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Olds (Netook) Airport (TC LID: CFK6) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north of Olds, Alberta, Canada. The airport is owned and operated by the Air Cadet League of Canada Alberta Provincial Committee. It is home to the Netook Gliding Centre, one of five Air Cadet Gliding Program locations in Alberta.[2]

Olds (Netook) Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none TC LID: CFK6
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Air Cadet League of Canada
Location	Mountain View County, near Olds, Alberta
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	3,330 ft / 1,015 m
Coordinates	51°50′51″N 114°03′53″W
Map
CFK6 Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 01/19 3,716 1,133 Turf 14/32 4,370 1,332 Turf
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

History

The airfield was built in 1941 by the Royal Canadian Air Force as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, and served as a relief field for No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School at Bowden, Alberta.[3][4]

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 51°51′N 114°04′W with a Var. 24 degrees E and elevation of 3325'. The Aerodrome was listed as "turf" and "all way field." There is no dimensional data and the field was drawn as a rough square along the Canadian Pacific Railway line.[5]

See also

• Olds-Didsbury Airport

References

External links

• Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

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