Chipman Airport (Alberta)

Chipman Airport, (TC LID: CFU3), is located 1.1 nautical miles (2.0 km; 1.3 mi) north of Chipman, Alberta, Canada.

A Schweizer SGS 1-23D C-FXKL at the Edmonton Soaring Club in 1984
Chipman Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEdmonton Soaring Club
LocationLamont County, near Chipman, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL2,195 ft / 669 m
Coordinates53°43′N 112°38′W
Websitewww.edmontonsoaringclub.com
Map
CFU3
Location in Alberta
CFU3
CFU3 (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 2,600 792 Turf

The airport is owned and operated by the Edmonton Soaring Club. The Edmonton Soaring Club, which was previously operating from the Edmonton/Cooking Lake Airport, purchased the site in 1971, when other plans were being made for Cooking Lake by the Government of Alberta. This airport is also known as the "Chipman Gliderport".

Itinerant air traffic is welcome, and should use the aerodrome frequency of 123.4, and keep an eye out for glider traffic. The airport is not maintained in the winter, but is suitable for aircraft on skis when snow-covered. The airport is usually attended on weekends and designated flying weeks during the soaring season, which typically runs from mid-April through October.

Facilities available include a clubhouse with kitchen, bathrooms, showers; a bunkhouse for overnight accommodation; cable tie-downs; emergency fuel (100LL). Pilots should call ahead to see if the airport is attended (780) 363-3860.

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
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