Oliver Municipal Airport

Oliver Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none TC LID: CAU3
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Town 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
CAU3 Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia CAU3 CAU3 (Canada) Show map of Canada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 3,200 975 Asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1]

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]}

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 name	Length	Width	Surface
NNE/SSW	3,300 ft (1,000 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Asphalt
N/S	2,600 ft (790 m)	260 ft (79 m)	Gravel
NE/SW	3,050 ft (930 m)	260 ft (79 m)	Gravel

See also

• List of airports in the Okanagan

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". Archived from the original on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
4. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 145.

External links

• Official site Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine