Medicine Hat Airport
| Medicine Hat Airport | |||
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| Medicine Hat Airport | |||
| IATA: YXH – ICAO: CYXH – WMO: 71872 | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Municipality of Medicine Hat | ||
| Location | Medicine Hat, Alberta | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,352 ft / 717 m | ||
| Coordinates | 50°01′08″N 110°43′15″W / 50.01889°N 110.72083°WCoordinates: 50°01′08″N 110°43′15″W / 50.01889°N 110.72083°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Map | |||
| Location in Alberta | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| 09/27 | 2,820 | 860 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 16,208 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada | |||
Medicine Hat Airport, (IATA: YXH, ICAO: CYXH), is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. Air Canada Express serves the airport daily from Calgary.
During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP) for No. 34 Service Flying Training School (SFTS). The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a Prisoner of War camp.
Airline Service
See also
References
External links
- Medicine Hat Airport webpage
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Medicine Hat Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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