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| Airport Name | Olds-Didsbury | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Category |
Registered Aerodrome |
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| Nearest Community | Olds 4 miles to the north of the aerodrome and Didsbury 4 miles to the south | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province: | ALBERTA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed in Canada Flight Supplement | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport ident. | CEA3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Elevation | 3360 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnetic Variation | 17E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Surface | 10-28 is asphalt, 04-22 is grass limited winter maintenance on both runways | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Night Flying | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maintained Year Round | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio Communications | traffic 123.2 mhz within 5 nm and 6400 feet ASL. For ATIS key mic 4 times on 122.7 Mhz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone on the Airport | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Customs Airport Entry | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CANPASS | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comments About Fees: | no landing fees on private aircraft | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Fuel Prices | 2012-09-02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fuel/Dealers *(include Telephone Numbers) |
24/7 Self Serve Credit Card Fuel Pump
100LL Olds Didsbury Flying Club Contact - Ruf May 403-335-3723 Alternate - Bob Jackson 403-556-7378 or 403-335-3616 Alternate - Jerry Bakken 403-556-6738 Alternate - Phil Stevens 403-556-1016 |
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| Airport Management | Olds-Didsbury Airport Tel: 403-335-3311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Web Site | www.odfa.ca | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other General Aviation Services on the Airport |
Hangar space (short term) - Ruf May 403-335-3723 or Bob Jackson 403-335-3616 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Camping Airport grounds: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Washrooms | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest COPA Flight | Olds-Didsbury Flight 142 Tel: 403-507-5144 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Local Aviation Associations & Telephone Numbers | Olds-Didsbury, Flight 142: Emrie Strohschein, Box 3766 Olds AB T4H 1P5 403-507-5144 estrohschein@xplornet.com Meetings: First Tuesday of each month Olds-Didsbury Airport at 1930 hrs. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Remarks | Lighting is "TE" and "LO" on runway 10-28 only, ARCAL 123.2 Mhz Type "K"
NAVAID: NDB "K2" 376 khz on the aerodrome private and unmonitored. General location map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+51+42+43+W+114+06+24&ie=UTF8&z=6&ll=51.730431,-114.10675&spn=6.002789,21.796875&om=1 Google sat photo: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=N+51+42+43+W+114+06+24&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=51.713097,-114.106665&spn=0.023453,0.085144&t=k&om=1&iwloc=A From: http://www.town.olds.ab.ca/trans.html The Olds-Didsbury Airport was built in 1983 by the Alberta Government. It is owned and operated by Mountain View County, whose office is located adjacent to the airport. Call the County office at 335-3311 for information. The airport is known as one of Alberta’s best small airports (in the under 4000 ft runway category). There is a terminal building with washrooms. Owner - Mountain View County - 403-335-3311 Location - 6 km south of Olds on Hwy 2A Accessibility - 24-hours Runway - 3650 x 75ft, night-lit (ARCAL), GPS Approach Elevation - 3360 ft ASL (1040 m) The Carstairs/Bishel's aerodrome is nearby. See http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=2&ap_id=920 |
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| Local Activities, Sights & Events of Interest to Visitors | There is a very short page about this airport on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olds-Didsbury_Airport | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date Submitted On: | 2013-04-09 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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