Medicine Hat Airport

Canadian airport

CYXH

Location in Alberta

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
03/21	5,003	1,525	Asphalt
09/27	2,850	869	Asphalt

Statistics (2012)

Aircraft movements	21,485

Sources: Canada Flight Supplement^[1]
Environment Canada^[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[3]

Medicine Hat Airport (IATA: YXH, ICAO: CYXH) is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) southwest of Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. WestJet Link services the airport daily from Calgary.

During World War II the site was used as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP).

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
WestJet Link	Calgary

History

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 50°02′N 110°43′W / 50.033°N 110.717°W / 50.033; -110.717 with a Var. 21 degrees E and elevation of 2,345 feet (715 m). Six runways were listed as follows:^[4]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
2R/20L	2,950 feet (899 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
2L/20R	2,950 feet (899 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
16R/34L	2,700 feet (823 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
16L/34R	2,700 feet (823 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
9R/27L	2,850 feet (869 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
9L/27R	2,750 feet (838 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced

Relief landing field - Holsom

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 50°02′00″N 110°52′00″W / 50.03333°N 110.86667°W / 50.03333; -110.86667 (RCAF Holsom) with a Var. 22 degrees E and elevation of 2,540 feet (774 m). Three runways were listed as follows:^[5]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
13/31	2,800 feet (853 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
6/24	2,800 feet (853 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced
2/20	2,800 feet (853 m)	100 feet (30 m)	Hard surfaced

Second World War training

RCAF Station Medicine Hat was home to No. 34 Service Flying Training School (SFTS) of the Royal Air Force, which became part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. The SFTS was open from 8 April 1941 to 17 November 1944. In 1939, the Department of National Defence appropriated the Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede Grounds, which was also used as a prisoner of war camp.

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 105.
^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 99.

External links

Official website
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Medicine Hat Airport from Nav Canada as available.
Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory