Yorkton Municipal Airport

Yorkton Municipal Airport
Yorkton Municipal Airport
	File:YorktonHangar.JPG
	IATA: YQV – ICAO: CYQV; – WMO: 71138
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Yorkton
Location	Orkney No. 244, near Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,635 ft / 498 m
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Map
	CYVQ Location in Saskatchewan
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements	8,108
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada.

Yorkton Municipal Airport, (IATA: YQV, ICAO: CYQV), is located 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.

History

During World War II Yorkton Airport was home to No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 11 Service Flying Training School - both schools being a part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Among the present users is a Gliding Centre, operated for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

Construction of the No. 11 Service Flying Training School began in 1940, opening on June 11, 1941 first commanded by Group Captain George R. Howsam. The school consisted of 40 buildings, including a mess hall, a 35-bed hospital, and hangars to shelter 200 planes.^[4]

References

↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
↑ The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Yorkton Municipal Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation

[4] The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

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