| North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) Airport | |||
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| North Battleford Airport | |||
| IATA: YQW – ICAO: CYQW – WMO: 71876 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of North Battleford | ||
| Location | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,799 ft / 548 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 2,565 | 782 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 9 | ||
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] |
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North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) Airport, (IATA: YQW, ICAO: CYQW), is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. The airport is named after Cameron Ross McIntosh, previously the airport was the site of RCAF Station North Battleford. The airport was transferred from Transport Canada to the City of North Battleford on January 1, 1997.[4]
The North Battleford Gliding Centre, a Royal Canadian Air Cadet gliding centre, stores its gliders outside in permanent tie downs, and has office space in a trailer. The gliding centre conducts winch and air-tow operations in both the spring and the fall. The gliding centre currently operates two gliders, Number 2 (C-GCLS) and Number 10 (C-GRFQ); one winch, and one Bellanca Scout Towplane #5 (C-GBAZ).
In April 2010 a contract was awarded for renovations to the air terminal building.[5]
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