City Centre Airport. In the years following, plans were not pursued, and the website was no longer available in 2015. [2]
As part of the museum, the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200, ident C-GIPW, in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve on a Schedule A Special Flight Permit issued by Transport Canada. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The Boeing 737-200 remains at Villeneuve and is a ground attraction during the Alberta International Airshow.
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