Moose Jaw Municipal Airport
Moose Jaw Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority Inc.[1] | ||||||||||
Operator | Provincial Airways[2] or Moose Jaw Municipal Airport Authority Inc.[1] | ||||||||||
Location | RM of Moose Jaw No. 161, near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,904 ft / 580 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°26′05″N 105°23′16″W / 50.43472°N 105.38778°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[2] |
Moose Jaw Municipal Airport (TC LID: CJS4) is a general aviation facility located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) east north-east of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
It has a single paved runway and series of hangars and support structures.
Ground transportation
The airport is connected with Moose Jaw by Highway 301 (connecting with the Trans-Canada Highway — Saskatchewan Highway of Heroes) to the west side of the airport. A dirt drive leads out to the road. Cars can park along the grass / dirt next to the tarmac.
Tenants
- Skydive South Sask - a Regina-based skydiving school which uses the airport as drop zone[3]
- Moose Jaw Flying Club
- Provincial Airways - fixed-base operator[4]
History
During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Air Force used this site as the secondary relief landing field (R2) for No. 32 Service Flying Training School located at RCAF Station Moose Jaw. The facility was named "RCAF Aerodrome Burdick, Saskatchewan".[5]
See also
- List of airports in Saskatchewan
- Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport - larger military airport located south of Moose Jaw
- Moose Jaw (Dr. F. H. Wigmore Regional Hospital) Heliport
- Regina International Airport - closest public civil airport
References
- ^ a b Moose Jaw Municipal Airport
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Skydive South Sask
- ^ Provincial Airways
- ^ "Royal Canadian Air Force second central registry and file classification system : C-5883". Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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