North Battleford/Hamlin Airport

North Battleford/Hamlin Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – TC LID: CJD4
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Battlefords' Airspray
Location North Battleford No. 437, near Hamlin, Saskatchewan
Time zone CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 1,800 ft / 549 m
Coordinates 52°52′48″N 108°17′19″W / 52.88000°N 108.28861°WCoordinates: 52°52′48″N 108°17′19″W / 52.88000°N 108.28861°W
Map
CJD4

Location in Saskatchewan

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 2,400 732 Asphalt
11/29 2,400 732 Asphalt

North Battleford/Hamlin Airport, (TC LID: CJD4), was located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northeast of Hamlin, Saskatchewan, Canada.

This airfield was built under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II as RCAF Auxiliary Field Hamlin. Pilots trained at this field using Airspeed Oxford aircraft; it is listed as operating from September 4, 1941 to February 25, 1944.[2] More recently, one runway continued to be maintained for use in agricultural flight training by Battlefords Airspray[3]

As of March 15, 2007, this airport is not usable and has been removed from the Canada Flight Supplement.[2][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Places to Fly - North Battleford / Hamlin (formerly RCAF Auxiliary Field Hamlin)
  3. ↑ .Battlefords Airspray
  4. ↑ Airport changes from the Canada Flight Supplement