RCAF Station Claresholm

RCAF Station Claresholm
Claresholm, Alberta in Canada
RCAF Station Claresholm hangars in 2006
Site information
OwnerRoyal Canadian Air Force
Location
RCAF Station Claresholm
Location in Alberta
Coordinates50°00′17″N 113°37′48″W / 50.00472°N 113.63000°W / 50.00472; -113.63000
Site history
BuiltJune 9, 1941 (1941-06-09)
In use1958 (1958)
FateBecame Claresholm Industrial Airport
Airfield information
Elevation2,950 ft (900 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
2/20 3,000 ft (910 m) Hard Surface
2/20 2,970 ft (910 m) Hard Surface
16/34 2,950 ft (900 m) Hard Surface
16/34 3,270 ft (1,000 m) Hard Surface
11/29 3,180 ft (970 m) Hard Surface
11/29 2,930 ft (890 m) Hard Surface
Airfields

RCAF Station Claresholm was a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station that trained pilots for World War II service. The station was located near Claresholm, Alberta, Canada.

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