Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome (IATA: JHL, TC LID: CAL4) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east-northeast of Fort McKay and approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southwest of Albian Village, Alberta, Canada in the Athabasca Oil Sands area. Albian Village has been built by Shell Canada to house workers at the Jackpine Mine. The runway routinely handles Boeing 737 flights bringing in contract workers to construct Jackpine Mine, in addition to a daily Shell Dornier commuter aircraft from Edmonton and Calgary.[2]
Fort MacKay/Albian Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Shell Canada | ||||||||||
| Serves | Albian Village | ||||||||||
| Location | Wood Buffalo, near Fort McKay, Alberta | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,048 ft / 319 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 57°13′26″N 111°25′08″W / 57.22389°N 111.41889°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  CAL4 Location in Alberta | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Charter: Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver |
| Flair Air | Charter: Calgary, Edmonton |
| North Cariboo Air | Charter: Calgary, Edmonton, Fort Chipewyan |
| Regional One | Charter: Calgary, Edmonton |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Alberta Construction Magazine Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
