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    Edmonton City Centre Airport - Wikipedia

    Blatchford Field was turned over to the Edmonton municipal government and became the commercial Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport. [8] During this period, in about 1942, the aerodrome was listed at 53°34′N 113°31′W with a Var. 25 degrees E and elevation of 2,185 feet (666 m). See more

    Edmonton City Centre Airport (ECCA), (IATA: YXD, ICAO: CYXD) also called Blatchford Field as well as Edmonton Municipal Airport, was an airport within the city of Edmonton, in Alberta, Canada.
    It was bordered by See more

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    A weather station was established in 1937. Over the years since then, its site witnessed increasing influence by the urban heat island effect.
    By the mid-1970s, … See more

    In its final years, before closing in 2013, the airport was mainly used for air charter, general aviation, flight training and medevac (air ambulance).
    In addition, from 2005 to 2012, the airport was annually converted into a speedway for the See more

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    The airport has a rich aviation history, being the first licensed airfield in Canada (1926). Characters such as Wop May, a World War I fighter … See more

    The airport served as a military airbase during World War II, when it was a major stop-over on the Northwest Staging Route and hosted two See more

    1950s and 1960s
    In 1950, the airport was a stop on an international route operated by Northwest Airlines between … See more

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    The fate of the Edmonton City Centre Airport (ECCA) was fiercely debated for decades, beginning … See more

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    Blatchford Field was turned over to the Edmonton municipal government and became the commercial Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport. During this period, in about 1942, the aerodrome was listed at 53°34′N 113°31′W with a Var. 25 degrees E and elevation of 2,185 feet (666 m).
    Opened in 1927 just northwest of downtown to house a flying school, Blatchford Field became Canada’s first licensed airfield in 1929. As the city’s primary scheduled airport it was an important military airfield during the Second World War. It didn’t take long, though, for aviation and the City of Edmonton to outgrow the airport.
    Edmonton’s airport Blatchford Field was the first licensed airport in Canada, and during the war it (then operating as RCAF Station Edmonton, and would later become our smaller commercial airport) was also home to the Air Force Base and training schools. As you can imagine, this brought a lot of airmen to Edmonton from across the prairies.
    The Edmonton city centre airport, or Blatchford field is a historic Canadian airport with a rich aviation history. On November 30, it closed via issuing NOTAM to the aviating public. As per CARS (Canadian Aviation Regulations), crews put white X markers along the length of the remaining operating runway 12/30.
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  7. Edmonton City Centre Airport Closure: The End of an Era

    WebDec 26, 2013 · The Edmonton city centre airport, or Blatchford field is a historic Canadian airport with a rich aviation history. On November 30, it closed via issuing NOTAM to the aviating public. Officially closed. As per …

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    WebSituated on the Blatchford Airfield, later to be known as Edmonton’s Municipal Airport. Blatchford field was a vital link in supplying arms and war materials to allied forces as part of the Northwest Staging Route …

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    WebMar 8, 2021 · Sources: “Edmonton’s $6,000,000 Airport Is Bustling Hive of Activity: Development of Aviation Brings City Into Own,” Edmonton Journal, March 31, 1943. “Here and There,” Edmonton Journal, November 26, …

  10. Blatchford: Where Did It Come From and Where Will It …

    WebNov 9, 2019 · As the final flight departs, one chapter of Edmonton’s history closes. However, the end of this era made room for Edmonton’s future to take flight. The Blatchford redevelopment started in 2008, when …

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