Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport

Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport
Villeneuve Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: CZVL
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Edmonton Airports
Serves Edmonton Capital Region
Location Sturgeon County, near Villeneuve, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 2,256 ft / 688 m
Coordinates 53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222Coordinates: 53°40′06″N 113°51′08″W / 53.66833°N 113.85222°W / 53.66833; -113.85222
Website www.edmontonairports.com
Map
CZVL

Location in Alberta

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
16/34 3,496 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements 61,585

Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport or Villeneuve Airport, (ICAO: CZVL), is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of Villeneuve in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada.

Expansion

The closure of the Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport has stimulated expansion of the Villeneuve Airport as a partial replacement. Its land base is growing from 1,400 to 1,555 acres (5.67 to 6.29 km2), the instrument landing system is being upgraded, the number of hangars is increasing from 15 to 21, one runway has been extended to 5,001 ft (1,524 m),[1] and Villeneuve will serve as an alternate to the Edmonton International Airport for medevac flights during stormy weather.[3][4]

Alberta Flying Heritage Museum

On 17 November 2013 it was announced that the airport will be the site of the new Alberta Flying Heritage Museum. The museum will sit on 13 acres (0.053 km2) and has been given a 26,000 sq ft (2,400 m2) building. The building was donated by Transport Canada and Public Works Canada and was originally at the City Centre airport. The museum which is separate from the Alberta Aviation Museum, will be a hands-on experience and allow aircraft for exhibition to fly in and out. The museum will focus on the history of aviation in Alberta while the Alberta Aviation Museum will focus on Edmonton. As part of the museum the Alberta Aviation Museum's Boeing 737-200 in Pacific Western Airlines (PWA) livery C-GIPW (Fleet #745) was restored to operational capability and, on 29 November 2013, was flown to Villeneuve.[5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
  2. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
  3. ↑ "Villeneuve Airport ready to take off". St. Albert Leader. October 16, 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Cummings, Jeff (October 10, 2013). "Villeneuve airport offers a new hope for old City Centre Airport tenants". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ 737 takes off from City Centre Airport, lands safely at new home
  6. ↑ New aviation museum to be built just outside Edmonton at Villeneuve Airport
  7. ↑ Flying heritage museum planned for Alberta
  8. ↑ New Alberta Flying Heritage Museum

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