Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Southport Aerospace Centre Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | R.M. of Portage la Prairie, near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 884 ft / 269 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°54′11″N098°16′26″W / 49.90306°N 98.27389°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portage la Prairie/Southport Airport( IATA : YPG, ICAO : CYPG) is located adjacent to Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. It is operated by Southport Aerospace Centre Inc., a commercial-industrial centre. [3] It was formerly Canadian Forces Base Portage la Prairie. It has been commercially operated since 1992. [4]
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