Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport (IATA: YPA, ICAO: CYPA) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | City of Prince Albert | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Prince Albert | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,405 ft / 428 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°12′52″N 105°40′23″W / 53.21444°N 105.67306°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | https://www.citypa.ca/en/parking-streets-and-transportation/prince-albert-airport.aspx | ||||||||||||||
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History
editRCAF Station Prince Albert
editThe airport was originally opened near Prince Albert on 22 July 1940 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan as No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School, with Relief Landing Fields located near Hagen and Emma Lake. The school closed on 15 November 1944.[4]
From 17 March 1941 to 11 November 1942, the station also hosted No. 6 Air Observer School.
Not much remains of the former No. 6 EFTS. A monument was erected to pay tribute to the 17 airmen and one civilian who died in training accidents at the school.
RCAF Aerodrome Prince Albert c.1942
editIn approximately 1942, the aerodrome was listed at 53°13′N 105°41′W / 53.217°N 105.683°W with a variation of 20 degrees east and elevation of 1,400 ft (430 m). Three serviceable runways were listed as follows:[5]
| Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
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| 3/21 | 3,400 ft (1,000 m) | 600 ft (180 m) | Turf field - irregular |
| 10/28 | 3,000 ft (910 m) | 600 ft (180 m) | Turf field - irregular |
| 16/34 | 3,000 ft (910 m) | 600 ft (180 m) | Turf field - irregular |
Relief landing field — Hagen
editA relief landing field for RCAF Station Prince Albert was located approximately 18 miles southeast. The site was located west of the hamlet of Hagen, Saskatchewan. The relief field was a square, turf, all way field measuring 2100' x 2100'.
In approximately 1942, the aerodrome was listed at 52°57′N 105°40′W / 52.950°N 105.667°W with a variation of 20 degrees east and an unlisted elevation.[6]
A review of Google Maps satellite imagery on 7 June 2018 shows no details indicating an airfield at the listed coordinates.
Name
editThis airport is now named for Floyd Glass, who learned to fly in the late 1930s, then served as a military flying training instructor during the Second World War. Postwar, he was the first general manager of the provincial Crown corporation Saskatchewan Government Airways. He resigned from this post, flew briefly with British Columbia's Queen Charlotte Airways, then returned to Saskatchewan and in 1955 formed his own firm, Athabaska Airways. Glass died in 1999.
Airlines and destinations
editRise Air operates charters for staff working at northern mine sites for Cameco and Orano.
Passenger
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rise Air | Fond-du-Lac, La Ronge, Points North, Saskatoon, Stony Rapids, Uranium City, Wollaston |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ Hatch, F. J. (1983). The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN 0660114437.
- ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 57.
- ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 42.
External links
edit- Official website
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Prince Albert (Glass Field) Airport from Nav Canada as available.
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum - www.airmuseum.ca
- Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page
