Olds (Netook) Airport

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 / 51.84750°N 114.06472°W / 51.84750; -114.06472Coordinates: 51°50′51″N 114°03′53″W / 51.84750°N 114.06472°W / 51.84750; -114.06472
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]

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]

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 the Royal Air Force No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School at Bowden, Alberta.^[3][4]

See also

• Olds-Didsbury Airport

External links

• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

References

1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. ↑ Alberta Provincial Committee Gliding Overview
3. ↑ Forsyth, Bruce. "The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan". Canadian Military History. Bruce Forsyth. Retrieved 19 September 2016. 
4. ↑ Monkman, Stan (13 September 2016). "Netook Air Gliding Centre celebrates 75 years". Olds, Alberta: Mountain View Gazzette.