From 1940 to 1945 it was known as RCAF Detachment Edenvale (No. 1 Relief Landing Field)[2] as an emergency relief field supporting Camp Borden and used by the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan's No. 1 Service Flying Training School.[3] After 1946 the RCAF buildings at Edenvale were demolished and the site abandoned.[4]
Aerodrome information
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Edenvale, Ontario at 44°26′N79°58′W / 44.433°N 79.967°W / 44.433; -79.967 with a variation of 8 degrees west and elevation of 700 ft (210 m). Three runways were listed as follows:[5]
Runway name
Length
Width
Surface
3/21
2,900 ft (880 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
8/26
2,400 ft (730 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
14/32
2,500 ft (760 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
Civilian use 1950–1959
In 1950 the airport became a civilian aerodrome, but for almost a decade it was mostly used for race car events[6] and was referred to as Stayner or Edenvale Raceway.[4] It was abandoned again in 1959.
Canadian Army 1962–1988
The Canadian Army took over the site in 1962 and referred to it as Edenvale Transmitter Station Bunker, a remote radio communications station[3] to support the Cold War effort (see Emergency Government Headquarters). The military closed the station in 1988, left by 1994[4] and the bunker was sealed off.[7]
In November 2018 it was announced that the Canadian Air and Space Museum, which was forced out of Downsview Park in Toronto, will reopen at Edenvale Airport in 2019 and be renamed the Canadian Air & Space Conservancy.[8]
References
^Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
