Oliver Municipal Airport

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Oliver Municipal Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorTown of Oliver
Location Oliver, British Columbia
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation  AMSL 1,015 ft / 309 m
Coordinates 49°10′24″N119°33′04″W / 49.17333°N 119.55111°W / 49.17333; -119.55111
Website www.oliver.ca/airport
Map
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CAU3
Location in British Columbia
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CAU3
CAU3 (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
18/363,200975Asphalt

Oliver Municipal Airport( TC LID : CAU3) is a registered aerodrome located adjacent to Oliver, British Columbia, Canada. The airport has been considered for expansion. [2] [3]

Contents

The aerodrome is the home of Okanagan-Kooteney Air Cadet Gliding Program, Kootenay Valley Helicopters, Transwest Helicopters, Oliver Osoyoos Search and Rescue (OOSAR) and Oliver Fire Department (OFD).

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Oliver, British Columbia at 49°10′N119°33′W / 49.167°N 119.550°W / 49.167; -119.550 with a variation of 24 degrees E and elevation of 1,100 ft (340 m). The aerodrome was listed with three runways as follows: [4]

Runway nameLengthWidthSurface
NNE/SSW3,300 ft (1,000 m)150 ft (46 m)Asphalt
N/S2,600 ft (790 m)260 ft (79 m)Gravel
NE/SW3,050 ft (930 m)260 ft (79 m)Gravel

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References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Update: Future of underutilized South Okanagan airport discussed". Global News. October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Oliver Municipal Airport".
  4. ↑ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 145.



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