Vulcan Airport

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Vulcan Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorTown & Vulcan County
Location Vulcan, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 3,437 ft / 1,048 m
Coordinates 50°24′17″N113°17′00″W / 50.40472°N 113.28333°W / 50.40472; -113.28333 Coordinates: 50°24′17″N113°17′00″W / 50.40472°N 113.28333°W / 50.40472; -113.28333
Map
Alberta County Point Locator.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CFX6
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
05/232,100640Turf
16/342,950899Asphalt

Vulcan Airport( TC LID : CFX6) is located immediately west of Vulcan, Alberta, Canada.

The airport served until 2015 as the base for the Southern Alberta Gliding Center, a part of the Air Cadet Gliding Program. The centre has moved to the former site of RCAF Station Vulcan.

The airport is accessed from the east side. Its southeast corner is shared with a water treatment facility.

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.